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ADCS president urges government to consult councils on free school applications

Thursday, July 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders must be consulted on free school applications to prevent them opening in areas where they could make an existing school unviable, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Ministers set aside concerns over local authority role in education

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Friday, July 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Ministers will not address concerns over the future role of councils in education until November at the very earliest, a senior government official has revealed.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

New and improved CYP Now website set for launch

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

| CYP Now

A new and improved CYP Now website is due to go live on Monday 28 March. Users of the site will notice a number of improvements. These include:

Local authorities prepare for cuts of up to eight per cent next year

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Councils are to be hit with spending cuts of up to eight per cent next year, under plans set out in the provisional local government finance settlement.

Birmingham seeks £340m in education savings

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The UK's most populous local authority wants views on how to slash a further £340m from its education budget by 2016/17.

MPs raise fears over impact of school places shortfall

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The education of pupils in some of the most deprived areas of England could suffer if there is insufficient government funding to meet the growing demand for school places over the next year.

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils divulge details of teacher relationship claims; government orders action at Norfolk children's services; and Essex children's centres' opening hours to be cut, all in the news today.

Children and Families Act heralds new era for children's sector

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Monday, March 17, 2014

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Act has wide-ranging implications for children's services, from the creation of childminder agencies to better support for young people in care. Following its approval by parliament last week, the sector has given its reaction to the main provisions of the act.

Councils 'need time' to deliver SEN reforms

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Friday, September 5, 2014

| CYP Now

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has called for local authorities to be given time to fully implement the special education needs and disability (SEND) reforms.

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.

Councils ignore home educators' needs, find MPs

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities are failing to support home-educated children with special educational needs (SEN) and health conditions, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.

Councils losing track of too many young people post-16, warn MPs

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities must strengthen arrangements for tracking the participation of 16- to 18-year-olds in education, employment or training, MPs have urged.

Support for care leavers deteriorating, watchdog finds

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Friday, July 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Support for vulnerable young people leaving care has deteriorated over the past decade, a critical report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

National College chief delighted at 'clear future' for organisation

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National College for School Leadership has set out the future of the organisation in light of government plans to halt its work with children's services professionals, but extend its remit to school governors.

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ADCS president urges government to consult councils on free school applications

Ministers set aside concerns over local authority role in education

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

New and improved CYP Now website set for launch

Local authorities prepare for cuts of up to eight per cent next year

Birmingham seeks £340m in education savings

MPs raise fears over impact of school places shortfall

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

Children and Families Act heralds new era for children's sector

Councils 'need time' to deliver SEN reforms

NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan to stand down

Councils ignore home educators' needs, find MPs

Councils losing track of too many young people post-16, warn MPs

Support for care leavers deteriorating, watchdog finds

National College chief delighted at 'clear future' for organisation

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