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The Big Debate: Does artificial intelligence pose a threat to children’s services?

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Software providers and councils are incorporating AI technology into children’s services systems to streamline functions. Amid rising concerns about AI ethics, experts assess if the benefits outweigh the risks.

The ban on smartphones for under 16s as a tool to enhance online safety

Blogs

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Conversations around how to improve online child safety continue to gain momentum. Most recently, the UK government is rumoured to be considering a ban on under 16s from being able to purchasing smartphones, in a bid to protect them from harmful digital content.

Training Spotlight: Early years students use VR to hone safeguarding skills

Features

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

We believe that extended reality technologies have matured to the point where they are ready to take their place in the educator’s toolkit.

Local authority parenting scheme pilot launches

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Four councils are taking part in a scheme aimed at ensuring parenting programmes can offer effective support to families.

Training Spotlight: Charity’s digital courses support family practitioners

Features

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

OnePlusOne is a relationship support charity that uses evidence-based research to offer practical help to families and practitioners through digital interventions.

DCS turnover 'at highest level for six years'

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

During the last year there have been 62 changes in directors of children services (DCS), the highest level for six years, latest data from the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) finds.

Special Report: Digital Solutions in Children’s Services

Features

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Digital technology has the potential to change the way children’s services departments function, offering opportunities for more efficient working, but also concerns over the safe and ethical use of people’s data.

Digital solutions in children’s services: Key policy developments

Features

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care described the IT systems used by children’s services as “poorly configured”. These, it said, create barriers to data collection, delay information sharing and add extra bureaucracy for social workers to navigate, which takes them away from frontline practice.

Children's Commissioner urged to expand research into school mobile phone bans

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The Children’s Commissioner for England has been urged by researchers to use her statutory powers to extend research into the benefits of phone bans in schools after an initial study showed such policies led to improved outcomes for children.

Leaked DfE document reveals scope of new advisory group on children’s social care profiteering

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The government’s new advisory group on the children’s social care market aims to “substantially bring down the cost of placements” and “tackle profiteering by providers”, documents leaked to CYP Now reveal.

VR films improve foster placement success

Features

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Norfolk County Council uses VR films to improve placement success for foster children and those matched with an adopter by supporting new and “stuck” foster carers.

Digital storage keeps children’s memories safe

Features

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Cloud-based system allows care-experienced children and young people to safely store important photos and documents digitally so the valuable personal memories can be accessed at any time in the future.

Growing children’s services interventions of the future

Features

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The Coram Innovation Incubator (CII) programme is bringing together children’s services providers, academics and tech experts to develop and test innovative practice ideas that can improve how systems operate so they can be scaled up in the future.

Five tips for supporting childminders in your area

Best Practice

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

| CYP Now

Childminders provide essential childcare for many families, but numbers continue to fall. How can services successfully recruit and support more childminders and help reverse the decline?