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Daily roundup: Youth services, asylum seekers, and smoking ban

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Council youth services spending falls by more than a third in two years; 509 former child asylum seekers deported since 2009; and doctors call for ban on smoking for anyone born after 2000, all in the news today.

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

News

Friday, March 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Coventry schools to have safeguarding checks; trust defends offering counselling in cafes; and smoking bans deliver child health benefits, all in the news today.

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

News

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Official figures on children in need are massively underestimating the numbers at risk of neglect and abuse, charity boss Camila Batmanghelidjh has said.

Local authorities won't be ‘written out of the script' in education, says Laws

News

Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities have a "crucial role" to play in education despite increasing numbers of academies, the minister for schools has said.

Care begins at home as Timpson gets to grips with punishing brief

Other

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

In his first interview since taking office, Edward Timpson outlines how he plans to address the challenges ahead

The mother of all governors

Other

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Gabriella Jozwiak talks to National Governors' Association chief Emma Knights

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

News

Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.

Daily roundup: Housing benefit for under-25s, child poverty and an inquiry into Booktrust

Other

Monday, December 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Government rumoured to have shelved plans to scrap housing benefit for under-25s, charities rally to protect children in poverty, and MPs demand an inquiry into funding for the Booktrust, all in the news today.

Resilience prevails amid Osborne's bleak choices

Opinion

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Like a piercing, bitter English winter, Chancellor George Osbourne's "autumn statement" was eye-wateringly harsh. It is, without doubt, children and young people growing up in the most deprived households who are being asked to bear the brunt.

The 2015 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The year 2015 looks set to be pivotal in determining the direction of services for children, young people and families over the rest of the decade.

LGA calls for new food standards to apply to all academies

News

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

| CYP Now

A loophole that enables up to 4,000 academies to avoid complying with new school food nutrition standards should be closed, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

News

Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

Sexual abuse focus can solve the criminal responsibility conundrum

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Kathy Evans explains why the age of criminal responsibility must be raised to protect children.

Behind the manifesto gloss, all parties promise further cuts

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Despite funding pledges, John Freeman says all the main parties will cut spending on services.

Ask The Experts - Involve young people in interviews

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on engaging young people in recruitment, appealing Ofsted ratings, theme park visits and retaining nursery staff.

ADCS Conference: President warns of funding crisis and ‘broken' Ofsted framework

News

Friday, July 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services departments are facing a "looming crisis" because of funding cuts, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.?

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

Other

Monday, July 20, 2015

| CYP Now

With more agency workers being employed in children's services, managing this growing part of the workforce well is vital.

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on guardianship orders, dealing with bereavement, restructures at work and complaints about youth activities.

Good practices identified by Ofsted's tough single inspection framework

Other

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

As Ofsted figures reveal that only 14 of 59 children's social care services assessed under the single inspection framework were rated as "good", CYP Now looks at three local authorities that have impressed inspectors.

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

News

Monday, September 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The health and development of children under five varies dramatically between different parts of England, with a child living in one area far more likely to be condemned to poor health than another living relatively close by, a study has found.

Now is the time to focus efforts on narrowing health inequality

Other

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

From 1 October, the transfer of responsibility for public health to local authorities will be complete when councils take charge of preventative health services for under-fives.

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services directors have developed regional models to improve services that draw on their collective strengths to tackle areas of weakness, and which could help prevent critical Ofsted inspection judgments.

Research Report: Study of the Quality of Childminder Provision in England

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

This study set out to examine the key characteristics of childminding provision, including factors that characterise high-quality childcare.

Local authority announces plans to cease funding 22 youth centres to save £1m

News

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has announced plans that could result in the closure of all 22 of its youth centres in order to make savings of £1m.

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

News

Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

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Daily roundup: Youth services, asylum seekers, and smoking ban

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

Local authorities won't be ‘written out of the script' in education, says Laws

Care begins at home as Timpson gets to grips with punishing brief

The mother of all governors

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Daily roundup: Housing benefit for under-25s, child poverty and an inquiry into Booktrust

Resilience prevails amid Osborne's bleak choices

The 2015 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

LGA calls for new food standards to apply to all academies

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Sexual abuse focus can solve the criminal responsibility conundrum

Behind the manifesto gloss, all parties promise further cuts

Ask The Experts - Involve young people in interviews

ADCS Conference: President warns of funding crisis and ‘broken' Ofsted framework

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Good practices identified by Ofsted's tough single inspection framework

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

Now is the time to focus efforts on narrowing health inequality

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

Research Report: Study of the Quality of Childminder Provision in England

Local authority announces plans to cease funding 22 youth centres to save £1m

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

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