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MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The drive to establish a fair admissions system to the top universities should start before school age, a group of MPs has reported.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Labour: Ofsted has 'lost touch' on children's social care

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour will launch a consultation on the future of Ofsted if it wins the general election, with the party claiming the inspectorate has "lost touch" on children's social care.

Queen's Speech: 30-hour free childcare plans ‘unlikely to succeed', charities warn

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to extend free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week outlined in today's Queen's Speech will fail unless the government provides greater financial support, it has been claimed.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

In the new edition of CYP Now: Academies everywhere

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

| CYP Now

The latest issue of CYP Now magazine takes an in-depth look at the government's controversial plans to turn all schools into academies.

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Children eligible for free school meals (FSM) who live near a Sure Start centre saw increased performance at GCSE by three grades, six times higher than children not eligible for FSM, new research has found.

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.

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

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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.

DfE unveils 'opportunity area' plans

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Monday, October 9, 2017

| CYP Now

Detailed blueprints for turning six "social mobility cold spots" into "opportunity areas" by enhancing support for disadvantaged children have been unveiled by the Department for Education.

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.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report 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.

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.

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.

Charities urge extra early years support for visually impaired children

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Children with visual impairments should be given increased access to early years support, to prevent them from underperforming at school in the future, a report has claimed.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has slammed a review into the death of toddler Hamzah Khan for failing to answer key questions about the case, claiming it contains "glaring absences".

Council rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted plans children's centre closures

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A council where children's services were judged "inadequate" earlier this year has announced plans to close four of its 10 children's centres.

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MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Labour: Ofsted has 'lost touch' on children's social care

Queen's Speech: 30-hour free childcare plans ‘unlikely to succeed', charities warn

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

In the new edition of CYP Now: Academies everywhere

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

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

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

DfE unveils 'opportunity area' plans

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

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

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

Charities urge extra early years support for visually impaired children

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

Councils challenged to improve support for troubled families

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

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

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

Council rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted plans children's centre closures

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