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Analysis: How local services can bridge the gulf in child health

2 July 2008, Children & Young People Now

For the first time, the Department of Health has provided a detailed breakdown of child-health indicators at local level. Joe Lepper examines the figures and finds out what lessons can...

Analysis: Policy - DCSF under inspection - one year on

25 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Department for Children, Schools and Families celebrates its first anniversary this week. Here, CYP Now brings together a team of senior figures from the sector to deliver their verdicts...

Analysis - Early learning - Should education begin at home?

25 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

The results of an evaluation of a £6m programme to improve early education are revealed today (25 June). Sue Learner asks whether the Early Learning Partnership Project has delivered on...

Analysis: Every child matters - Councils' performance remains static

18 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ofsted's report examining 2007's annual performance assessments of local children's services paints a disappointing picture of progress on children's outcomes. Joe Lepper finds out why there is still much progress...

Analysis: Children's services - Young runaways: a strategy at last

18 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government has set out its plans to improve work with the 100,000 under-16s who run away from home or care each year - and it has been hailed as...

Analysis: NHS - The next decade in children's health

11 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

Last week saw the last of England's 10 strategic health authorities unveil its 10-year plan for improving NHS services.

Analysis: Further education - Red tape threatens college reforms

11 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

Major changes are afoot for further education, with local authorities set to take control of funding these colleges from 2010.

Analysis: Funding - Youth services: the national picture

4 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

The National Youth Agency's annual audit has provided a snapshot of local authority youth spending as service integration gathers momentum. Joe Lepper examines the key findings and discovers there is...

Analysis: Youth justice - Is prison too soft on young people?

4 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

Teenagers think young offender institutions are too lenient, according to an in-depth report on young people and crime by the Metropolitan Police Authority. Alison Bennett examines whether juvenile prisons need...

Analysis: Education - Reforms to aid pupils on the edge

28 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government's white paper on pupil referral units and other forms of alternative educational provision sets out some big changes. But, as Ben Cook discovers, the proposals have proved controversial...