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CYP Now - Children's homes workforce review " its remit, aims and reaction
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (176+ words) Buried at the foot of the announcement on the expansion of family-funding services in early June, the Review of professional development for the children's homes workforce will look at the skills, training and support children's homes staff need to help…...
Setting targets, funding and commissioning, and monitoring outcomes
13+ hour, 49+ min ago (214+ words) CYP Now Setting targets, funding and commissioning, and monitoring outcomes The Best Start in Life strategy has ushered in a renewed focus on local system leadership, and with it, a more explicit expectation that local authorities will set direction, shape…...
CYP Now - Charity calls for single agency to have responsibility for risks outside the home
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (183+ words) While children's services have clear responsibilities for responding to harm or neglect within the home, the charity warns that support to protect the same children from extra-familial harm is less consistent. In addition, multiple professionals may be involved in their…...
How On The Tracks helps build positive relationships with young people
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (202+ words) CYP Now How On The Tracks helps build positive relationships with young people Detached youth work has always put youth workers in novel spaces, away from traditional clubs and institutions to connect with young people who might not otherwise engage…...
'We are changing children's social care to build, rather than break, loving relationships"
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (180+ words) Most of us go through life with a tribe of our own. Someone to call when things go wrong. A grandparent who remembers your birthday. A brother who helps you move house. A teacher who changed your life. A family…...
Government to expand family finding schemes for children in care
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (592+ words) An "8. 4million funding boost has been pledged by the government for the schemes which provide a search service for care leavers to locate and make contact with important adults. The government said the expansion of the schemes would strengthen the aims…...
CYP Now - Youth workers on trains put young people on the right track
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (189+ words) The scheme, launched by Southern and Thameslink, aims to reduce the number of antisocial incidents but also to safeguard vulnerable young people and prevent them from exploitation and criminal involvement. The operators awarded nearly "50, 000 in community funding to launch On…...
Life satisfaction levels closely linked to school absence rates, study shows
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (173+ words) The findings, published by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), reveal this link only grew stronger as absence rates increased, suggesting that wellbeing may play an important role in understanding persistent absence. The study, Understanding the relationship between attendance,…...
CYP Now - Learning from repeating themes in social care complaint investigations
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (143+ words) I have conducted more than 75 Stage 2 statutory complaint investigations across more than 15 English local authorities. I am not an academic, but across that volume of work, patterns become impossible to ignore. Around half the complaints I investigate are partially upheld....
'Milburn Report shines a light on the daily struggle of job hunting for young people"
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (157+ words) The publication of the interim Milburn Report revealed that one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training. This has come as a shock to many, but as a young person in today's job market,…...