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					<title><![CDATA[Parents back plan for graduate staff]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Parents have backed the government's drive to bring more graduates into the early years sector.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[South West is falling behind in battle to reduce Neet numbers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The South West is the only English region to see a fall in the number of 16- and 17-year-olds in education or training. According to latest government figures on young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) for the end of 2006, 81 per cent of 16- and 17-year-olds in the South West are taking a course or involved in work training, down one per cent on the previous year.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Young black men to get job help]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wandsworth Council is forming a partnership to tackle high levels of unemployment among young black Caribbean men.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Conservatives to target unemployed young people]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Conservatives have outlined plans to get young people off benefits and into jobs.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Centre to offer web advisers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Local authority children's services are to get access to expert advisers via the web and their own online community when the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services opens in July.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Teachers would welcome a Masters requirement]]></title>
					<link>http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/809925/Teachers-welcome-Masters-requirement/</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Making teaching a Masters-level profession would be welcomed by the sector, new research has found.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Hawker secures senior role in Wales]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Westminster deputy chief executive and director of children's services David Hawker is to take up a senior post at the Welsh Assembly Government.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Charity launches appeal for more foster carers]]></title>
					<link>http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/808272/Charity-launches-appeal-foster-carers/</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Children's charity NCH is calling for more people to get involved in fostering to address a shortfall of around 10,000 carers.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[College to link courses for heads and centre managers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Children's centre managers and head teachers could share training in the future to aid integrated working, CYP Now has learned.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Councils sign up to controversial needs-assessment technique]]></title>
					<link>http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/807332/Councils-sign-controversial-needs-assessment-technique/</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A popular but controversial self-help technique is being used by youth professionals to help assess the needs of young people in 30 local council areas.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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