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Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The next children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield must stand up to the government if she is to champion the rights of children and young people and allay concerns over the role's independence.

Recruitment in children's services: trends and challenges

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Funding cuts coupled with increased demand for services are intensifying the recruitment challenges for children's services employers. Joe Lepper explores the trends across the children's workforce.

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Data Check: Riots involved young people with special educational needs

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Monday, October 31, 2011

| CYP Now

Analysis of the 10- to 17-year-olds appearing in the courts for offences relating to the August riots has revealed that a high proportion had some sort of special educational need and many wereeligible for free school meals.

Opinion: Vox pop - Should schools use metal detectors to scan pupils?

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

| CYP Now

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has backed the use of metal detectors in some schools to scan pupils for weapons as they enter. Details are likely to be contained in the government's forthcoming action plan on tackling violence.

Joint working - Ministerial overhaul results in new-look DCSF

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

| CYP Now

After the uncertainty of the past few weeks, the new ministerial line-up at the Department for Children, Schools and Families is now complete. Lauren Higgs investigates what it means for future policy.

Joint Working - Review of sector skills councils

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

| CYP Now

With the government examining the remit of all sector skills councils, the future for some is uncertain. Lauren Higgs reports.

CYP Now Show 2009: Workshops and debates - The hot topics

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

Visitors to the CYP Now Show 2009 will be able to attend a range of interactive workshops and panel discussions focusing on issues that affect the sector. Jo Stephenson talks to some of the speakers and discovers what's on offer.

Home in on your evidence

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Friday, April 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Billions of pounds have been spent on programmes that don't have a robust evidence base, the government argues. So how can children's and youth sector organisations prove that they are worthy of investment, asks Joe Lepper.

News Insight: A new leader but few policies at the Labour conference

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Monday, October 4, 2010

| CYP Now

After defeat at the general election, this year's Labour conference was a chance for members to reflect on the party's time in power and focus on the challenges ahead. Lauren Higgs reports.

Early intervention grant could be raided for politically sensitive services

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Monday, January 10, 2011

| CYP Now

With council elections looming this May, money for the early intervention grant could be channelled to prop up other local authority services.

Positive Images deadline looms

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Monday, April 12, 2010

| CYP Now

The closing date for Children and Young People Now's Positive Images Awards 2010 is approaching fast, with just over two weeks left to submit potentially award-winning work.

News Insight: Who I decided to vote for -- and why

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Monday, May 10, 2010

| CYP Now

With public spending facing major cuts, gaining the confidence of the children and young people's workforce was key to the main parties' election campaigns. Emily Watson asks four frontline children's workers who they decided to vote for.

Child safeguarding: leaders' debate

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of safeguarding children at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports

Daily roundup: Criminal families, advice on praising children, and sex education

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Judge wants babies removed from persistent offenders; warning on praising children, and funding secured for lessons aimed at children at risk of sexual exploitation, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: multi-agency inspections, safeguarding in Kingston and poverty target concerns

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Ofsted's multi-agency inspection plans, an apology from Kingston Council over safeguarding standards, and claims the child poverty target is unachievable, all make the headlines today.

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

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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: Tottenham flash mob, school playing fields and the cost of child protection in Blackpool

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

| CYP Now

North London children mark the anniversary of the riots, 21 schools pitches sold off, and a £400,000 bill to improve child protection in Blackpool, all make the news today.

Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The row over the future of social work representation re-ignites, a report calls for less emphasis on competitive sports, and tackling obesity among young people with mental illness, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Vocational qualifications, local government powers, and youth unemployment

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Research shows schools are increasingly shunning vocational courses, MPs call for a power shift to councils, and a report finds that youth unemployment in the UK is rising faster than in other G8 nations, all in the news today.

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

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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.

Working Together to Safeguard Children: key revisions explained

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

It has been two years in the making, but the revised Working Together guidance has finally been published. The new, streamlined version contains crucial information for all those with a role in safeguarding children

Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

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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.

Daily roundup: Missing children, the Welsh care system, and police and crime commissioners

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Friday, November 16, 2012

| CYP Now

A rise in the number of children going missing in London, a call to change attitudes to care in Wales, and a campaign to change the law on police and crime commissioner elections, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Bullying, mental health, and staff suspensions at Cardiff council

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Monday, November 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Research shows bullying stops children from achieving their potential, Police 'forced' to detain young people with mental health problems, and children's services staff taken off duty in Cardiff following an internal audit, all in the news today.

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Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

Recruitment in children's services: trends and challenges

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Data Check: Riots involved young people with special educational needs

Opinion: Vox pop - Should schools use metal detectors to scan pupils?

Joint working - Ministerial overhaul results in new-look DCSF

Joint Working - Review of sector skills councils

CYP Now Show 2009: Workshops and debates - The hot topics

Home in on your evidence

News Insight: A new leader but few policies at the Labour conference

Early intervention grant could be raided for politically sensitive services

Positive Images deadline looms

News Insight: Who I decided to vote for -- and why

Child safeguarding: leaders' debate

Daily roundup: Criminal families, advice on praising children, and sex education

Daily roundup: multi-agency inspections, safeguarding in Kingston and poverty target concerns

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

Daily roundup: Tottenham flash mob, school playing fields and the cost of child protection in Blackpool

Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis

Daily roundup: Vocational qualifications, local government powers, and youth unemployment

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

Working Together to Safeguard Children: key revisions explained

Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

Daily roundup: Missing children, the Welsh care system, and police and crime commissioners

Daily roundup: Bullying, mental health, and staff suspensions at Cardiff council

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