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Daily roundup: Foster children's rights, SEN reforms, and the cost of sending a child to school

Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Research says children in foster care are being "denied a proper childhood", concerns over the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms, and the rising cost of sending children to school, all in the news today.

Daily round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools

Other

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Rochdale appoints an interim head of children's social services, Ofsted is criticised over its new complaints framework, and a call for profit-making firms to take charge of the worst schools, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

Other

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Fears that the new disability payment system could hamper independent living for young people, MPs urged to spend time with local youth workers, and Bromley berated over delays in SEN support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Single parents, online safety for autistic children and drugs education

Other

Monday, October 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Charity calls on government to support single parents, a guide to help autistic children use internet, and efforts to make drugs, alcohol and relationship lessons compulsory, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Happiness, volunteering for athletes, and child porn arrest

Other

Thursday, October 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people are the happiest age group in UK, Olympic hopefuls to be made to volunteer, and Harrow lead member resigns following child porn arrest, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Breakfast clubs, Gove-levels and a sexual health campaign

Other

Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Breakfast clubs fall victim to school budget cuts, the government prepares to unveil its new exam system proposals, and a campaign to improve access to contraception, all in the news today.

Vital lifeline for disabled children

Other

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| CYP Now

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

News

Thursday, May 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

News

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

| CYP Now

The Queen has outlined the details of a new Families and Children Bill in her first speech to parliament since the coalition was formed in 2010.

Charity makes official complaint against damning CQC inspection

News

Friday, March 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Scope has complained to the Care Quality Commission after their inspectors delivered a damning report into standards at one of the charity's care homes for young disabled people.

Court Report: Challenge to a local authority's care

Other

Friday, July 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Case name: London Borough of Hillingdon v Neary & Anor; Case number: [2011] EWHC 1377 (COP); Judge: Mr Justice Peter Jackson; Location: Court of Protection, Royal Courts of Justice

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

News

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Children in custody should be kept in small units with sufficient trained staff to meet their mental health and emotional needs, a report by the children's commissioner has recommended.

Universal credit could push disabled families into crisis

Opinion

Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children's Society works with many of the country's poorest and most socially excluded children.

Clegg admits mistakes over NHS overhaul

News

Thursday, May 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The Deputy Prime Minister has admitted that government "didn't get all of the substance right" on its proposals to reform the NHS.

Family of severely autistic teenager wins three-year legal battle against council

News

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

| CYP Now

The family of a severely autistic teenager has won a High Court appeal to force East Riding of Yorkshire Council to provide support for him once he turns 18.

DfE cuts to research evaluations spark concern

News

Monday, February 28, 2011

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has cut 7.5m from research projects evaluating everything from academy schools to services for disabled children, an investigation by the Radical Statistics Group has revealed.

Challenger Children's Fund

Funding

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

| CYP Now

Financial help for physically disabled young people in Scotland

Family Fund

Funding

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Grants to help cover the costs of meeting the additional needs of severely disabled children in low-income families

Children Today

Funding

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding to provide disabled children and young people with specialist equipment that will improve their quality of life

Deaf children are invisible to social work teams and that puts them at serious risk

Other

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| CYP Now

The first national study of social care services for deaf children and their families exposed a worrying void in many local authorities. There were no qualified social workers working with deaf children and their families in 19 of the 52 authorities that participated in the study, conducted here at Manchester University.

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Daily roundup: Foster children's rights, SEN reforms, and the cost of sending a child to school

Daily round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

Daily roundup: Single parents, online safety for autistic children and drugs education

Daily roundup: Happiness, volunteering for athletes, and child porn arrest

Daily roundup: Breakfast clubs, Gove-levels and a sexual health campaign

Vital lifeline for disabled children

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

Charity makes official complaint against damning CQC inspection

Court Report: Challenge to a local authority's care

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

Universal credit could push disabled families into crisis

Clegg admits mistakes over NHS overhaul

Family of severely autistic teenager wins three-year legal battle against council

DfE cuts to research evaluations spark concern

Challenger Children's Fund

Family Fund

Children Today

Deaf children are invisible to social work teams and that puts them at serious risk

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