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

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.

Fewer young people use drug and alcohol misuse services

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of young people accessing specialist substance misuse services because of drug or alcohol problems has fallen for the third year running, according to official statistics.

LGA chief warns shrinking council budgets threaten early intervention

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Funding pressures are forcing councils to invest in child protection services at the expense of early intervention, the chair of the Local Government Association's (LGA) children and young people board has warned.

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.

School pupils reveal negative views on mental illness

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| CYP Now

?One in ten pupils want classmates with mental health problems to be removed from their school, according to a survey of 1,000 14- to 18-year-olds in the West Midlands.

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)

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.

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Judges for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards have scrutinised nearly 400 entries and their assessments have produced shortlists in each of the 19 categories.

Thousands of young lives blighted by eating disorders, report finds

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 300,000 young people in England have an eating disorder that has a significant negative impact on their life, according to a report for the charity Beat.

Government urged to 'child-proof' policy and spending decisions

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Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Local and national government must "child-proof" policies and budgetary decisions, to protect young people from suffering as a result of the recession and public sector cuts, a report to MPs has warned.

Body image packs unmask reality of airbrushed images for parents and children

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Friday, June 22, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has published a new guide to help parents educate their children about how the media alters images of celebrities and models.

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people's charities face funding cuts of almost £405m over the five years up to 2015/16, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has estimated.

CYP Now 2012 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The Children & Young People Now Awards, the gold standard in services for children, young people and families, are this week open for entries.

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.

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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

Fewer young people use drug and alcohol misuse services

LGA chief warns shrinking council budgets threaten early intervention

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

School pupils reveal negative views on mental illness

NCB appoints president and chair

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

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

Thousands of young lives blighted by eating disorders, report finds

Government urged to 'child-proof' policy and spending decisions

Body image packs unmask reality of airbrushed images for parents and children

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

CYP Now 2012 Awards open for entry

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

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