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Analysis: Investment in 'play for play's sake'

9 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

England's play strategy Fair Play, out now for consultation, aims to dramatically improve children's playgrounds and develop the play workforce. Cathy Wallace looks at how it proposes to do so...

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...

Analysis: Action against violent video games

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Tanya Byron's report on protecting children from unsuitable video games, published last week, claims the current age rating system needs changing. But some feel her ideas could be confusing and...

Analysis: Education - From battleground to playground

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government is considering training former military personnel to become teachers in inner-city schools as part of a US-style programme to improve pupil behaviour. Nancy Rowntree examines how effective this...

Analysis: Safeguarding - Safety plan permits measure of risk

13 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

There is little doubt that an element of fear has taken a hold on today's society, particularly when it comes to the safety of children and young people. But a...

Analysis: Health - Ambitious plans for fighting obesity

30 January 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government has announced ambitious plans to tackle the growing problem of obesity.

Analysis: Safeguarding - Exposures trigger staff vetting fears

23 January 2008, Children & Young People Now

A sex offender and a man alleged to be accessing child pornography were last week exposed to be working with young people. The revelations have renewed concerns on child protection...

Analysis: Children's plan - Blueprint for a brighter future

9 January 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Children's Plan, unveiled last month, sets out strategies to improve services for children, young people and their families over the next ten years. Here, CYP Now extracts the main...

Analysis: Social work - Social pedagogy: fad or the future?

12 December 2007, Children & Young People Now

The government plans to fund pilot programmes next year that will evaluate the effectiveness of European-style social pedagogy in residential care.

Analysis: Education - Countdown to the skills revolution

12 December 2007, Children & Young People Now

The Education and Skills Bill is due a second reading in Parliament next year.