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

Latest issue

In the January edition of CYP Now: Sustainable services special, workforce development, safeguarding in the spotlight

As we enter 2022, Children & Young People Now can help guide you through the key challenges in the year ahead and latest innovation and best practice in supporting vulnerable children, young people and families.

Top articles in the new edition include:
Spotlight on children’s services providers that are adopting sustainable policies, practices and tech to help the drive to net zero
How mental health hubs are being developed and rolled out to offer support to young people earlier
The death of young children in 2020 have raised serious questions about safeguarding practice during the pandemic
Ashley Hodges, chief executive of education charity Young Citizens, talks about youth citizenship and social mobility
Academy trust tutoring programme is improving poorer pupils’ outcomes amid problems for national scheme

Practice articles include:
A decade since its launch, the key achievements of the Children’s Social Work Matters programme are explored
What inspections tell us about how youth offending services are tackling disproportionality in justice system
The support councils should provide children in care to ensure immigration issues are identified
How programmes in the US and Canada support pupils’ emotional and social development through reading and writing
Profile of the Shaping Ourselves and Our Children parenting programme