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Stockport failed to meet boy's needs

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  • Tuesday, April 8, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Stockport Council in Greater Manchester failed to meet a boy's special educational needs for three years, the Local Government Ombudsman has ruled.

Restraint training needed for entire workforce

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  • Tuesday, April 21, 2009
  • | CYP Now
The whole of the children's workforce would benefit from basic training on the law relating to the use of restraint, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Accidents body urges more risk-taking

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  • Tuesday, November 6, 2007
  • | CYP Now
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has championed the merits of children experiencing risk, including grazes, bruises and even broken bones.

Joint working - Arise, the next children's commissioner

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  • Tuesday, June 16, 2009
  • | CYP Now
England's first children's commissioner is preparing to step down as recruitment for his successor gets under way. Joe Lepper considers Sir Al Aynsley-Green's achievements, the remit of the role and some of the potential candidates to take his place.

Sector declares opposition to Ofsted split

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  • Monday, April 18, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Proposals to split Ofsted into two separate inspectorates of education and children's care would make the government's policies on children with special educational needs, early years services and looked-after children unviable, sector leaders have warned.

Think Big Society

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  • Monday, September 13, 2010
  • | CYP Now
David Cameron has pledged to scale back state-run public services and give citizens the power to "build the Britain they want". Here, six leading figures from the sector explore what the Prime Minister's vision will mean.

Former DCS to manage quango cuts

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  • Monday, October 4, 2010
  • | CYP Now
An influential former director of children's services (DCS) has been tasked with overseeing the abolition of quangos within the Department for Education (DfE).

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