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Lack of childcare could harm asylum applications

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

| CYP Now

The cases put forward by asylum-seeking parents and their children may be suffering due to a lack of childcare facilities in UK Border Agency offices, it has been claimed.

Institute of Career Guidance backs calls to set up standards for careers professionals' training

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

| CYP Now

The Institute of Career Guidance (ICG) is supporting calls for minimum training standards for careers professionals as recommended by the Careers Profession Task Force's report.

Children's sector braced for spending review

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

| CYP Now

The children's and youth sector will today learn the full extent of cuts over the next four financial years as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivers the comprehensive spending review.

Influx of youth remands after riots posed significant safeguarding challenges

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Monday, December 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Staff in the secure estate experienced an unprecedented influx of young people following the summer riots, which proved a significant challenge to safeguarding, the prison's inspectorate has reported.

Scottish scheme to revamp 250 school buildings

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Thursday, September 11, 2008

| CYP Now

Scotland's education secretary has announced 100,000 pupils will have their crumbling schools replaced with cutting-edge new buildings by 2011.

Health visitors should have a greater role in child protection, claims expert

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

| CYP Now

Not enough emphasis is placed on the role of the health sector in safeguarding children, according to Kevin Browne, professor of forensic psychology and child health at the University of Nottingham.

Worcestershire council passes plans to halve spend on youth provision

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Friday, November 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Worcestershire County Council has rubberstamped plans to halve the money spent on youth services next year and cease to directly deliver provision from 2014.

Four-fifths of councils unprepared for holiday childcare

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

| CYP Now

Only one in five local authorities are confident they have sufficient childcare in place to meet parental need over the summer holidays, according to research by childcare charity Daycare Trust.

Housing allowance cap could force thousands of Londoners out of their homes

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Friday, July 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Around 15,000 families in rental properties in London may be forced to move home unless the government revises its caps on the Local Housing Allowance, according to a study by London Councils.

SATs results delayed due to technical issues

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Friday, July 4, 2008

| CYP Now

The release of this year's Key Stage 2 and 3 SATs results will suffer "some delays", the government has admitted.

Boris Johnson takes over young people's agenda in London

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Monday, July 7, 2008

| CYP Now

Mayor of London Boris Johnson will take personal responsibility for the young people's agenda following the resignation of Ray Lewis.

Daycare Trust's Alison Garnham to join Child Poverty Action Group

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

| CYP Now

Daycare Trust chief executive Alison Garnham is to quit to take up the same role with the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).

Shake-up to early years funding welcomed by 4Children

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Monday, July 26, 2010

| CYP Now

The charity 4Children has welcomed the government's backing for a single funding formula for the early years sector.

Commons vote passes Academies Bill

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

| CYP Now

The Academies Bill is to become law today (27 July) after being passed by MPs in its final parliamentary stages.

Youth Community Action programme to be axed

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

| CYP Now

The government has announced it is to scrap the Youth Community Action programme, which aims to encourage all 14- to 19-year-olds to take part in volunteering.

Girl Guides suggest 15 things for girls to do before turning 15

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Friday, July 30, 2010

| CYP Now

Girl Guides have identified 15 things girls should do before they are 15 to build their confidence and learn new skills, as part of celebrations to mark Girlguiding UK's centenary.

DfE efforts to improve child protection 'yet to succeed', watchdog finds

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Attempts by the Department for Education to improve child protection services have so far failed to get standards to a "good enough" level, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.

CYP Now meets Ed Balls

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

| CYP Now

CYP Now met Children's Secretary Ed Balls for an interview as the Department for Children, Schools and Families celebrated its first birthday.

Chief inspectors criticise services for looked-after children

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

| CYP Now

Looked-after children are not receiving good-enough support, according to a report by a group of chief inspectors.

BASW highlights 'national scandal' of children's social work in Munro review submission

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has described children's social work in England as "a national scandal" in its formal response to Professor Eileen Munro's review of the child protection system.

Computer games could cut teen pregnancy

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Friday, July 11, 2008

| CYP Now

Computer games could help cut teenage pregnancy, a new report has suggested.

Public transport seen as unsafe by young people

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Thursday, August 5, 2010

| CYP Now

The majority of young people feel unsafe on public transport, according to a survey by NCB and the British Youth Council.

Call to tackle police violence against young people

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Police officers should receive specific training on how to communicate and deal with children and young people, as part of efforts to tackle the use of violence against them, a children's rights organisation has said. ?

School staff told not to do the work of colleagues on strike

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| CYP Now

Education professionals who are not striking are being reminded not to take on extra work while their colleagues join the picket lines during tomorrow's mass strike action.

ChildLine report exposes children's concerns about parents' drinking

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Friday, August 13, 2010

| CYP Now

More than 4,000 children who rang ChildLine last year said they were worried about their parents' excessive drinking, according to the charity's latest report.

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Lack of childcare could harm asylum applications

Institute of Career Guidance backs calls to set up standards for careers professionals' training

Children's sector braced for spending review

Influx of youth remands after riots posed significant safeguarding challenges

Scottish scheme to revamp 250 school buildings

Health visitors should have a greater role in child protection, claims expert

Worcestershire council passes plans to halve spend on youth provision

Four-fifths of councils unprepared for holiday childcare

Housing allowance cap could force thousands of Londoners out of their homes

SATs results delayed due to technical issues

Boris Johnson takes over young people's agenda in London

Daycare Trust's Alison Garnham to join Child Poverty Action Group

Shake-up to early years funding welcomed by 4Children

Commons vote passes Academies Bill

Youth Community Action programme to be axed

Girl Guides suggest 15 things for girls to do before turning 15

DfE efforts to improve child protection 'yet to succeed', watchdog finds

CYP Now meets Ed Balls

Chief inspectors criticise services for looked-after children

BASW highlights 'national scandal' of children's social work in Munro review submission

Computer games could cut teen pregnancy

Public transport seen as unsafe by young people

Call to tackle police violence against young people

School staff told not to do the work of colleagues on strike

ChildLine report exposes children's concerns about parents' drinking

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