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Educational psychology services feel strain of budget cuts

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils across England have cut funding for educational psychology services by five per cent over the last three years, figures show.

LGA warns over impact of council funding cuts

News

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Services for children and young people look set to bear the brunt of local authority funding cuts over the next two years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Skills for the Job: Bid writing

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

At a time of increased competition for funding it is vitally important to ensure you get the application spot-on, says Faiza Chaudary

Providers of children's centres look at new models to offset budget cuts

Other

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

As local authority data reveals a doubling of cuts in spending on children's centres, forcing them to prioritise the protection of statutory functions, a DfE report suggests that councils' ability to do this is being stretched to the limit.

Five lessons for charities and ministers from the collapse of Kids Company

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The closure of Kids Company highlighted problems over the checks and balances used by government and charities to ensure public funding is spent well, from which the rest of the children's voluntary sector can learn.

Universal children's centres face extinction, MPs are warned

News

Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Children centres that offer services to all children and parents in the community will soon be consigned to the history books in many parts of the country, local government and children's services leaders have told MPs.

Analysis backs drive for youth-led services

News

Monday, November 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people and communities should be given the authority to decide the shape of youth work services in their area, a study has found.

Daily roundup: Youth work, parental leave, charity funding

Other

Monday, March 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Hospital youth workers could help girls trapped in gangs; quarter of dads take no parental leave, study finds; and warning for charities over fundraising methods, all in the news today.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

News

Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs are being called upon to share information about how their departments can deliver effective services while managing challenging budgets.

Sport England Small Grants

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Sport England aims to help people and communities by investing in organisations and projects that will increase sports participation and create opportunities for people to excel.

Gove announces 261 schools to receive building money

News

Thursday, May 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced that fewer than half of those who applied for a share of £2bn funding to renovate or rebuild run-down schools have been successful.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

CYP Now investigation: Play services decimated as funding slashed

News

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly a third of local authorities in England have closed play facilities as a result of spending on play services over the past three years being slashed by 39 per cent, an investigation by CYP Now has revealed.

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

News

Monday, March 3, 2014

| CYP Now

A proportion of schools' funding should be dependent on pupils' progress post-16, a group of experts has recommended to the Labour Party.

Further austerity is the only election certainty

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

As the curtain comes down on this Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government, it is worth reflecting on what we've learnt from the past five years - as it looks increasingly likely that the future holds more of the same.

Government urged to underwrite social impact bonds

News

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

| CYP Now

The government should guarantee private investments in social impact bonds to encourage more private funding in the third sector, a charity finance expert has said.

Free childcare funding challenge

Other

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Free childcare for two-year-olds is to be backed by £760m. But is it enough to overcome funding issues, asks Nigel Keohane.

Bradford scales back youth cuts

News

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Bradford Council has scaled back its planned cuts to youth services following an outcry and campaign by local young people.

Greenwich outsources all its children's centres

News

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has selected a mixture of schools, charities and a leisure trust to run its 24 children's centres from April this year.

How charities can demonstrate social value to commissioners

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The way public services are commissioned is undergoing considerable change, but charities pitched into competition for funding with private companies have a possible advantage - as long as they can demonstrate the additional social values they provide above and beyond the primary aims of a project.

Social investment advocate: Joanne Hay, Teens and Toddlers chief executive

Other

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Joanne Hay, chief executive of Teens and Toddlers.

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

News

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Politicians in Kensington & Chelsea have outlined their vision of standards for children's services for a new combined department across three authorities, stating that outstanding inspection ratings are expected.

Distribution of early intervention grant sparks concerns

News

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Fairness in the distribution of the early intervention grant has been called into question after it emerged that many deprived areas have fared worse than those that are better off.

Derbyshire children's centres face closure threat

News

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Derbyshire County Council looks set to close seven children's centres in a bid to save £1.1m a year.

Manchester youth groups launch campaign against funding cuts

News

Friday, November 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Voluntary youth groups in Manchester have launched a campaign against council proposals to cut future youth spending.

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Educational psychology services feel strain of budget cuts

LGA warns over impact of council funding cuts

Skills for the Job: Bid writing

Providers of children's centres look at new models to offset budget cuts

Five lessons for charities and ministers from the collapse of Kids Company

Universal children's centres face extinction, MPs are warned

Analysis backs drive for youth-led services

Daily roundup: Youth work, parental leave, charity funding

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

Sport England Small Grants

Gove announces 261 schools to receive building money

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

CYP Now investigation: Play services decimated as funding slashed

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

Further austerity is the only election certainty

Government urged to underwrite social impact bonds

Free childcare funding challenge

Bradford scales back youth cuts

Greenwich outsources all its children's centres

How charities can demonstrate social value to commissioners

Social investment advocate: Joanne Hay, Teens and Toddlers chief executive

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

Distribution of early intervention grant sparks concerns

Derbyshire children's centres face closure threat

Manchester youth groups launch campaign against funding cuts

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