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Daily roundup: Child sexual exploitation; speech and language needs, and UKBA
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- Wednesday, February 27, 2013 | CYP Now
Head teachers branded too "hesitant" to tackle child sexual exploitation; a report into communication needs and social disadvantage, and UKBA backtracks on restraint guidelines for pregnant women, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Disabled athletes, free schools, and children's centres in Sheffield
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- Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | CYP Now
Research into children's views on disability and the Paralympics, figures show one in four free school applications come from religious groups, and plans to reorganise children's centres in Sheffield, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Exam reforms, abortion inquiry, and a ‘catch-up premium' for pupils
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- Thursday, January 31, 2013 | CYP Now
The education select committee warns against the government's GCSE shake-up plans, an inquiry into abortion, and struggling pupils to benefit from literacy and maths drive, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: The Children's Food Trust, Welsh exams, and 'annoying' young people
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- Wednesday, January 30, 2013 | CYP Now
The Department for Education cuts funding for the Children's Food Trust, the Welsh government decides to retain GCSEs and A levels, and concerns that the replacement for Asbos could be used "inappropriately", all in the news today.
Daily roundup: £1.5bn for childcare reform, votes at 16, and tackling drug and alcohol misuse among parents
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- Friday, January 25, 2013 | CYP Now
Childcare reforms tipped to be announced next week, MPs show support for lowering the voting age, and the financial benefits of drug and alcohol support for families, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Work experience placements, home-schooling, and mental health services
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- Friday, January 4, 2013 | CYP Now
David Cameron says health and safety shake-up will increase work experience places, Welsh education minister backs down on home-schooling register, and a call for mental health services to be geared towards young people, all in today's news roundup.
Daily roundup: Food poverty, admissions discrimination and paediatric beds shortage
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- Tuesday, December 18, 2012 | CYP Now
A survey finds families unable to afford breakfast, a call to end religious discrimination in school admissions, and a shortage of beds for critically-ill children, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Boarding school, Kingston payoff, and the BYC manifesto
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- Monday, December 17, 2012 | CYP Now
Think-tank calls for children in care to be sent to boarding school, £128,000 payoff for former director of children's services, and the British Youth Council manifesto, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Loughton criticism, CAMHS cutbacks and parental alcohol warning
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- Monday, December 10, 2012 | CYP Now
Loughton laments government inaction on marriage tax breaks, concern over impact of cuts on children's mental health services, and parental drinking habits found to influence children, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Apprenticeships, global education rankings, and immunisations
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- Tuesday, November 27, 2012 | CYP Now
An overhaul of apprenticeships is mooted, the UK education system is ranked sixth best in the world, and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) immunisations rise above the 90 per cent mark, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Academy U-turn, female genital mutilation, and Teach First to expand
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- Monday, November 26, 2012 | CYP Now
Primary governors at a London school reverse their decision to convert to academy status, a 10-point action plan on female genital mutilation prosecutions is launched, and government proposals to expand Teach First, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Public health, free schools, and a briefing for lead members on sexual exploitation
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- Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | CYP Now
Birmingham council calls on government to properly fund public health, the National Union of Teachers blasts Michael Gove over free school expansion, and a briefing on child sexual exploitation for lead members of children's services, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Homeless families, job satisfaction, and call for Royal Commission on child abuse
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- Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | CYP Now
More families in B&B accommodation, youth work and childcare staff rate their job satisfaction, and a call for wide-ranging commission on child abuse, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: 400 primary academies, 'secret' database, and school exclusions
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- Monday, November 12, 2012 | CYP Now
Plans to turn 400 primary schools into academies announced, concerns over "secret" database of children's details, and the number of special educational needs exclusions rises in Wales, all in the news roundup today.
Daily roundup: GCSE marking fiasco, NSPCC guidance on sexual abuse, and safeguarding UK children abroad
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- Friday, November 2, 2012 | CYP Now
Over-generous coursework marks blamed for GCSE grades fiasco, new guidance on sexual abuse from the NSPCC, and UK court rulings on children to be upheld abroad, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Foster children's rights, SEN reforms, and the cost of sending a child to school
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- Thursday, October 25, 2012 | CYP Now
Research says children in foster care are being "denied a proper childhood", concerns over the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms, and the rising cost of sending children to school, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley
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- Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | CYP Now
Fears that the new disability payment system could hamper independent living for young people, MPs urged to spend time with local youth workers, and Bromley berated over delays in SEN support, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Single parents, online safety for autistic children and drugs education
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- Monday, October 15, 2012 | CYP Now
Charity calls on government to support single parents, a guide to help autistic children use internet, and efforts to make drugs, alcohol and relationship lessons compulsory, all in the news today.