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Academies boom hurts support services

Monday, December 12, 2011

| CYP Now

One of the government's flagship education reforms has resulted in 1,200 academies opening in the space of just 18 months.

Councils seek judicial review over loss of academies cash

News

Thursday, May 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Government ministers are facing a legal challenge over their decision to cut council funding by 148m to finance support services for ever-increasing numbers of academies.

Osborne announces school funding overhaul

News

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to introduce a new national funding formula for schools to ensure money is fairly distributed between local areas.

Daily roundup: Behavioural problems, human trafficking, and children's centres

Other

Friday, October 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Oxford academics claim link between nurseries and poor behaviour; maximum sentence for human trafficking to be increased; and consultation begins on children's centre closures, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child exploitation, Stoke cuts, and school regulation

Other

Thursday, November 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Child sexual exploitation review launched by Barnardo's and MP; Stoke council outlines plans for children's services changes; and Michael Gove wants regional regulators for free schools and academies, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Antisocial behaviour, free schools, and apprenticeships

Other

Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Government drops 'annoyance' definition of antisocial behaviour; more free school applications approved; and Cabinet Office apprenticeship scheme doubled, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Free schools, outdoor play and mental health

Other

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Gove under fire over free school funding; outdoor play helps cut cancer risk; and young people are most lonely, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: FGM, school places and child neglect

Other

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Home Office launches FGM poster campaign; London council keeps primary school open after change in housing policy; and mother neglect case dropped after plea from son, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Childcare training, education outcomes and Ofsted inspections

Other

Monday, June 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Early years bursary scheme funds a handful of applicants; gifted poor children less likely than affluent peers to attend top universities; and Bournemouth children's services requires improvement says Ofsted, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Disabled children, school dinners and free schools

Other

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Parliamentary inquiry finds failings in childcare system; primary schools struggle to prepare for free school meals plan; and study highlights geographical spread of free schools, all in the news today.

MPs hear DfE blocked council intervention in Birmingham school

News

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

An early attempt by Birmingham City Council to intervene in a troubled school was rejected by the Department for Education, MPs have heard.

Government attacked for management of free school projects

News

Monday, September 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The government's handling of the free school programme has come under fire with accusations of wasted money and unfair treatment.

Daily roundup: Child protection, a charity merger, and the Fair4Families campaign

Other

Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

A shake-up of child protection training rumoured to be on the cards, The Private Equity Foundation and Impetus Trust announce plans to merge, and a campaign to protect families from cuts, all in the news today.

Growth on the cards for co-op academies

Other

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

As the Co-operative Group opens two new schools, experts predict the shift towards co-operative academies is set to gather pace

Employers including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to help run new technical colleges

News

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

| CYP Now

British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Jaguar Land Rover are among the local employers signed up to help educate young people at 15 new university technical colleges set to open in 2013 and 2014.

Councils wrongly picking up bill for academy conversion, claims LGA

News

Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are "unfairly" having to pay millions of pounds a year to convert schools to academy status, the Local Government Association (LGA) has claimed.

How can we help young people with a social worker to thrive in education?

Research

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Doing well in school is among the strongest predictors of future life success. Although the relationship isn’t perfect – some people succeed without many or any qualifications, or return to education later in life – this relationship is important. Ensuring that young people can access and achieve in education is a priority for well-functioning societies.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

DfE misses free school deadlines

News

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has missed two key deadlines set out in its own business plan, which were intended to speed up the creation of new free schools.

Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

News

Monday, April 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Rochdale faces legal action over care comments; no further action against former youth police and crime commissioner, and half of youth service jobs to go in Warwickshire, all in the news today.

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Academies boom hurts support services

Councils seek judicial review over loss of academies cash

Osborne announces school funding overhaul

Daily roundup: Behavioural problems, human trafficking, and children's centres

Daily roundup: Child exploitation, Stoke cuts, and school regulation

Daily roundup: Antisocial behaviour, free schools, and apprenticeships

Daily roundup: Free schools, outdoor play and mental health

Daily roundup: FGM, school places and child neglect

Daily roundup: Childcare training, education outcomes and Ofsted inspections

Daily roundup: Disabled children, school dinners and free schools

MPs hear DfE blocked council intervention in Birmingham school

Government attacked for management of free school projects

Daily roundup: Child protection, a charity merger, and the Fair4Families campaign

Growth on the cards for co-op academies

Employers including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to help run new technical colleges

Councils wrongly picking up bill for academy conversion, claims LGA

How can we help young people with a social worker to thrive in education?

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

DfE misses free school deadlines

Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

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