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Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Hundreds of girls admitted to hospital for stress, £12.6m of children's services cuts approved in Leicestershire, and guidance issued on improving children's basic skills, all in the news today.

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

CYP Now's Outcomes Conference earlier this month brought together leaders in children's services across the voluntary sector, local authorities and government to debate the way ahead for evidencing what works.

Daily roundup: Substance misuse, social housing, and looked-after children

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Deaths linked to legal highs on the up; bedroom tax leaving tenants behind on rent; and Cafcass data shows large fall in care applications in January, all in the news today.

Seven key steps to ensure best interests of children

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Wales children's commissioner Keith Towler shares his golden rules for promoting children's rights.

Daily roundup: Careers guidance, council cuts, and smoking

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Call for government to extend National Careers Service; research shows cuts affecting deprived areas more; and Lords back bid to ban smoking in cars, all in the news today.

The 2014 Report

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Sector leaders look at the year ahead for children and young people.

Time for UN convention to be signed into UK law

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Northern Ireland children's commissioner says children's rights need to be written into law.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals to reform the Office of the Children's Commissioner aim to strengthen children's rights in line with international standards.

Quiz of the Year 2013

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

How closely have you been following the ups and downs of the children and young people's sector over the past 12 months? Test your knowledge here with the CYP Now quiz of the year.

Alternatives to government funding sought to fill hole in charity finances

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

The dual challenges of rising demand for services and reduced state financial support are creating a perfect storm that could sink all but the largest children's charities over the coming year, warn voluntary sector leaders.

Daily roundup: Gang crime, adoption powers and state boarding school

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Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Fall in youth violence since riots; BAAF welcomes changes to proposed adoption powers; and planners hinder state boarding school bid, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoption agency places adverts featuring real children; report questions progress on mental health provision for young offenders; and politicians in Kent give green light to children's centre closures, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Teenage pregnancies, abuse campaign, and Universal Credit

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Fall in number of births to teenage mums; Home Office campaign on teen abuse launches; and government welfare reforms to be delayed, all in the news today.

Renewed political spotlight puts focus on reaching out to gangs

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Despite encouraging signs that youth violence is on the wane, youth work experts are warning that better co-ordination is needed to engage and divert a hardcore of young people involved in street gangs.

DfE data shows funding shift from universal to targeted services

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Latest local authority spending figures suggest that early intervention is being sacrificed to fund statutory services as children's departments grapple with making a dwindling pot of money stretch further.

Who would want to be a DCS today?

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services are under ever-increasing pressure and first in the firing line if tragedy strikes. Jo Stephenson examines what the future holds for the role and why anyone would aspire to do it.

Youth justice roundup

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Troubled families progress, inspection of young offender institution for young women, and child sexual exploitation, all in the news in the past seven days.

Daily roundup: Troubled families, sexual exploitation, and childhood obesity

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| CYP Now

14,000 families turned around in government scheme; authorities failing sexually exploited Asian girls; and health visitors "worry about offending parents", all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Wiltshire inspection, health guidance and teaching qualifications

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Friday, August 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted upgrades children's services in Wiltshire; Scotland's children's commissioner calls for urgent review of teachers' health guidance; and an early years professional complains over teacher training rejection, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School uniforms, A-Levels, and court cases

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Charity calls for school uniforms to be ditched, the proportion of top A-Level grades is down on last year, and a minister wants more young offenders dealt with in youth courts, all in the news today.

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Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

Daily roundup: Substance misuse, social housing, and looked-after children

Seven key steps to ensure best interests of children

Daily roundup: Careers guidance, council cuts, and smoking

The 2014 Report

Time for UN convention to be signed into UK law

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

Quiz of the Year 2013

Alternatives to government funding sought to fill hole in charity finances

Daily roundup: Gang crime, adoption powers and state boarding school

Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

Daily roundup: Teenage pregnancies, abuse campaign, and Universal Credit

Renewed political spotlight puts focus on reaching out to gangs

DfE data shows funding shift from universal to targeted services

Who would want to be a DCS today?

Youth justice roundup

Daily roundup: Troubled families, sexual exploitation, and childhood obesity

Daily roundup: Wiltshire inspection, health guidance and teaching qualifications

Daily roundup: School uniforms, A-Levels, and court cases

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