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DfE must serve children, not our sitcom writers

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  • Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  • | CYP Now
In what ended up as an explosive exit interview, Tim Loughton lifted the lid on the inner workings of the Department for Education at a select committee hearing last week with the department's former ministers.

Do we need more men?

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  • Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Women outnumber men across the children's workforce, particularly in work with young children. Charlotte Goddard investigates whether it matters and what employers could do to redress the balance

Training boost for play sector

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  • Monday, January 18, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The sector skills council for playwork will create a network of high-quality training providers in an effort to increase the number of qualified workers in the sector.

Inspection row engulfs Ofsted

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  • Tuesday, December 11, 2007
  • | CYP Now
This year's Ofsted inspections of local authority children's services have been dogged with inconsistencies and confusion to the point where some councils are considering taking the watchdog to a judicial review, CYP Now can reveal.

Strategy gives workforce boost

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  • Tuesday, December 9, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The government will today (Thursday 11 December) unveil a new partnership body designed to represent the entire children and young people's sector as part of the 2020 workforce strategy.

Workforce council to push integration

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  • Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) is to launch a campaign to promote integrated working to children's services professionals.

Report advocates ethnic mix of staff

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  • Tuesday, March 25, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Matching ethnicity of childcare workers to the community they serve is not as important as having a good mix of staff from different backgrounds, a Daycare Trust report has found.

Mutual benefits

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Public sector employees are being encouraged to take control of the services they provide and run them as mutuals. Joe Lepper looks at the experiences of those pioneering the approach in children's services

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