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CSAN e-Newsletter Issue 33 (8 March 2010)

This issue of the CSAN newsletter covers school place allocations for September 2010, analysis of the main parties' policy positions ahead of the election, and news of initiatives on family intervention, safeguarding, children with SEN, speech therapy and young people's health.

CSAN e-Newsletter Issue 32 (22 February 2010)

This issue of the CSAN newsletter covers two reports into inequality and the life chances of children born into poorer households, and results from the Government's Tellus survey, which found that young people are unhappier than they were a year ago.

CSAN e-Newsletter Issue 31 (8 February 2010)

This issue of the CSAN newsletter covers several recent reports into childhood inequality, the new taskforce to improve careers advice to young people, and the Government's ‘guarantee’ of a job, training or work experience for every young person who has been unemployed for six months.

How to reduce the number of NEETs in your local area: A practical guide to improving your score for NI 117

This guide provides a range of tips and hints, illustrated by examples of good practice, to show how authorities can reduce the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). It draws on work done by organisations in those areas that have made significant progress on this issue in recent years.

As such, English councils and their partners will find it particularly relevant to National Indicator 117, which measures the number of 16-18 year-olds in the local area who are NEET.

CSAN e-Newsletter Issue 30 (25 January 2010)

This issue of the CSAN newsletter contains features on the Edlington case involving two brothers in the care of Doncaster Council, the Families and Relationships Green Paper and the impending closure of the End Child Poverty charity. 

CIPFA Children's Services Panel Newsletter - Issue 22

We are pleased to announce that newsletters from CIPFA's Children's Services Panel will now be available to CSAN subscribers through this website.

This issue includes various topical updates, a summary of the Children, Schools and Families Bill and a briefing on schools and the carbon reduction commitment. There is also some information about forthcoming CIPFA events.

CSAN e-Newsletter Issue 29 (11 January 2010)

This issue of the CSAN newsletter contains articles on how the wintry weather has caused schools to close and exams to be postponed, a recent report by a committee of MPs into the Government's approach to inspection, and the new Key Stage 1 guarantee. 

Presentation slides from the CIPFA’s Performance Improvement Network Workshop on Change and Transformational Management

CIPFA PIN Advisors, Wendy Williamson and Brendan McCarron ran two workshops on the 8^th and 15^th December 2009 exploring the pitfalls, problems and challenges facing any transformational change programme.

CSAN e-Newsletter Issue 28 (21 December 2009)

This issue of the CSAN newsletter contains articles on the recent Ofsted ratings of Children's Services, the first round of Comprehensive Area Assessment results and the Pre-Budget report. Other stories of note include the new code for staying safe online, and the revised conditions under which adults will need to be registered under the Vetting and Barring Scheme.

CSAN e-Newsletter Issue 27 (7 December 2009)

This issue of the CSAN e-Newsletter covers the publication of the Social Work Taskforce’s final report and embattled watchdog Ofsted bringing out its annual report amid widespread criticism of its approach to inspection. The Government has also published new guidance on Looked After Children and a paper on improving resource management – something that will only become more important as we approach a tighter financial period.