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Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

All new nursery workers will be required to have at least a grade C in GCSE English and Maths, under the Early Years Educator (Eye) qualification set to be introduced from 2014.

Adoption reforms ‘risk undermining support for vulnerable children'

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Plans to redirect £150m of early intervention funding into adoption reform risk reducing frontline services for vulnerable children, the chair of the Local Government Association's (LGA) children and young people board has warned.

Government raids Early Intervention Grant to fund adoption reform

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has slashed £150m from the Early Intervention Grant to plough into attempts to increase the number of adoptions in England, children's minister Edward Timpson has confirmed.

Former venture capitalist appointed as minister at DfE

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

A former venture capitalist and the founder of a charitable academy sponsor has been appointed as a minister at the Department for Education following the departure of Lord Hill.

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

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Monday, January 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to cap benefit payments until 2015 will reverse efforts to reduce child poverty and plunder the income of low- to middle-earning families, charities have warned.

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The government adoption adviser Martin Narey received a knighthood in the New Year's honors list, among more than 150 people recognised for their work with children and young people.

Councils challenged to improve support for troubled families

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Monday, December 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Troubled families tsar Louise Casey is stepping up pressure on councils to implement government plans to support 120,000 families whose lives are blighted by crime, antisocial behaviour and truancy.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

A literature festival for children in the care system, a film and live performance featuring poetry composed by young deaf children, and a scheme to take cricket from the village green to the inner cities, were just some of the inspiring winners of the 2012 Children & Young People Now Awards.

Children's policy ‘must not suffer' as a result of DfE job cuts

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to cut 1,000 jobs at the Department for Education must not further downgrade the standing of children and young people's policy in government, professionals have warned.

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The government should expand the eligibility criteria for the troubled families programme and extend the initiative beyond 2015, according to leaders at Westminster Council.

Children's policy 'given too little attention' at the Department for Education

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Monday, November 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Senior staff at the Department for Education spend less time working on children and families policy than they do on matters relating to schools or colleges, a report by a cross-party group of MPs has found.

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

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Monday, October 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A total of £120m will be made available to boost services for early years, safeguarding and the care system as part of a Department for Education grant programme, it has been announced.

NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan to stand down

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the NSPCC has announced his intention to stand down from the role at the end of March next year.

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders are urging ministers to drop plans to hold back £150m from the Early Intervention Grant, to avoid spending more on crisis support in the long-term.

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Total local authority spending on children and young people's services will increase by more than £100m this year, Department for Education (DfE) statistics have shown.

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

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Friday, September 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Children, young people and families could be hit particularly hard in the next government spending review, because of cuts to education and welfare spending, a leading think-tank has claimed.

Department for Education confirms responsibilities of new ministerial team

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Monday, September 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrat David Laws is to take charge of the pupil premium, raising the participation age, school improvement and government efforts to combat child poverty as the Department for Education confirmed the responsibilities of the new ministerial line-up.

NCB appoints president and chair

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

The former boss of Serco's children's services arm has been appointed chair of the National Children's Bureau (NCB)

Edward Timpson appointed minister for children in care

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Edward Timpson has been appointed junior minister in the Department for Education with responsibility for adoption and children in care.

Tim Loughton 'asked to step down' as Elizabeth Truss named children's minister

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minister Tim Loughton has been axed from his children's minister post in the cabinet reshuffle.

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

David Laws is to return to government as minister in the Department for Education, following the cabinet reshuffle.

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Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

Adoption reforms ‘risk undermining support for vulnerable children'

Government raids Early Intervention Grant to fund adoption reform

Former venture capitalist appointed as minister at DfE

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

Councils challenged to improve support for troubled families

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced

Children's policy ‘must not suffer' as a result of DfE job cuts

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

Children's policy 'given too little attention' at the Department for Education

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan to stand down

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

Department for Education confirms responsibilities of new ministerial team

NCB appoints president and chair

Edward Timpson appointed minister for children in care

Tim Loughton 'asked to step down' as Elizabeth Truss named children's minister

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

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