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Cabinet Secretary urged to investigate DfE email allegations

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell is being called on to launch an investigation into the latest scandal to rock the Department for Education (DfE).

Councils pass on severe budget cuts to hundreds of children's charities

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Almost 400 charities working with children and young people are facing crippling budget cuts due to a fall in council funding, according to latest Trades Union Congress (TUC) research.

Andrew Christie to take charge at first tri-borough children's services department

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Friday, July 22, 2011

| CYP Now

England's first director of children's services to be charged with managing provision across three local authorities is to control an annual budget of more than 500m.

TDA chief to take over at NCB

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

| CYP Now

The executive director of the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) Dr Hilary Emery has been appointed as the new chief executive of the National Children's Bureau (NCB).

Companies launch own version of Family Information Directory

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

| CYP Now

A small group of companies has revived a version of the Family Information Directory and signed up 30 local authorities to publicise their entire offer for families.

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's and youth organisations are being encouraged to enter this year's CYP Now Awards.

CWDC announces remit for its final year of government funding

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has awarded the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) 113.4m to continue its workforce development programmes in social work and early years until April 2012.

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:

Workers face fewer checks under 'common sense' safeguarding plans

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Friday, February 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Millions fewer people will have to register and be checked to work with children under proposals to overhaul vetting and barring measures.

Lincolnshire seeks 62 per cent savings from children's services

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Lincolnshire County Council is considering cuts of up to 62 per cent to children's services with youth services and Connexions likely to take the biggest hit.

Children's professionals named in New Year Honours

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Wirral Metropolitan Council's former children's services director Howard Cooper is among a raft of children's professionals to be recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

Charities and communities asked to give their views on the child poverty strategy

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

| CYP Now

The government is calling on voluntary groups, charities and local communities to give their views on its latest strategy to tackle child poverty.

Ofsted: Number of children's services departments performing excellently doubles

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Children's services departments in 20 councils have been judged to be performing excellently while 12 authorities are performing poorly, according to Ofsted's latest round of annual ratings for children's services departments across England.

Children's commissioner should be merged with children's rights director, Dunford recommends

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Monday, December 6, 2010

| CYP Now

The role of children's commissioner for England should be merged with the Office of the Children's Rights Director, John Dunford, the former general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, has recommended in his review published today.

DfE launches transitional fund for children's services projects

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

| CYP Now

A transitional two-year funding programme has been launched by the Department for Education (DfE) to support vital children's services while providers identify alternative finance, CYP Now has learned.

Sir Paul Ennals warns that focus on teaching threatens other children's services

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

| CYP Now

Chief executive of the National Children's Bureau Sir Paul Ennals has warned that the severity of spending cuts coupled with the government's focus on teaching is putting other vital children's services at risk.

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

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Monday, November 29, 2010

| CYP Now

Around 300 children's services posts are at risk in Cumbria as the county council braces itself for a raft of cuts to government grants.

Gove hails 'inspiring' workforce at CYP Now Awards

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Friday, November 19, 2010

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has paid tribute to all those who work with children, young people and families at the 2010 CYP Now Awards.

Staff-led mutuals plan rolled out

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

| CYP Now

The government is encouraging employees to take over services including Sure Start children's centres and hospitals, expanding on its plans for staff-led mutuals announced in August.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

| CYP Now

A group of looked-after children who produced a film about domestic abuse and a national campaign to change perceptions of young people with facial disfigurements were among the winners of this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

House of Lords peers urged to challenge Public Bodies Bill to save children's commissioner

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| CYP Now

Children's Rights Alliance England (Crae) is calling on House of Lords peers to challenge the Public Bodies Bill which, if passed, could see the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England abolished or merged.

Loughton trusts local leaders to safeguard early intervention funds

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

| CYP Now

Local authority leaders must be trusted not to spend money intended for early intervention on other services, children's minister Tim Loughton has said.

Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

| CYP Now

Children and families' charities have written an open letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove expressing concern about the impact spending cuts will have on the most vulnerable children and the charities that support them.

Vetting and barring scheme review gets underway

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Friday, October 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The vetting and barring scheme (VBS) is being reconsidered by the government under terms outlined today (22 October) by the Home Office.

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

| CYP Now

In the wake of the spending review leading figures tell CYP Now how they think government cuts will impact on professionals, children and families.

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Cabinet Secretary urged to investigate DfE email allegations

Councils pass on severe budget cuts to hundreds of children's charities

Andrew Christie to take charge at first tri-borough children's services department

TDA chief to take over at NCB

Companies launch own version of Family Information Directory

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

CWDC announces remit for its final year of government funding

New and improved CYP Now website set for launch

Workers face fewer checks under 'common sense' safeguarding plans

Lincolnshire seeks 62 per cent savings from children's services

Children's professionals named in New Year Honours

Charities and communities asked to give their views on the child poverty strategy

Ofsted: Number of children's services departments performing excellently doubles

Children's commissioner should be merged with children's rights director, Dunford recommends

DfE launches transitional fund for children's services projects

Sir Paul Ennals warns that focus on teaching threatens other children's services

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

Gove hails 'inspiring' workforce at CYP Now Awards

Staff-led mutuals plan rolled out

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

House of Lords peers urged to challenge Public Bodies Bill to save children's commissioner

Loughton trusts local leaders to safeguard early intervention funds

Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

Vetting and barring scheme review gets underway

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

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