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Experts pan Zac Goldsmith proposals for gang member free school

Friday, April 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Leading youth justice figures have criticised proposals from the Conservative London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith to establish a free school for gang members.

Annual average child spend revealed

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Monday, January 25, 2010

| CYP Now

Unitary authorities in England have budgeted to spend an average of 3,280 per child this year, new figures reveal.

Children's workers to pay fee for safeguarding register

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

| CYP Now

Professionals working with children and young people are to be hit with a fee of 64 to join the government's safeguarding register.

Ofsted slams Cornwall's 'inadequate' children's services

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Friday, October 23, 2009

| CYP Now

Ofsted has published a damning report into safeguarding and looked-after children's services in Cornwall.

Tories call for action on childhood play

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Monday, February 4, 2008

| CYP Now

Children need to be taught 'street skills' and have their confidence in the outside world restored, Conservative leader David Cameron has said.

NSPCC launches online toolkit on children's rights

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has released an online training toolkit to help children's professionals to uphold children's rights.

CYP Now Awards entry deadline extended

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

| CYP Now

The deadline to enter the 2009 CYP Now Awards has been extended by three weeks, to 31 July.

Children's trusts must publish workforce strategies

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

| CYP Now

Children's trusts will be required to publish workforce strategies as part of their local Children and Young People's Plans.

Union calls for schools to recognise gang problem

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

| CYP Now

A teachers union has said schools must not try to conceal gang problems to protect their reputation.

Rebrand of DSCF draws criticism from profession

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

| CYP Now

The Tory-Lib Dem government's decision to rename the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) has proved unpopular among children's professionals, as the sector speculates on its implications for a restructuring of children's services.

Family pathfinder project areas revealed

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

| CYP Now

Children's minister Beverley Hughes has announced the 15 areas that will receive funding to develop family support work.

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.

Primary staff 'frustrated and angry' at lack of help to steer children from gangs

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Staff in primary schools often feel powerless to support young people at risk of getting involved with gangs, because they are not getting the help they need from within the school or from other local agencies, a report has warned.

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.

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.

Children's charities unimpressed by lobbying bill changes

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Government concessions that water down proposed new restrictions on charities' campaigning work do not go far enough, children's voluntary sector figures have said.

Critics attack ‘illegal' plan to use force in secure colleges

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners have hit out at plans to allow staff at secure colleges the power to use force on children and young people to "ensure good order and discipline".

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.

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

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Friday, July 13, 2018

| CYP Now

A group of MPs have criticised Education Secretary Damian Hinds' "unwise" decision to become personally involved in the appointment of the new chair of the Social Mobility Commission.

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.

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

CYP Now breaks down key funding asks from across the sector.

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has set out its long-term vision to tackle racial disparities in the UK with a focus on health services, education and the youth justice system.

Disadvantaged children under YOTs ‘least likely’ to access employment schemes

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

| CYP Now

The most disadvantaged young people involved with youth offending services, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), are least likely to be supported through education and employment, new research has found.

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Experts pan Zac Goldsmith proposals for gang member free school

Annual average child spend revealed

Children's workers to pay fee for safeguarding register

Ofsted slams Cornwall's 'inadequate' children's services

Tories call for action on childhood play

NSPCC launches online toolkit on children's rights

CYP Now Awards entry deadline extended

Children's trusts must publish workforce strategies

Union calls for schools to recognise gang problem

Rebrand of DSCF draws criticism from profession

Family pathfinder project areas revealed

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

Primary staff 'frustrated and angry' at lack of help to steer children from gangs

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

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

Children's charities unimpressed by lobbying bill changes

Critics attack ‘illegal' plan to use force in secure colleges

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

Disadvantaged children under YOTs ‘least likely’ to access employment schemes

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