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Analysis: Uniting the workforce

9 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

In one day, the government issued three new documents proposing changes to the children's and youth services workforce. But, as Cathy Wallace and Tristan Donovan report, the biggest changes are...

Unions welcome workforce investment

4 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Union leaders have welcomed the investment in the children and youth workforce announced by the government.

Children and youth workforce faces overhaul to meet government aims

3 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Plans to develop the children and youth workforce so it can meet ambitious aims for service reform have been announced by the government.

Balls threatens to tighten children's trust laws

3 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls has said he is prepared to introduce further legislation to strengthen partnership working.

Children's workers to pay fee for safeguarding register

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Professionals working with children and young people are to be hit with a fee of £64 to join the government's safeguarding register.

Bidding creates divisive culture

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Bidding for money to provide extended services wastes time and creates unhealthy competition between schools, extended school workers have warned.

Ofsted aims to ease inspection process

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ofsted is to streamline the way it inspects children's homes that provide education, in a bid to cut red tape and avoid disruption.

Social care council defines worker role

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

The General Social Care Council (GSCC) has produced the first clear definition of the role of social workers, which will feed into future government workforce reforms.

Low pay and status hinders workforce

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Low pay, uncertain career development and low status are major problems standing in the way of improving the early years workforce, research by a leading think-tank has found.

Deadline missed for child database

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Around a fifth of councils have missed the 31 March deadline to implement the Integrated Children's System database.