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MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The drive to establish a fair admissions system to the top universities should start before school age, a group of MPs has reported.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

News

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

News

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Parents will have their child benefit payments docked if they fail to pay truancy fines Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Rise in demand for Barnardo's emergency grant sparks calls for Budget shake-up

News

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's charity Barnardo's has revealed demand for its emergency grants has risen by 19 per cent since the beginning of the economic crisis in 2007, sparking calls for vulnerable families to be afforded more protection in next week's Budget.

Daily roundup: Looked-after children, ADHD drugs, and food banks

Other

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers want the College of Social Work to focus on looked-after children; ADHD drug prescribing rises 50 per cent in five years; and free food is offered to poor families in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Conservative conference: £10bn in welfare cuts 'disastrous' for families

News

Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Government plans to make an additional £10bn in cuts to the welfare budget risk having a disastrous impact on children and families, a charity has warned.

Daily roundup: Single parents, online safety for autistic children and drugs education

Other

Monday, October 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Charity calls on government to support single parents, a guide to help autistic children use internet, and efforts to make drugs, alcohol and relationship lessons compulsory, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

Other

Monday, October 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of Scottish families face multiple disadvantage, children say they want more time with parents, and a warning over impending child benefit cuts, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Academy U-turn, female genital mutilation, and Teach First to expand

Other

Monday, November 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Primary governors at a London school reverse their decision to convert to academy status, a 10-point action plan on female genital mutilation prosecutions is launched, and government proposals to expand Teach First, all in the news today.

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

News

Monday, March 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed that the government is considering altering the detail of its plans to take child benefit away from higher earners.

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

News

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Attempts to fund early intervention work through social finance would be compromised by a government bid to crack down on tax evasion through charitable donations, it has been claimed.

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

News

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of "perpetuating damaging myths" by signalling greater curbs on welfare support for out-of-work families.

Proposed child maintenance levy cut by government

News

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has reduced the amount it will charge lone parents for using the Child Maintenance Service to secure support payments following widespread opposition to the proposals.

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

All the seasonal festivities are now behind us. The Christmas period inevitably saw countless turkeys ordered while the supermarket shelves groaned, ready for the last few days of manic stocking-up.

In Focus: Family support

Other

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

All the research shows that it is never too early to transform a child's life chances. The school readiness gap between disadvantaged children and their peers can be as wide as 19 months on their first day of school and once children have fallen behind, their chances of catching up are slim.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Daily roundup: Apprenticeships, global education rankings, and immunisations

Other

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

| CYP Now

An overhaul of apprenticeships is mooted, the UK education system is ranked sixth best in the world, and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) immunisations rise above the 90 per cent mark, all in the news today.

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

News

Thursday, September 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Close to half (46 per cent) of single parents currently using the Child Support Agency (CSA) will not be able to afford proposed fees to access the new child maintenance service, a poll by charity Gingerbread has found.

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

News

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

| CYP Now

A London council has blamed the government's decision to cap housing benefit for its attempts to house up to 500 families in Stoke-on-Trent.

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

News

Thursday, February 16, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 70 per cent of families are on the edge of financial meltdown, a survey by parenting site Netmums has found.

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

News

Monday, December 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The benefit cap is hampering local authorities in London in their attempts to move families out of temporary accommodation and into a permanent home, a report has found.

Giving children a better start in life

Features

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

The National Lottery-funded A Better Start programme to boost early child development celebrates its fifth birthday this month. Those involved in the programme highlight its achievements to date.

Child Poverty Action Group launches legal challenge to welfare reforms

News

Monday, March 7, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is to face a legal challenge to controversial welfare reforms after the Child Poverty Action Group announced it has issued proceedings for judicial review.

Benefit cap hits child households hardest

News

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Families with children have been hardest hit by the introduction of the controversial benefit cap, initial government figures show.

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MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Rise in demand for Barnardo's emergency grant sparks calls for Budget shake-up

Daily roundup: Looked-after children, ADHD drugs, and food banks

Conservative conference: £10bn in welfare cuts 'disastrous' for families

Daily roundup: Single parents, online safety for autistic children and drugs education

Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

Daily roundup: Academy U-turn, female genital mutilation, and Teach First to expand

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

Proposed child maintenance levy cut by government

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

In Focus: Family support

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Daily roundup: Apprenticeships, global education rankings, and immunisations

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

Giving children a better start in life

Child Poverty Action Group launches legal challenge to welfare reforms

Benefit cap hits child households hardest

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