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Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards are open for entries to organisations, individuals and teams from across the UK.

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Entries for the 2011 Children & Young People Now Awards have been whittled down to create a shortlist in each of the 20 categories.

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

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Friday, March 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Wokingham Borough Council has been forced to backtrack on a senior management overhaul that saw its director of children's services also serve as interim chief executive.

A quarter of councils lose track of more than one in ten young people after they leave school

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

| CYP Now

The proportion of 16-to 18-year-olds that have fallen off the radar after leaving compulsory education has risen to more than ten per cent in a quarter of local authorities, CYP Now has learned.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

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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.

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

School meal shortages and end of Universal Credit uplift spark child poverty warning

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Friday, October 1, 2021

| CYP Now

A school canteen provider has urged school catering staff to “stock up” on long-life products due to the impact of delivery driver shortages on supply chains.

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Safeguarding professionals are invited to join a pilot training programme designed to increase understanding of online grooming.

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Services for children, young people and families in Birmingham face a funding drop of more than £100 million after councillors approved what are thought to be the biggest budget cuts in local authority history.

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

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Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Politicians in Kensington & Chelsea have outlined their vision of standards for children's services for a new combined department across three authorities, stating that outstanding inspection ratings are expected.

Troubled Families teams to get £5m to tackle youth violence

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Monday, October 22, 2018

| CYP Now

Local authorities will be able to bid for funding from a £5m government fund to boost the work their Troubled Families teams do with young people involved with gangs and serious youth violence, it has been announced.

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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Friday, April 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

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.

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.

Milburn says government must rally mentors to open up professions to all young people

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The government's adviser on social mobility has called for more mentors and role models to encourage children to take up the professions currently dominated by "the social elite".

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Following last month's government reshuffle, ministerial responsibilities relating to the children and young people's sector have been finalised.

Youth Contract providers implored to work with local authorities

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Voluntary and private sector organisations charged with getting young people into work or training as part of the Youth Contract should be accountable to councils, not just ministers, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Rishi Sunak urged to ‘put children at the heart’ of spending review

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Hundreds of young people and organisations supporting children have called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to “put children at the heart” of his spending review.

Children England to develop campaigning focus

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Children England is to give its members a central role in drawing up its policy manifesto for children, young people and families for the next general election.

Disjointed youth support 'damages wellbeing in later life'

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of integration between services that support children and young people as they move into adulthood is storing up problems for their future, a group of experts has warned.

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Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

A quarter of councils lose track of more than one in ten young people after they leave school

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

School meal shortages and end of Universal Credit uplift spark child poverty warning

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

Troubled Families teams to get £5m to tackle youth violence

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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

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

Milburn says government must rally mentors to open up professions to all young people

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

Youth Contract providers implored to work with local authorities

Rishi Sunak urged to ‘put children at the heart’ of spending review

Children England to develop campaigning focus

Disjointed youth support 'damages wellbeing in later life'

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