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Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

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

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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.

Daily roundup: Unemployment, digital footprints and sexual exploitation

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Fewer children in jobless households, a call for internet guidance for parents, and five arrested by police investigating the alleged rape of 15-year-old, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child benefit cuts, heart surgery in Bristol, and a ban on two 'legal highs'

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Report says child benefit changes will cost some families £50,000, warning over child heart operations at "inadequately staffed" hospital, and the government outlaws two more "legal highs", all in the news today.

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

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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.

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Health risks for Neets highlighted, council fined for losing children's data, and Too Much Too Soon campaign reaches parliament, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School sports, exam results and the riots one year on

Other

Monday, August 6, 2012

| CYP Now

School sports provision labelled "patchy" by minister, London pupils top exam results, and a film to mark the riots anniversary, all make the headlines today.

Daily roundup: Bullying, child abuse and domestic violence

Other

Thursday, August 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Study highlights long-term impact of bullying; adults concerned about false accusations when reporting child abuse; and thousands of domestic violence referrals made in Scotland, all in the news today.

How specialist court helps families overcome substance misuse

Other

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court helps substance-misusing parents involved in care proceedings and potentially keeps more families together.

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

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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?

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

News

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Exposure to conflict between their parents can put children's mental health and long-term life chances at risk, a government-funded study has found.

Good Practice: How a pilot scheme has led to a reduction in parental substance misuse and children taken into care

Best Practice

Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court initiative boasts impressive trial results, including a 48 per cent success rate in mothers who stopped misusing substances

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

News

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A four-year-old who was murdered after months of starvation and beatings was effectively "invisible" to professionals as a result of language barriers, a probe has found.

Professionals 'collectively failed' to protect Keanu Williams

News

Thursday, October 3, 2013

| CYP Now

A two-year-old boy from Birmingham was beaten to death by his mother after professionals "missed a significant number of opportunities" to intervene, a serious case review has found.

Daily roundup: Child sexual exploitation; ‘punishment room' claims, and action on junk food

Other

Monday, February 18, 2013

| CYP Now

A campaign to break the taboo of child sexual exploitation, claims of autistic children being ‘locked up' for bad behaviour, and a call for a ban on junk food advertising, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child benefit changes, care proceedings pilot, and how childcare can 'make work pay'

Other

Monday, October 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A million letters sent to warn parents of child benefit changes, a pilot project reduces the length of care proceedings, and a call for government investment in childcare, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

Other

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Growing numbers of children suffering blindness; drop in number of children being arrested; and three children in care go missing every day in Merseyside, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner, voodoo and bullying

Other

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.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

News

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Other

Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Number of children at risk of grooming in Leeds trebles; Sandwell gives green light to youth cuts; and slight rise in drug deaths among under 20s, all in the news today.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

News

Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

The policy context on Attachment and Neglect

Features

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

In recent years there has been a growing recognition of the scale of child neglect, its long-term effect on children's wellbeing and how interventions can prevent and repair the damage caused to children's ability to form strong attachments with parents and carers.

Sex education must cover porn, says children's commissioner

News

Friday, May 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Sex and relationships education must be updated to cover online pornography in order to protect children from harm, the children's commissioner for England has said.

Daily roundup: Criminal families, advice on praising children, and sex education

Other

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Judge wants babies removed from persistent offenders; warning on praising children, and funding secured for lessons aimed at children at risk of sexual exploitation, all in the news today.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

News

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

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Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

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

Daily roundup: Unemployment, digital footprints and sexual exploitation

Daily roundup: Child benefit cuts, heart surgery in Bristol, and a ban on two 'legal highs'

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

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

Daily roundup: School sports, exam results and the riots one year on

Daily roundup: Bullying, child abuse and domestic violence

How specialist court helps families overcome substance misuse

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

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

Good Practice: How a pilot scheme has led to a reduction in parental substance misuse and children taken into care

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

Professionals 'collectively failed' to protect Keanu Williams

Daily roundup: Child sexual exploitation; ‘punishment room' claims, and action on junk food

Daily roundup: Child benefit changes, care proceedings pilot, and how childcare can 'make work pay'

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner, voodoo and bullying

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

The policy context on Attachment and Neglect

Sex education must cover porn, says children's commissioner

Daily roundup: Criminal families, advice on praising children, and sex education

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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