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Nursery health campaign extended to reach more parents

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

| CYP Now

An annual national health campaign that encourages nurseries to showcase their commitment to healthy lifestyles will be longer than usual next month in order to involve more parents.

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Magistrates have added their voice to fears that measures in the Children and Social Work Bill to allow councils to opt out of children's legislation will undermine the rights of vulnerable young people.

Children's charity found guilty of improper fundraising

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

| CYP Now

An inquiry into former charity the Children's Welfare Foundation has concluded it undertook unlicensed collections and unauthorised trustee payments.

Think tank says 50,000 young people in violent gangs

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Monday, February 9, 2009

| CYP Now

Up to 50,000 young people in the UK are members of violent gangs, according to a report from the think tank set up by former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith.

Ministers warned to scale back teachers' search powers

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Plans to allow teachers to search pupils in schools must be scaled back, the government's human rights committee has said.

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

More children than previously thought died under youth offending team supervision in the community last year, it has emerged.

EMA replacement cash revealed to schools

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Friday, June 17, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has written to schools and colleges outlining how much cash they will receive under the scheme set up to replace education maintenance allowance (EMA) payments.

Charities react to Cameron's desire to stigmatise absent fathers

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Monday, June 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Calls by David Cameron to give absent fathers a tough time have received a mixed response from leading charities.

Prison inspectors urge agencies to collaborate on offender resettlement efforts

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Resettlement help for young offenders leaving custody needs to be improved with outcomes for children being labelled as "disappointing", a report by the chief inspector of prisons has found.

St Helens seeks public opinion on 150m school refurbishment cash

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Monday, June 2, 2008

| CYP Now

Residents in St Helens are to help decide how to spend 150m on local schools.

Child death panels considered worthwhile

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

| CYP Now

A study into pilot child death overview panels (CDOP) has found there is widespread enthusiasm for the process.

Tories commit only to reduce "couple penalty" in tax credits

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

| CYP Now

The Conservative party has been forced to scale back plans to end the "couple penalty" in the tax credits system, as part of a new coalition government.

Flexible days needed for young volunteers

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

| CYP Now

Recommendations for creating flexible volunteer days have been greeted warmly.

Regional living costs must be considered in fight against child poverty

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Friday, May 21, 2010

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to take regional living costs into account when tackling child poverty, after a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) showed London has the highest child poverty rates in the UK.

Falklands war hero's charity to close down

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

| CYP Now

A youth charity co-founded by a Falklands War veteran has been forced to close.

Every Child Matters fails hard-to-reach families

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Thursday, June 5, 2008

| CYP Now

A former Ofsted inspector has said Every Child Matters is failing to target the hardest to reach families.

Newcastle pupils take on attendance challenge

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Monday, June 9, 2008

| CYP Now

A primary school in the North East has challenged children not to miss a single lesson this month.

'Overwhelming' response to Gove's academy offer

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

| CYP Now

More than 1,000 schools have applied to become academies just one week after Education Secretary Michael Gove wrote to all primary and secondary schools inviting them to join the academies programme.

Welsh guidance says under-15s should not be allowed any alcohol

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Thursday, June 3, 2010

| CYP Now

Children in Wales under the age of 15 should not be allowed to drink any alcohol, even under supervision, according to the latest guidance published by the chief medical officer for Wales.

Government funding for Sure Start may be slashed after Budget

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Friday, June 4, 2010

| CYP Now

A leaked email to CYP Now has revealed that government funding already allocated for Sure Start children's centres could be reduced after the emergency Budget this month.