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Changes to legislation could plunge more children and young people into poverty

Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Controversial amendments to government legislation going through parliament will plunge more children into deprivation by weakening the Child Poverty Act, experts have warned.

Daily roundup: child poverty, reading habits and autism support

Other

Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Child poverty could rise by 800,000 by 2020 warn Oxfam; reading for pleasure link to child academic achievement; and teachers struggle to access autism support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Further education cuts, tax credits and drugs statistics

Other

Thursday, July 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Course closures and falling rolls in colleges, the link between welfare cuts and the economic crisis and drug use among school pupils, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Shannon Matthews court order, Olympic auction and Ofsted in South Yorkshire

Other

Monday, August 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Details of an injunction on the Shannon Matthews serious case review, Olympic mascots to go under the hammer for children, and child protection in Barnsley and Rotherham, all make the news today.

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

Other

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: The Children's Food Trust, Welsh exams, and 'annoying' young people

Other

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.

Poverty measures will hide the reality

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

What should we make of the government's recent consultation on how to measure the numbers of children living in poverty? Is it a genuine attempt to become more sophisticated at understanding the complexities of child poverty? Or is it a means of disguising how the numbers of children living in poverty are certain to rise?

Working families deserve much more from Osborne

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The child poverty map of the UK - which shows the percentage of children in poverty in each local authority and parliamentary constituency - makes for depressing reading.

Daily roundup: Child poverty, spending cuts and Sandwell suspension

Other

Monday, March 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Child poverty adviser warns government over "muddled" reforms, £850m cut predicted for Department for Education, and Sandwell suspends children's service director, all in the news today.

Unicef: shield young from deficit reduction

Other

Monday, May 28, 2012

| CYP Now

UK shows an improvement in Unicef's latest report, which monitors and compares how economically advanced countries treat children

Daily roundup: The Technical Baccalaureate, food banks and school sports for disabled children

Other

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Miliband pledges help for "forgotten" young people, fears over disabled children missing out on school sports, and record numbers of Welsh families receive help from food banks, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Loughton criticism, CAMHS cutbacks and parental alcohol warning

Other

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: Boarding school, Kingston payoff, and the BYC manifesto

Other

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.

Legal help for migrant children

Other

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Initiative reduces destitution among migrant children.

Government's toxic approach to education is beyond satire

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Every now and then, I think about writing a satirical column on education, but before I get round to it, the world has proved that my most extreme ideas are too tame.

Education attainment and poverty inextricably linked

Other

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

The unveiling of the government's legislative priorities offered both reasons to be optimistic and pessimistic over the prospects for children and young people over the coming parliament.

We must give troubled families real help

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Helen was 16 when she met her partner, and dropped out of school in her final year. She now has five children and has worked most of her life, although her partner only works intermittently.

Daily roundup: Exam reforms, abortion inquiry, and a ‘catch-up premium' for pupils

Other

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.

Communities and Families Fund

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Grants for projects supporting young children and families across Scotland

In Focus: Families@30

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

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Changes to legislation could plunge more children and young people into poverty

Daily roundup: child poverty, reading habits and autism support

Daily roundup: Further education cuts, tax credits and drugs statistics

Daily roundup: Shannon Matthews court order, Olympic auction and Ofsted in South Yorkshire

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

Daily roundup: The Children's Food Trust, Welsh exams, and 'annoying' young people

Poverty measures will hide the reality

Working families deserve much more from Osborne

Daily roundup: Child poverty, spending cuts and Sandwell suspension

Unicef: shield young from deficit reduction

Daily roundup: The Technical Baccalaureate, food banks and school sports for disabled children

Daily roundup: Loughton criticism, CAMHS cutbacks and parental alcohol warning

Daily roundup: Boarding school, Kingston payoff, and the BYC manifesto

Legal help for migrant children

Government's toxic approach to education is beyond satire

Education attainment and poverty inextricably linked

We must give troubled families real help

Daily roundup: Exam reforms, abortion inquiry, and a ‘catch-up premium' for pupils

Communities and Families Fund

In Focus: Families@30

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