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Daily roundup: Food poverty, SEN reforms and 'paedophile panic'

Friday, August 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Poorer parents struggle to feed their children during the summer holidays; Department for Education publishes child-friendly guide to the special educational needs reforms; and judge warns of "paedophile panic", all in the news today.

Councils face £26m shortfall in free school meals pledge

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils are having to divert money from school maintenance budgets to meet a £26m shortfall in the government's free school meal pledge, according to latest research.

Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister considers new parental rights for grandparents caring for children; new research suggests link between mothers' confidence during pregnancy and GCSE success; and the government announces plans to place age restrictions on music videos, all in the news today.

Numbers of families in hostels on the rise

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of families living in hostels and women's refuges is at its highest level for six years, according to latest government figures.

Working families 'don't earn enough to live on'

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Low wages, benefits cuts and the rising cost of raising children are leaving full-time working families struggling to afford a basic standard of living, a report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has found.

Daily roundup: Self-harm hospital admissions, children's centres and care home concerns

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Monday, August 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Dramatic increase in the number of 10- to 14-year-olds receiving hospital treatment after self-harming; Statistics gathered by Labour Party show that 628 children's centres have closed since since April 2010; and police express concern at plan for new children's home in Northamptonshire, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Healthy eating, parental fines and mental health

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Friday, August 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Oldham teenager's poster design to front youth healthy eating campaign; huge rise in fines for parents who take children out of school; and grant made to develop outcomes-based mental health services, all in the news today.

Campaigners highlight health and social benefits of play

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Play campaigners are highlighting to policymakers the health and social benefits of play schemes in an attempt to encourage more government investment in the sector.

Daily roundup: Smoking rates, abuse investigation, and social workers

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Friday, July 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Number of children trying smoking falls; claims of child abuse 'cover-up' in Lambeth; and August is the best month to recruit social workers, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School population, child obesity, and extremism

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of pupils to top eight million by 2023; London mayor launches drive to tackle child obesity; and school extremism report leaked, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Gove ‘demotion', child abuse, and maternity services

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Teachers' dislike of Gove behind "demotion"; National Crime Agency announces arrests of 600 suspected paedophiles; and guidelines published on mental health care for expectant mothers, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Violent crime, child health, and school absence

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Thousands of children avoid prosecution for violent crimes; smoking in cars with children to be banned in Wales; and London parents most likely to lie over term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Alcohol, child abuse inquiry, and unhealthy food

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Monday, July 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly 8,000 under-18s attended hospital for alcohol use last year; chair of historical child sex abuse inquiry steps down; and fizzy drinks blamed for rise in child tooth decay admissions, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Disabled children, school dinners and free schools

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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.

Daily roundup: Unhealthy food, childcare and youth engagement

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Friday, July 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Junk food featured in children's TV programmes; cost of childcare inquiry calls for evidence; and Youth Engagement Fund opens for bids, all in the news today.

Youth clubs key to children's wellbeing, finds survey

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Friday, July 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Children and young people who attend youth clubs will be happier and healthier than those who do not, a survey suggests.

MPs warn of FGM 'crisis'

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

| CYP Now

A national action plan is urgently needed to tackle the "growing crisis" of female genital mutilation (FGM), MPs have said.

Daily roundup: Sexual abuse, mental health and victims of crime

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner to investigate child sexual abuse in the family; serious case review criticises mental health services in Barrow; and offender fines fund help for young crime victims, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth justice, child poverty and physical education

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Khan to outline Labour youth custody plans; child poverty rises over past year; and more primary teachers to be trained in delivering PE, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Ofsted inspections, child obesity and children's centres

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted report reveals latest inspection judgments of early years settings; a government adviser warns of the dangers of sugary drinks on children's health; and children's centres in Warrington face closure, all in the news today.

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities must do more to prevent the deaths of more than 60 children each year from preventable accidents, a report has found.

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner, voodoo and bullying

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Review into Welsh children's commissioner role begins; United Nations' report warns of children being trafficked for witchcraft rituals; and children with special needs more likely to be bullied, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Vocational training, health and parenting

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

New practical qualifications for school children introduced next year; huge rise in Crohn's disease hospital admissions of young people; and parents warned not to give children alcohol at end of exams, all in the news today.

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Five charity-led consortia will receive a share of £215m as part of a bid to improve the life chances of vulnerable under-threes, the Big Lottery Fund has announced.

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Gang members, young offenders, drug users and persistent truants will be among those targeted as part of a government initiative aimed at reducing the number of those not in education, employment or training (Neet).

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Daily roundup: Food poverty, SEN reforms and 'paedophile panic'

Councils face £26m shortfall in free school meals pledge

Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings

Numbers of families in hostels on the rise

Working families 'don't earn enough to live on'

Daily roundup: Self-harm hospital admissions, children's centres and care home concerns

Daily roundup: Healthy eating, parental fines and mental health

Campaigners highlight health and social benefits of play

Daily roundup: Smoking rates, abuse investigation, and social workers

Daily roundup: School population, child obesity, and extremism

Daily roundup: Gove ‘demotion', child abuse, and maternity services

Daily roundup: Violent crime, child health, and school absence

Daily roundup: Alcohol, child abuse inquiry, and unhealthy food

Daily roundup: Disabled children, school dinners and free schools

Daily roundup: Unhealthy food, childcare and youth engagement

Youth clubs key to children's wellbeing, finds survey

MPs warn of FGM 'crisis'

Daily roundup: Sexual abuse, mental health and victims of crime

Daily roundup: Youth justice, child poverty and physical education

Daily roundup: Ofsted inspections, child obesity and children's centres

Councils urged to tackle preventable child deaths and injuries

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner, voodoo and bullying

Daily roundup: Vocational training, health and parenting

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

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