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

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.

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

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Monday, October 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A total of £120m will be made available to boost services for early years, safeguarding and the care system as part of a Department for Education grant programme, it has been announced.

Labour conference: Qualifications would be developed 'in partnership' with professionals

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The Technical Baccalaureate would only be introduced after public consultation and a trial of the qualification, Labour's shadow minister for schools minister has said.

Labour conference: Sheerman moots plan to raise the participation age to 25

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people could be required to participate in compulsory education, training or employment up to the age of 25, a Labour MP has suggested.

Learning providers call for payment-by-results in schools

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Schools should be subject to a payment-by-results system of funding dependent on their pupils' maths and English GCSE results, apprenticeship providers have claimed.

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.

Lib Dem conference: Call for joint youth worker and teacher training

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth workers and teachers should be trained together in a bid to boost links between the professions and increase support for young people, the chief of the National Youth Agency (NYA) has said.

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.

Barnardo's teams up with KFC on work scheme for vulnerable young people

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

?Up to 100 young people, including care leavers and young people with disabilities, are to be offered unpaid work placements at KFC, as part of a partnership between the fast food chain and Barnardo's.

Department for Education confirms responsibilities of new ministerial team

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Monday, September 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrat David Laws is to take charge of the pupil premium, raising the participation age, school improvement and government efforts to combat child poverty as the Department for Education confirmed the responsibilities of the new ministerial line-up.

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.

Young people face worst prospects since 1994, says TUC

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people leaving school, college or university are facing the bleakest outlook since 1994, the TUC has warned.

Young person loses legal battle over work experience scheme

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

| CYP Now

A 23-year-old graduate has lost a judicial review against government over a mandatory work experience scheme that she claimed amounted to "forced labour".

Youth Contract providers implored to work with local authorities

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Voluntary and private sector organisations charged with getting young people into work or training as part of the Youth Contract should be accountable to councils, not just ministers, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

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.

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

DfE announces £120m grant funding programme

Labour conference: Qualifications would be developed 'in partnership' with professionals

Labour conference: Sheerman moots plan to raise the participation age to 25

Learning providers call for payment-by-results in schools

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

Lib Dem conference: Call for joint youth worker and teacher training

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

School pupils reveal negative views on mental illness

Barnardo's teams up with KFC on work scheme for vulnerable young people

Department for Education confirms responsibilities of new ministerial team

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

Young people face worst prospects since 1994, says TUC

Young person loses legal battle over work experience scheme

Youth Contract providers implored to work with local authorities

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

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