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Funding Watch: Who's getting money and who's giving it - Fostering success relies on long-term funding

25 January 2005, Children Now

Start-up cash must be followed by long-term funding to ensure the success of new specialist fostering programmes for the most vulnerable looked-after children, the Fostering Network has warned.

Wales: Out-of-school care funding is slashed

25 January 2005, Children Now

An organisation that runs out-of-school childcare clubs across Wales faces a 60 per cent funding cut over the next three years.

Play: Sector slams backtrack on promises

25 January 2005, Children Now

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with disabilities will be worst hit by a decision not to ring-fence £200m promised for play projects, claim campaigners and children's charities.

News in Brief: Appointment at NASUWT

25 January 2005, Children Now

Jerry Bartlett has been made deputy general secretary of teaching union NASUWT. Bartlett takes over from Chris Keates, who became general secretary last year.

News in Brief: Howard League to reward community programmes

25 January 2005, Children Now

The Howard League for Penal Reform plans to reward groundbreaking community programmes involving children as part of an initiative to identify 10 outstanding schemes. Entry forms are available from www.howardleague.org.

News in Brief: Obese children face risk of heart disease

25 January 2005, Children Now

Nearly a third of obese British children from various ethnic backgrounds face a "dramatic" risk of heart disease, says a report by University College London Hospitals. The children have insulin...

News in Brief: Young people set agenda in Edinburgh

25 January 2005, Children Now

Young people in Edinburgh are to set the agenda for the first time ever in a council meeting and will call for the allocation of a £50,000 budget for student...

News in Brief: Lords table amendments to Education Bill

25 January 2005, Children Now

Lords have tabled a string of amendments to the Education Bill, including one that proposes a duty on school inspectors to examine "the contribution by the school to working with...

News in Brief: Inspectors praise Derby CC's children's services

25 January 2005, Children Now

Derby City Council's children's services have been praised by inspectors from the Commission for Social Care Inspection, who visited the council last October.

News in Brief: Foundation partnerships bringing schools together

25 January 2005, Children Now

Foundation partnerships bringing schools together in a bid to help young people from different backgrounds learn and socialise with each other have been proposed in the Government's strategy to increase...