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  1. 84% of LA staff take action on multi-agency working

    Tue, 15/05/2012 - 11:05

    In a survey of local authority children’s services staff, 84% of respondents said that their authorities were already working in or planning to work in multi-agency teams to help improve outcomes around children and families.

     

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  2. Outsourcing children's services: data issues

    Thu, 26/04/2012 - 11:02

    With more authorities choosing to outsource children's services, Phil Neal's latest blog on Children and Young People Now takes a look at the data issues surrounding this option.

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  3. Ready for unannounced child protection inspections?

    Wed, 25/04/2012 - 10:41

    Phil Neal's blog on Children and Young People Now questions whether or not you are prepared for potential child protection inspections.

    In a few months' time, teams responsible for safeguarding children could be facing a new regime of no-notice, two-week long Ofsted inspections.

    The proposed framework will see a considerable increase in the number of individual case files being examined by inspectors and place much more emphasis on the day-to-day work of frontline practitioners and the experience of children and families. 

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  4. Why academies must share data

    Mon, 13/02/2012 - 12:33

    Phil Neal's latest blog on the Children and Young People Now explores why it is vital that academies continue to share information on children with local authorities.

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  5. Welsh authority launches online admissions

    Mon, 14/11/2011 - 13:18

    In a drive for greater efficiency, Monmouthshire County Council has become one of the first authorities in Wales to enable parents to apply for their child’s school place online. The software behind the new system, Capita One's Admissions and Transfers Online, will help reduce the risk of errors and speed up the authority's school admissions process.

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  6. North Wales Consortium chooses Capita One to drive standards

    Wed, 19/10/2011 - 12:08

    Six authorities in North Wales have formed a consortium to improve efficiency and transform education provision across the region.

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  7. Time to think family in children's services

    Wed, 14/09/2011 - 10:25

    If a child has started to exhibit poor attendance in their schooling or their behaviour is putting them at risk of exclusion, they will undoubtedly be struggling in their lessons and need some additional learning support from their teacher to get back on track.

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  8. Oracle 11g upgrade: Are you ready for the statutory School Census / EOTAS returns?

    Tue, 13/09/2011 - 17:37

    If you haven’t planned your 11g upgrade yet, you will be unable to implement the v3.45 Capita One release on 20 October 2011 which enables you to import the files you need to validate the statutory School Census / EOTAS returns in January 2012.

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  9. An Inspector Calls

    Wed, 31/08/2011 - 20:44

    Now that the dust has settled from the first wave of unannounced inspections, Nic Fell looks at what we can draw from the experience.

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  10. Capita wins contract to help Peterborough provide a single view of children's data to support improved outcomes

    Wed, 31/08/2011 - 20:42

    Capita has announced that Peterborough City Council has selected its One management information system to help deliver a more integrated IT solution for managing children’s data.

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