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NCB appoints president and chair

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

The former boss of Serco's children's services arm has been appointed chair of the National Children's Bureau (NCB)

Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers

Other

Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron's reshuffle resulted in a bigger-than-expected overhaul at the Department for Education and elsewhere, with many new ministers taking on demanding challenges in children's policy

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

News

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

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

News

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.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

Other

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals to reform the Office of the Children's Commissioner aim to strengthen children's rights in line with international standards.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

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Monday, March 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Chamber of Commerce warning on youth unemployment figures; fraction of public health spending goes on child obesity; and government launches action plan to tackle violence against females, all in the news today.

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

Other

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.

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

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.

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.

Quiz of the year 2015

Other

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

An election result that defied pollsters, turmoil in children's charity funding and plummeting adoption figures - 2015 was a turbulent year. Test your knowledge of the past 12 months' events in children's services by taking the CYP Now quiz!

Council outlines major cuts to children's centres and youth services

News

Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A council in London has announced plans to close four children's centres and cease employing youth workers as part of efforts to shave £24m from its children's services budget.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

News

Monday, April 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

DfE data shows funding shift from universal to targeted services

Other

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Latest local authority spending figures suggest that early intervention is being sacrificed to fund statutory services as children's departments grapple with making a dwindling pot of money stretch further.

Daily roundup: Child protection warning, university attendance, and youth service cuts

Other

Thursday, October 24, 2013

| CYP Now

National Crime Agency urges more action on child abuse, regional disparities in university attendance and West Sussex youth cuts to be debated, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Social action, sexting, and council cuts

Other

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Postcode lottery for volunteering opportunities; prevalence of sexting highlighted; and Nottinghamshire Council outlines plans to cut children's services, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child grooming, health and wellbeing, and youth services

Other

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's professionals struggle to keep pace with child abusers' tactics; 23 campaign groups highlight need for child-friendly policies; and Bracknell Forest youth hub set to open by 2016, all in the news today.

Ask the Experts: Help a child suffering from OCD

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on coping with OCD, inducting a lead member, helping a child whose mother drinks and learning from weather.

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.

Opening public services would 'squeeze' youth work, academic claims

News

Friday, December 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth services will be cut back even further if charities and private organisations are given the green light to take over local authority youth services as part of the open public services agenda, an academic has warned.

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NCB appoints president and chair

Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

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

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

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

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

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

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

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Quiz of the year 2015

Council outlines major cuts to children's centres and youth services

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

DfE data shows funding shift from universal to targeted services

Daily roundup: Child protection warning, university attendance, and youth service cuts

Daily roundup: Social action, sexting, and council cuts

Daily roundup: Child grooming, health and wellbeing, and youth services

Ask the Experts: Help a child suffering from OCD

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

Opening public services would 'squeeze' youth work, academic claims

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