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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Anna Feuchtwang, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau.

Daily roundup: Children's services, funding, and nursery education

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Doncaster's children's trust close to launch; £5.8m of extra children's services funds approved in Bucks; and attending nursery gives children advantage in later life, all in the news today.

Ask the Experts: Deter young people from drugs

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on "legal highs", saving money while safeguarding, partnership working concerns and coping with hot weather.

Daily roundup: Shoesmith compensation, council spending, and school standards

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Details emerge of Sharon Shoesmith compensation deal; Somerset criticised for amount spent on children's services leaders; and academies best for supporting disadvantaged pupils, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Haringey told to improve children's social care, major early intervention guide launched, and Nicky Morgan pledges to continue tough stance on term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Nicky Morgan replaces Michael Gove as Education Secretary

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Nicky Morgan has replaced Michael Gove as Education Secretary as part of a surprisingly sweeping Cabinet reshuffle that has seen a number of children's sector ministerial posts change hands.

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

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Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority chief executives' group says the requirement for a director of children's services is stifling innovation in children's services and isolating it from the rest of local government - arguments that don't stack up, say leaders.

Daily roundup: Care proceedings, teacher training, and physical education

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Social workers to get help understanding care proceedings legislation; teacher training on SEN insufficient; and most pupils "not bothered" by loss of competitive school sport, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

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Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Gove highlights FGM risk in letter to school head teachers; Coventry councillors work together to improve children's services; and Nottinghamshire councils develop plan to cut child injuries, all in the news today.

A provocative president

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Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Alan Wood, the new president of the ADCS.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

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Monday, March 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Chamber of Commerce warning on youth unemployment figures; fraction of public health spending goes on child obesity; and government launches action plan to tackle violence against females, 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: Benefit cap, DCS appointment, and looked-after children

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Friday, December 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Struggling families set to be hit by benefit cap, say poverty campaigners; new director of children's services in Leicestershire; and improvements to the care system in Scotland are too slow, all in the news today.

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.

Daily roundup: Reading cash boost, Norfolk DCS appointed, and stop and search

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The Reading Agency awarded £1m of funding, Sheila Lock named as interim DCS at Norfolk Council, and police stop and search practice criticised by inspectorate, all in the news today.

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Complete communicator

Daily roundup: Children's services, funding, and nursery education

Ask the Experts: Deter young people from drugs

Daily roundup: Shoesmith compensation, council spending, and school standards

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

Nicky Morgan replaces Michael Gove as Education Secretary

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

Daily roundup: Care proceedings, teacher training, and physical education

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

A provocative president

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

Daily roundup: Benefit cap, DCS appointment, and looked-after children

Who would want to be a DCS today?

Daily roundup: Reading cash boost, Norfolk DCS appointed, and stop and search

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