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Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Claims the government will miss its child poverty targets; Doncaster Council offers cash incentives to social workers; and the Sutton Trust calls for more apprenticeship places, all in the news today.

Tougher requirements for independent social work providers rejected

News

Monday, October 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has dismissed calls to strengthen requirements for GP-style social work practices to employ registered social workers.

Fathers' group steers boys away from a life of gangs

Other

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

When his 16-year-old son was killed in a gang-related attack in May 2009, James Gregory wanted to take positive action to support young people living in deprived areas of Manchester to steer clear of crime.

Cross-government strategy to support care leavers unveiled

News

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Staff in children's homes will receive better training to help young people leaving their placement as part of government plans to improve outcomes for care leavers.

Daily roundup: Unaccompanied children, child mortality, and playwork register

Other

Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Immigration officers failing to track families of children, concern over plans to axe child death statistics, and playwork register to launch next month, all in the news today.

Inspections Clinic: Sector-led improvement

Features

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Hampshire County Council is one of a handful of high-performing local authorities that helps struggling councils improve children's services, but the benefits flow both ways, as Jo Stephenson reports.

How literacy hub improves children's confidence in reading and writing

Other

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Middlesbrough hub helps improve reading levels among pupils who had fallen behind

The house that Daniel built

Other

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Homeless young people renovate empty homes and then move in under a scheme launched by charity Centrepoint. Jo Stephenson visits the first property and meets the lads who will live there.

Quiz of the Year 2013

Other

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

How closely have you been following the ups and downs of the children and young people's sector over the past 12 months? Test your knowledge here with the CYP Now quiz of the year.

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

News

Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Family Action is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and health professionals, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

Review: Early Years Policy and Practice: A Critical Alliance

Other

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Pat Tomlinson - Critical Publishing - ISBN 978-1-909330-61-0 - £22 - 232 pages

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Barring orders

Other

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Q. What are "barring orders"?

Daily roundup: Benefits cap, female genital mutilation, and smoking in cars

Other

Friday, February 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Latest figures on households affected by the benefits cap published; government makes FGM declaration, and health experts call on politicians to ban smoking in cars, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

Other

Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Wilshaw reveals he called for Ofsted chair to remain; leaving foster care age for young people in Wales raised; and £500,000 fund set up to help male victims of rape, all in the news today.

Practical skills no panacea for social worker training

Other

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Children's Bureau is to step down after three years in charge, it has been announced.

Birmingham sees huge fall in identification of vulnerable children

News

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham Council is taking action to improve the way child protection tip-offs are acted on following a worrying drop in the numbers of children subject to protection plans.

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

Other

Monday, March 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people struggle for basics after benefits wrongly stopped; early years bodies create policy guidance for party leaders; and poor working families miss out on childcare support, all in the news today.

BBC Children in Need: main grants scheme

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

BBC Children in Need raises money to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. It currently supports more than 2,600 projects. The main grants programme is open to charities and not-for-profit organisations.