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Ofsted spot check prompts first 'inadequate' rating under new framework
<img alt="Ofsted spot check prompts first &#39;inadequate&#39; rating under new framework" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/875c1316-49df-47f6-964f-44730d9f0e8a/3/Unknown-320x198.jpeg" /> <p> Inspectors found a series of cases where children known to Wakefield Council's children's services department were at risk, but the situation had not been identified and appropriate action had not been... </p>
cypn
Published: 17 July 2018
Call for councils to monitor profits of private children's homes
<img alt="Call for councils to monitor profits of private children&#39;s homes" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/8ecc74dd-dded-4303-9172-1942dcd9e313/4/PoliceBrianJacksonAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> A briefing put together by charity The Howard League for Penal Reform looking into factors that can contribute to the criminalisation of children in residential care highlights the fact that private companies... </p>
cypn
Published: 17 July 2018
Private tutors 'should face DBS criminal record checks'
The UK's biggest teaching union says disqualified teachers may still be able to work as tutors.
bbc
Published: 17 July 2018
Anti-knife crime lessons for holidays
Teenagers in England are taught not to get caught up in knife violence in the summer holidays.
bbc
Published: 17 July 2018
Visual history
Artists and historians make sure the imagery of May's Irish abortion referendum is preserved.
bbc
Published: 16 July 2018
Disabled children's services face £1.5bn shortfall, charities warn
<img alt="Disabled children&#39;s services face £1.5bn shortfall, charities warn" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/fbca8be8-e6be-4f26-a0b8-f2bac72b30e8/3/Unknown-320x198.jpeg" /> <p> The Disabled Children's Partnership, which consists of 60 charities, said the underfunding is leaving children and families in England struggling to get the help and support they need and will cost taxpayers... </p>
cypn
Published: 16 July 2018
Family drug and alcohol courts 'at risk' if national unit closes
<img alt="Family drug and alcohol courts &#39;at risk&#39; if national unit closes" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/41ca871c-9f53-456d-9cab-6c1a54e7f47e/3/AlcoholJimVarneyPosedByModel-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The unit supports the work of 10 family drug and alcohol courts (FDACs), which bring the judiciary and multi-agency services together to help substance-misusing parents involved in care proceedings to... </p>
cypn
Published: 16 July 2018
Concerns over Stormont minority ethnic fund money
There are calls for more transparency in how the Minority Ethnic Development Fund is allocated.
bbc
Published: 16 July 2018
Green Flag for Bridgend triplets mum's allotment vision
Just over 200 Green Flags have been awarded in Wales - but perhaps none more special than this one.
bbc
Published: 16 July 2018