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2015 is the year to make Britain great for children and families

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

New Year is meant to be a time of hope and excitement. For those families who have had a tough time making it through the last year, however, there is little cause for celebration.

It's time the wealthy were prepared to help the poor

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

This will be my final column as children's commissioner for England before my term ends on 28 February. I'd just like to say, it's been a blast.

Eradicating child poverty must remain top priority

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

| CYP Now

I'm enjoying a whole load of "lasts" as I enter the final few months of my term. In October, I attended my last European Network of Ombudspersons for Children conference and general assembly. This year's gathering was in Edinburgh, hosted by Tam Baillie, commissioner for children and young people in Scotland.

Daily roundup: School attainment, secure estate and family centres

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Child's success at school linked to father's achievement; secure training centre gets glowing inspection report; and Ofsted releases new inspection details for residential family centres, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Extremism, free schools, and youth merger

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Muslim organisation warns against extremism crackdown; charities urged to establish free schools; and Changemakers joins Foyer Federation, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth justice, child poverty and physical education

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Khan to outline Labour youth custody plans; child poverty rises over past year; and more primary teachers to be trained in delivering PE, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child protection, payday loans, and young offenders

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| CYP Now

NSPCC chief criticises Rolf Harris after entertainer's conviction; call to ban payday loan adverts from children's TV; and new cell restrictions planned for young offenders, all in the news today.

Poverty of home life is not just about money

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The damaging effect of poverty on young people's life chances has been known for decades. However, little is known about young people's own views on how poverty affects education and learning. So this month, I launched a joint report with Save the Children Scotland - Learning Lessons: Young People's Views on Poverty and Education in Scotland.

Daily roundup: Early education, youth employment, and care proceedings

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Labour to look at boosting school nurseries; fewer young people in work than over-50s; and figures reveal number of mothers with multiple children taken into care, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner, voodoo and bullying

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Review into Welsh children's commissioner role begins; United Nations' report warns of children being trafficked for witchcraft rituals; and children with special needs more likely to be bullied, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Vocational training, health and parenting

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

New practical qualifications for school children introduced next year; huge rise in Crohn's disease hospital admissions of young people; and parents warned not to give children alcohol at end of exams, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Class sizes, inspections and childcare

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Friday, June 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Infant school class sizes on the rise; Slough children's centres group rated inadequate; and parliamentary childcare inquiry launched, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Care figures, inspections row and education funding

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Care applications continuing to fall; Wilshaw appears to back down in no-notice school inspection row; and fair-funding formula for education authorities unlikely before next election, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: FGM, school places and child neglect

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Home Office launches FGM poster campaign; London council keeps primary school open after change in housing policy; and mother neglect case dropped after plea from son, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Job support, family courts and child poverty

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Intensive support trialled for jobless 16- and 17-year-olds not receiving benefits; adoption hearing cancelled due to lack of translators; and report reveals impact of recession on child poverty, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Hospital care, nursery closure and teacher strikes

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Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Most inappropriate hospital admissions involve children; nursery closed after toddler found in street; and planned teacher strike is called off, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Report warns of "disgraceful" conditions for child asylum seekers at Heathrow Airport; head teachers criticise insufficient free school meals funding; and charity calls for greater early intervention support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Free school meals, vitamin D, and Bedroom Tax

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Whitehall raises concerns over viability of free school meals; Nice calls for expansion of use of vitamin D supplements; and judicial review launched into child exemption from Bedroom Tax, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Care leavers discuss social exclusion with ministers; Clegg criticises knife sentence plans; and graffiti artist bequeaths piece of work to Bristol youth club, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child abuse, leadership and government funding

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

| CYP Now

MPs warned female genital mutilation still happening; new chief executive at social impact charity The Challenge; and research highlights hole in DfE finances, all in the news today.

Seeking the way out of child poverty

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Despite government promises to eliminate child poverty, figures show it is on the rise. Charlotte Goddard examines some of the key proposals for tackling poverty and explores what is working on the ground.

Councils need help to beat child poverty rise

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Projecting what will happen to child poverty figures between now and 2020 is a difficult task for the statisticians and number crunchers, let alone politicians and campaigners. So pronouncements on what the future holds have to be treated with a hefty dose of caution, particularly with a general election not far away.

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

New sanctions introduced for long-term unemployed; schoolchildren still wearing nappies study finds; and children to give evidence away from court through pilot study, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Food banks, school starting age and youth clubs

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Dramatic rise in the number of food parcels handed out; warning that school starting age could be lowered; and how a Banksy artwork is being used to stave off a youth club closure, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Careers advice, eating disorders and speech therapy

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Schools failing to offer independent careers advice, say colleges; young men with eating disorders being missed by health services; and speech therapy in County Durham under threat from cuts, all in the news today.

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2015 is the year to make Britain great for children and families

It's time the wealthy were prepared to help the poor

Eradicating child poverty must remain top priority

Daily roundup: School attainment, secure estate and family centres

Daily roundup: Extremism, free schools, and youth merger

Daily roundup: Youth justice, child poverty and physical education

Daily roundup: Child protection, payday loans, and young offenders

Poverty of home life is not just about money

Daily roundup: Early education, youth employment, and care proceedings

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner, voodoo and bullying

Daily roundup: Vocational training, health and parenting

Daily roundup: Class sizes, inspections and childcare

Daily roundup: Care figures, inspections row and education funding

Daily roundup: FGM, school places and child neglect

Daily roundup: Job support, family courts and child poverty

Daily roundup: Hospital care, nursery closure and teacher strikes

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

Daily roundup: Free school meals, vitamin D, and Bedroom Tax

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

Daily roundup: Child abuse, leadership and government funding

Seeking the way out of child poverty

Councils need help to beat child poverty rise

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Daily roundup: Food banks, school starting age and youth clubs

Daily roundup: Careers advice, eating disorders and speech therapy

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