Children & Young People Now

Children & Young People Now brings together the latest policy and practice to improve young lives and to support families. It provides vital information on child protection, safeguarding and social work; childcare provision; children’s health; education; youth services; youth justice; and multi-agency working. It is essential reading for managers and senior practitioners involved in delivering services for children, young people and families across the public, voluntary and private sectors.

CYP Now is published every fortnight and contains:

• Essential roundup of news from across the sector • In-depth analysis of policy developments and their implications for practice • Investigations and surveys • Evidence-based case studies of good practice • Updates on working with children and the law • Examination of Ofsted inspection reports • Features based on visits to settings across the country • Special thematic reports • Interviews with decision makers, innovators and campaigners • Expert advice on working with children and on managing teams • Special supplements, including the flagship annual ‘Children in Care’ supplement

In CYP Now this month: Council childcare role, careers advice special, tackling eating disorders

 

The December edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest policy, practice and research developments across children, young people and families services. 

 

Must read articles in December include:

·      CYP Now investigation reveals how an early years budget rate cut will hit council’s childcare role

·      How a focus on children’s rights helped Cardiff become the first UK city to gain child-friendly status 

·      What new measures to restrict the use of agency children’s social workers mean for local authorities

·      The vital role children’s services can play in halting the rise in child eating disorders

·      Special report on key developments in careers advice and guidance policy and practice

Practice articles in December include:

·      Author Graham Chatterley on managing children’s behaviour in school without damaging their education 

·      Top tips on how nurseries can communicate effectively with families 

·      How Arts Lab boosts young people’s wellbeing through creative projects

·      Andrew Rome offers commissioners advice on delivering efficient and effective care provision

·      Everything you need-to-know to make a bid for the Testing for Impact grant