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Why it's time to rethink risk and the way services respond to it
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Opinion
- Tuesday, January 3, 2017 | CYP Now
If you were hoping that the new year would see in some new funding for the children's sector, then maybe you should look away now.
We need a 'grand council' to lead youth work of the future
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Opinion
- Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | CYP Now
This has been another really tough year for youth work across the UK.
More consistent services must be legacy of the Brexit verdict
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Opinion
- Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | CYP Now
In unequal societies, the gap in education and work opportunities between those living on the right and wrong sides of the track tend to get wider.
30 hours has overshadowed vital out-of-school child care
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Opinion
- Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | CYP Now
The government is struggling to fulfil its commitment to 30 hours of free early education and childcare by 2017.
Strong relationships will help young people navigate the digital world
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Opinion
- Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | CYP Now
Earlier this month, research emerged about how girls and boys differed in their response to stress and trauma.
Benefits cap cut will see more families 'not quite managing'
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Opinion
- Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | CYP Now
In her very first speech, the new Prime Minister introduced a new tagline: "families who are just about managing".
Reality bites for the UK's youth policy trailblazer
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Opinion
- Tuesday, November 8, 2016 | CYP Now
Youth work has been decimated in England over the past few years, in the firing line for public spending cuts.
Cuts are doing what Section 28 couldn't to LGBT services
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Opinion
- Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | CYP Now
I can imagine that for a lot of people, being gay in 2016 is no big deal. Many of the legal battles have been won and social attitudes have certainly changed. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are more visible and they are now accepted for who they are. Right? Well, to an extent.
Innovators show leadership by sharing what they learn
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Opinion
- Monday, June 20, 2016 | CYP Now
Identifying the tenets of successful leadership in children's services is a challenge because, judging by Ofsted ratings, only a handful of councils are delivering on this crucial area. Yet this is what Ofsted has attempted to do with its recent commentary on children's services leadership.
Academy proposals risk leaving behind additional needs pupils
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Opinion
- Monday, April 25, 2016 | CYP Now
As titles for white papers go, Educational Excellence Everywhere is certainly brimming with optimism.
Jobs can only be Open to All if we overcome our degree obsession
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Opinion
- Tuesday, January 5, 2016 | CYP Now
Have you ever read a job description and wondered exactly how the required "degree level" education made someone best equipped to do it? I know I have - far too often.
Children must be given a say in future policy debates
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Opinion
- Tuesday, January 5, 2016 | CYP Now
The UK government is being examined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on how it is implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Volunteers to co-ordinate Jobcentre Plus initiative in schools
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Opinion
- Thursday, December 3, 2015 | CYP Now
A careers advice firm that recruits volunteers from the business community will co-ordinate efforts to establish Jobcentre Plus in English schools, it has been announced.
Why do some people find child rights a turn-off?
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Opinion
- Monday, July 7, 2014 | CYP Now
England's children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson on the importance of children's rights.
My Life: Josh O'Donaghue, 19, Isle of Wight
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Opinion
- Monday, July 7, 2014 | CYP Now
If you are unsure and stressed about what career path to follow,
then don't be afraid to follow your dreams.
Affordable, flexible childcare plan would be a vote winner
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Opinion
- Monday, July 7, 2014 | CYP Now
There is a problem with childcare being so much in the public spotlight. People either become immune to the argument - a kind of
"childcare fatigue" - or talk about it so much that we are lulled into a false sense of security that universal childcare is a reality or soon
will be.
DCSs need backing to weather perfect storm
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Opinion
- Monday, July 7, 2014 | CYP Now
Upon first glance, the findings from CYP Now's analysis of the latest trends on the shape of directors of children's services
portfolios makes for encouraging reading (analysis pp8-12). Turnover of
DCS positions has fallen from an eye-watering one in three at July 2013 to one in four this year; vacancy rates and interim positions have also
fallen; and the number of DCSs who now also have responsibility for at
least one additional department has stayed static after climbing for the
past four years.
Opinion: Who carries the can when things go wrong in childsafeguarding?
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Opinion
- Monday, May 12, 2014 | CYP Now
What did you think last month when you heard that the Prime Minister of South Korea had offered his resignation in the wake of the
ferry disaster? I don't suppose anybody thought that the PM had been at the helm of the ship that sunk, or that he could personally be held to blame for any lapses in the training of supervision of the ferry. But
the culture in South Korea expects that those in highest authority carry responsibility for anything that goes wrong.
Opinion: Learning by doing has more impact than learning by rote
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Opinion
- Monday, May 12, 2014 | CYP Now
Here's an admission: I've recently come to the view that what I've
believed for a long time about how I work is, if not wrong, woefully
incomplete. Worse, I've always known this, subconsciously, but have
ignored it because it did not fit my prejudices. For years, I have been
promoting the need to understand the legal basis of what we do. I am one
of the sad people to have read the year 2000 study on the law of
education and the role of the local authority, from preface to
appendices. I was one of the few students attending the lectures on
education law during my Postgraduate Certificate in Education
course.
Opinion: Childcare tax reforms come too late as providers struggle on
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Opinion
- Monday, March 31, 2014 | CYP Now
The coalition government's announcement of a revised childcare tax break scheme received mixed responses from the sector, charities and think-tanks. Some have welcomed the news to increase the childcare tax break from £1,200 to £2,000 a child and the rise in age
range from five to 12 years from the start of the scheme. In addition, the revised scheme, which will operate online, will be open to those who are self-employed. Others have criticised the decision to make the tax
breaks for childcare available to families with incomes of up to £300,000. They argue the offer will help richer parents most, that it
will be difficult to police and for some families it will be less generous than the current childcare voucher regime.
Councils can be the glue in minister's youth work vision
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Opinion
- Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | CYP Now
Former director of children's services John Freeman on local authorities' youth work responsibilities.
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