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Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has set out plans to reform children's social care through a Children and Social Work Bill, with the proposals being broadly well received by the sector.

Concerns raised as government delays SEND review plan until 2023

News

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have raised concerns about further delays in improving support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after the government confirmed it will not respond to the SEND review until early next year.

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

News

Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social work and early years leaders have criticised the Prime Minister’s New Year speech, saying he failed to address several key priorities for children and young people.

Early SEND support needs going unmet

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

A shortage of special needs support in the early years is increasing pressure on childcare providers and schools, new reports reveal.

National Strategies to lose improvement role

Other

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

| CYP Now

Field force National Strategies is to lose responsibility for working with local authorities on early years and education targets from April 2010.

Chair announced for new government award scheme

News

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Dame Denise Platt, chair of the recently abolished Commission for Social Care Inspection, is to chair a new government award scheme to recognise innovation and excellence in local government.

Green paper sets out measures to prevent family breakdown

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

| CYP Now

The government is to launch a comprehensive review of the family justice system that will focus on settling disputes out of court, under plans set out in the families green paper today.

Interview: Space in the city - Nicky Gavron, deputy mayor of London

Features

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

| CYP Now

Some of the biggest problems facing children in the UK are at their worst in London - from shocking levels of child poverty and escalating youth crime to sky-high childcare costs and a shortage of play spaces.

Joint working - Total Place bids to do more with less

Other

Monday, February 1, 2010

| CYP Now

Councils can yield big savings by adopting a joined-up approach to public spending, dubbed Total Place. Lauren Higgs reports.

It's the preventative services, stupid

Opinion

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

| CYP Now

Bill Clinton unseated George Bush (Senior) in the 1992 US presidential election owing partly to the slogan, "It's the economy, stupid".

Comprehensive Area Assessment fails to cut council workload

News

Thursday, September 17, 2009

| CYP Now

The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) is failing to reduce the inspections burden on councils, a survey by the Local Government Association (LGA) has found.

Special report: Conservative Conference 2009 - Tory fringe debates focus on the quality of services

Other

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

| CYP Now

Fringe events at the conference in Manchester looked at Tory plans to rid children and young people's services of bureaucracy and to boost the quality of education and family life. CYP Now brings you some of the highlights

Balls overrules MPs' objections to Atkinson commissioner appointment

News

Monday, October 19, 2009

| CYP Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls has overridden MPs' objections to the appointment of Maggie Atkinson as children's commissioner for England.

The play fighter - Nick Jackson, play development manager, The Learning Trust

Features

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

| CYP Now

Nick Jackson is recounting the tale of his brief flirtation with prime-time television.

Joint working - 20 years on: The impact of the 1989 Children Act

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

| CYP Now

Next month marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the Children Act 1989. Neil Puffett assess the successes and failures of the legislation for children and young people.

It's time to respect children's rights

Opinion

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

| CYP Now

You wait ages for one 20th anniversary, then three come along at once. We've just marked the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 1989 Children Act. And this week it is 20 years since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child came into existence.

Children's Rights Bill introduced

News

Friday, November 20, 2009

| CYP Now

Baroness Joan Walmsley has introduced a Children's Rights Bill, which would make the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child part of UK law.

Security firm finds failings with ContactPoint system

Other

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

| CYP Now

The government's controversial children's database ContactPoint has a number of security failings, it has been claimed.

Making Sense of Every Child Matters: Multi-professional Practice Guidance

Features

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

| CYP Now

Edited by Richard BarkerThe Policy Press, ISBN 9781847420114, 19.99, 211 pages

LGA's Abrahams to become DCSF adviser

News

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

| CYP Now

Caroline Abrahams is to leave the Local Government Association (LGA) to become Children's Secretary Ed Balls' policy adviser.

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Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

Concerns raised as government delays SEND review plan until 2023

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

Early SEND support needs going unmet

National Strategies to lose improvement role

Chair announced for new government award scheme

Green paper sets out measures to prevent family breakdown

Interview: Space in the city - Nicky Gavron, deputy mayor of London

Joint working - Total Place bids to do more with less

It's the preventative services, stupid

Comprehensive Area Assessment fails to cut council workload

Special report: Conservative Conference 2009 - Tory fringe debates focus on the quality of services

Balls overrules MPs' objections to Atkinson commissioner appointment

The play fighter - Nick Jackson, play development manager, The Learning Trust

Joint working - 20 years on: The impact of the 1989 Children Act

It's time to respect children's rights

Children's Rights Bill introduced

Security firm finds failings with ContactPoint system

Making Sense of Every Child Matters: Multi-professional Practice Guidance

LGA's Abrahams to become DCSF adviser

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