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- Teachers report lack of toilet training among children
- Cafcass to transfer to the Ministry of Justice
- Ministers consider legislation on shared parenting
- Government adviser voices fears over benefits cap
- Cost of youth unemployment to hit £28bn over next decade
- Manchester councillors debate future of early years provision
- Government urged to address disparate uptake of free childcare
- BBC social work film prompts calls for early police support
- Young people in Derbyshire stage protest against youth cuts
- YMCA hostel closure to leave 250 young people without housing
- Adoption service inspections not tough enough, Ofsted concedes
- Social workers lack time to work with children
- Young people laud benefits of mentor experience
- Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments
- £10m boost for youth volunteer training
- Further cuts to secure children's home places announced
- BBC documentary exposes poor support for struggling parents, claims charity
- Four inquiries launched into young offender deaths
- College of Social Work sets out its stall at inaugural event
- Children's commissioners voice concerns over welfare reforms
News analysis
The quest to end child poverty: do coalition policies measure up?
The government is committed to end child poverty by 2020, so what will be the impact of its social policies in achieving this goal? CYP Now asks experts from a range of children's organisations for their verdict.
Local authorities knuckle down to raising the participation age
As 2011 drew to a close, the number of young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) hit its highest level since comparable records began. There are now almost 450,000 so-called Neets aged between 16 and 18, not to mention a further 70...
YOTs get ready to influence new police and crime commissioners
The first police and crime commissioners will be elected across England and Wales in November, and youth offending teams (YOTs) are bracing themselves for their introduction.
Columnists & Comment
Ghosts of Labour system are very much present
After a great deal of deliberation and consultation, the Department for Education has at last pumped out the latest governmental aspirations for young people in England. Released last month, Positive for Youth was quite rightly praised in this space ...
Should no-notice inspections apply to all schools?
Ofsted has announced plans to introduce unannounced inspections across all schools from September.
Prolonged court delays scar children for life
The biggest intrusion by the state into family life is the removal of a child from its birth parents. So it is absolutely right that the courts should make the final decision, whether it is for a temporary or a permanent arrangement. However, it is p...
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Advice and Guidance RSS
- YMCA hostel closure to leave 250 young people without housing
- Scotland unveils plan to tackle youth unemployment
- Teachers slam Barclays schools deal
- Youth Contract must go further, claims think-tank
- Clegg resolves to tackle youth unemployment in 2012
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Careers RSS
- College of Social Work sets out its stall at inaugural event
- Scotland unveils plan to tackle youth unemployment
- Birmingham recruits Lincolnshire children's services chief
- Call for tighter regulation of early years training providers
- London councils win apprenticeship funding
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Childcare and Early Years RSS
- Government adviser voices fears over benefits cap
- Manchester councillors debate future of early years provision
- Government urged to address disparate uptake of free childcare
- Call for tighter regulation of early years training providers
- Government invests £20m in support services for separated parents
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Education RSS
- Teachers report lack of toilet training among children
- School league tables to omit thousands of vocational qualifications
- Children's literacy skills found lacking in Wales
- London councils win apprenticeship funding
- Head teachers label revised league tables inadequate
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Health RSS
- Government adviser voices fears over benefits cap
- Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments
- Government launches forum to develop child health strategy
- Duke of Edinburgh scheme keen to involve more children with additional needs
- Salford deaf service cuts 'among worst seen'
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Joint working RSS
- Government adviser voices fears over benefits cap
- Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments
- Children's commissioners voice concerns over welfare reforms
- Government invests £20m in support services for separated parents
- Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'
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Management RSS
- Children's services bear the brunt of grant cuts
- Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'
- Small youth charities to bear the brunt of funding cuts
- Distribution of early intervention grant sparks concerns
- Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services
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Play RSS
- Government allocates funds to encourage outdoor play
- Camden scraps universal play provision
- Play recognised by government as integral to early learning
- Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2011 announced
- Ofsted reports increase in 'excellent' children's services
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Social Care RSS
- Cafcass to transfer to the Ministry of Justice
- Adoption service inspections not tough enough, Ofsted concedes
- Social workers lack time to work with children
- BBC documentary exposes poor support for struggling parents, claims charity
- College of Social Work sets out its stall at inaugural event
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Youth Worker Walsall MBC £25,574 - £27,673, Walsall
- Qualified Social Worker (Targeted Youth Support) Hertfordshire County Council £24,696 to £30,851, East Herts, Broxbourne
- Head of Integrated Family Support Richard Hourse Children's Hospice circa. £40,000 p.a., London
- Social Worker London Borough of Barnet £29,601 - £34,542, Barnet
- Deputy Director Children's Services (East) Spurgeons Starting £53,741-£55,084 p.a. rising to £61,867 p.a., Befordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex
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- BBC documentary exposes poor support for struggling parents, claims charity
- BBC social work film prompts calls for early police support
- £10m boost for youth volunteer training
- Children's commissioners voice concerns over welfare reforms
- School league tables to omit thousands of vocational qualifications
- Young people laud benefits of mentor experience
