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Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.

Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

News

Sunday, December 3, 2017

| CYP Now

All four members of the board of the Social Mobility Commission have quit in protest at a lack of support from government.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

News

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

More cash to support SEN plans

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Extra funding alone will not improve the transfer of SEN children to integrated care plans, warn campaigners.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Timescales hinder SEN reforms

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils struggle to provide education, health and care plans within the required deadlines, say campaigners

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

News

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Other

Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on migrant child protection, supporting young carers in school, child allergies and tackling discrimination.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

News

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

News

Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Skills for the Job: Engaging fathers in children's lives

Other

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The father's involvement in a child's life can be easily overlooked, so services must work extra hard to engage with them.

Daily roundup: Child benefit, children's homes, and LSCB appointment

Other

Monday, September 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Ed Balls reveals Labour plans for child benefit cap; Two Birmingham children's homes close permanently; and Redbridge Local Safeguarding Children Board appoints former Ofsted deputy inspector, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Number of children at risk of grooming in Leeds trebles; Sandwell gives green light to youth cuts; and slight rise in drug deaths among under 20s, all in the news today.

Costing the case for change

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett talks to Matthew Reed, chief executive of The Children's Society.

Daily roundup: Bullying, child abuse and domestic violence

Other

Thursday, August 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Study highlights long-term impact of bullying; adults concerned about false accusations when reporting child abuse; and thousands of domestic violence referrals made in Scotland, all in the news today.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

News

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Daily roundup: Child exploitation, A-levels and home repossessions

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Labour MP warns that a legal loophole puts children at risk of grooming; new figures show rise in students taking A-levels in maths and the sciences; and charity warns that South Tyneside is a blackspot for home repossessions, all in the news today.

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Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

More cash to support SEN plans

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Timescales hinder SEN reforms

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Skills for the Job: Engaging fathers in children's lives

Daily roundup: Child benefit, children's homes, and LSCB appointment

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Costing the case for change

Daily roundup: Bullying, child abuse and domestic violence

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Daily roundup: Child exploitation, A-levels and home repossessions

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