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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".

School safeguarding failures prompt intervention threat

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has warned that the government could intervene in the running of a school where a teacher abducted and had sex with a 15-year-old pupil.

Children's homes providers demand scrapping of new quality standards

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

New quality standards for children's homes should be scrapped by the next government, an organisation representing residential care providers has said.

BeatBullying to help draw up guidance on injunctions

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

| CYP Now

The charity BeatBullying is helping government draw up controversial guidance that will allow new-style antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos) to be issued to children for bullying.

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

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Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

£150m for primary school sport, 41 per cent of children in Wales suffer tooth decay by five, and concerns over cost of academies in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

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Friday, January 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Errors found in Department for Education accounts; children's centres closure plans approved; and "exponential" increase in safeguarding referrals in Coventry after Daniel Pelka case, all in the news today.

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

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Thursday, January 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A blanket ban on the use of dangerous restraint techniques should be applied to all children's settings, an MP has said.

Sex abuse investigation launched in Torbay

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

A major child exploitation investigation has been launched in Torbay.

DfE cuts to research evaluations spark concern

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Monday, February 28, 2011

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has cut 7.5m from research projects evaluating everything from academy schools to services for disabled children, an investigation by the Radical Statistics Group has revealed.

Coventry to standardise school safeguarding policies

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Coventry City Council is set to standardise safeguarding policies across all schools in the authority in light of failings highlighted by the Daniel Pelka case.

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities that keep hold of their directors of children's services (DCS) perform better in Ofsted inspections than those that change regularly, exclusive analysis by CYP Now has found.

DfE appoints two new ministers in wake of Timpson departure

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A former public health minister and a former immigration minister have been appointed to the DfE ministerial team following a government reshuffle.

Government announces overhaul of child protection procedures

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

| CYP Now

National timescales for assessing children in need will be scrapped and guidance governing work with children drastically reduced, under the government's plans to overhaul procedures that it claims stifle the judgment of children's professionals.

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.

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Minister calls for Ofsted to inspect academy chains; serious case review finds health services missed chances to refer baby to social workers; and new standards for managing anxiety published, all in the news today.

Government urged to drop church youth work inspection plans

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Monday, April 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Christian organisations have called on the government to scrap plans that would see Ofsted inspect out-of-school education settings, including church youth groups.??

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

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Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

School safeguarding failures prompt intervention threat

Children's homes providers demand scrapping of new quality standards

BeatBullying to help draw up guidance on injunctions

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

Sex abuse investigation launched in Torbay

DfE cuts to research evaluations spark concern

Coventry to standardise school safeguarding policies

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

DfE appoints two new ministers in wake of Timpson departure

Government announces overhaul of child protection procedures

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

Government urged to drop church youth work inspection plans

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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