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Innovative councils can help end rise in care applications
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- Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | CYP Now
The record monthly rise in care applications in August continued the upwards trend that first began in early 2014.
Openness should nip extremism in the bud
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- Tuesday, June 25, 2013 | CYP Now
It is just over a month since the murder of Woolwich soldier Lee Rigby shocked the country, and then triggered a spate of reprisals. In typically strident-sounding fashion, the government set up a "taskforce" - the crisis-management response tool of choice for politicians these days.
Editorial: Outsourcing proposals could benefit charities
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- Tuesday, May 13, 2014 | CYP Now
The announcement last month of the consultation into the widescale outsourcing of children's services would have surprised few in the sector. Controversial though it may be, the government has been laying the groundwork for the creation of a children's social care "market" for the past year. But although the direction of travel has been clear for some time, the ramifications of such a move are only now starting to be thought through.
Childcare reforms fail to offer a credible solution
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- Tuesday, February 5, 2013 | CYP Now
The government's long-awaited and widely trailed plans to reform childcare are finally out.
Help prisoners' children to stem future offending
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- Tuesday, December 9, 2014 | CYP Now
The government's latest idea for separating young adult offenders from the bulk of the prison population was unveiled last week.
Education attainment and poverty inextricably linked
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- Monday, June 8, 2015 | CYP Now
The unveiling of the government's legislative priorities offered both reasons to be optimistic and pessimistic over the prospects for children and young people over the coming parliament.
Education for offenders has to make the grade
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- Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | CYP Now
The government's desire to put education at the centre of youth custody and tackle the stubbornly high reoffending rates - still in excess of 70 per cent - is, on the face of it, welcome.
Youth work institute needs a clearer vision
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- Monday, September 29, 2014 | CYP Now
If ever there was a sector in need of a national body to provide leadership and offer support to those on the front line, then youth work is it.
Children's home system is in urgent need of care
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- Monday, July 9, 2012 | CYP Now
The government's welcome resolve to tackle child sexual exploitation in the wake of the notorious Rochdale child-grooming ring has, inevitably, opened a can of worms over the treatment of children in residential care.
Labour must produce a clear vision for children
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- Tuesday, March 18, 2014 | CYP Now
After a slow start, Labour seems to be finding its feet in opposition. But with a general election a little over a year away, time is running out for the party to produce a coherent policy vision for children, young people and families.
Small grants are the lifeblood of innovation in our services
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- Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | CYP Now
One small step for care, one giant leap required
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- Monday, April 29, 2013 | CYP Now
The high-profile cases of children in residential care going missing and being sexually exploited in the past year have sent shockwaves through our society. Last week, the government responded by announcing some important reforms.
New inspections must show us the big picture
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- Tuesday, October 1, 2013 | CYP Now
Ofsted provokes outright hostility among many local authority folk.
New Ofsted inspections must show consistency
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- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 | CYP Now
Inspection is a tough brief. Just like a football referee, an Ofsted inspector will rarely please everyone: one minute you are being accused by politicians and the public of being too soft and failing to spot bad practice, while the next, those you regulate will be hopping up and down over a perceived injustice in judgment.
Free childcare scheme needs more investment
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- Monday, June 23, 2014 | CYP Now
The government's free childcare offer for disadvantaged two-year-olds is both laudable and much needed. But that alone will not guarantee its success. Concerns about implementation of the initiative - which is meant to provide 15 hours of free childcare per week for the 130,000 most disadvantaged two-year-olds - have been around for some time. In the spring, the government's own figures showed a quarter of the expected number of places had yet to be created.
A vital chance to show that youth services work
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- Tuesday, July 24, 2012 | CYP Now
In times of financial austerity, public services must be able to demonstrate that what they do works.
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