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Kids Company given £46m in public cash, probe finds

Thursday, October 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Collapsed children's charity Kids Company received around £46m in public funding despite repeated concerns about its finances, it has emerged.

Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis

Other

Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The row over the future of social work representation re-ignites, a report calls for less emphasis on competitive sports, and tackling obesity among young people with mental illness, all in the news today.

Opinion: Who carries the can when things go wrong in childsafeguarding?

Opinion

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

What did you think last month when you heard that the Prime Minister of South Korea had offered his resignation in the wake of the ferry disaster? I don't suppose anybody thought that the PM had been at the helm of the ship that sunk, or that he could personally be held to blame for any lapses in the training of supervision of the ferry. But the culture in South Korea expects that those in highest authority carry responsibility for anything that goes wrong.

Daily roundup: Shoesmith compensation, council spending, and school standards

Other

Thursday, July 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Details emerge of Sharon Shoesmith compensation deal; Somerset criticised for amount spent on children's services leaders; and academies best for supporting disadvantaged pupils, all in the news today.

National action plan urged for young runaways

News

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Dedicated early intervention services must be set up in every local authority area to protect young runaways from abuse, a charity has said.

Daily roundup: Online abuse, early intervention, and social investment bonds

Other

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

A call for e-safety lessons to be introduced, the Early Intervention Foundation gets off the ground, and a social investment bond scheme opens to public investors, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

News

Friday, January 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Errors found in Department for Education accounts; children's centres closure plans approved; and "exponential" increase in safeguarding referrals in Coventry after Daniel Pelka case, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

Other

Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Hundreds of girls admitted to hospital for stress, £12.6m of children's services cuts approved in Leicestershire, and guidance issued on improving children's basic skills, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Boarding school, Kingston payoff, and the BYC manifesto

Other

Monday, December 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Think-tank calls for children in care to be sent to boarding school, £128,000 payoff for former director of children's services, and the British Youth Council manifesto, all in the news today.

Councils continue to fail CSE victims, study finds

News

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils are failing to identify and support child sexual exploitation (CSE) victims due to a lack of investment in youth counselling services, a study into a government-backed initiative has claimed.

Kids Company: Charity Commission launches probe

News

Friday, August 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The Charity Commission has announced it has launched an official investigation into children's charity Kids Company.

Ask the Experts: Suspected theft in the workplace

Other

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on investigating theft, youth club discussions, pupil premium use and safeguarding in the "night-time economy".

Daily roundup: GCSE changes, working mothers, and child abuse victims

Other

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Exam changes unveiled, children's academic performance not affected by mothers working, and child sex abuse victims to be spared court appearances, all in today's news roundup.

Daily roundup: Volunteer checks, violent images, and mental health

Other

Friday, August 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Volunteer trustees at pre-schools are charged inappropriately for background checks; nearly a fifth of children are disturbed by illegally downloaded films; and there is a shortage of inpatient child mental health care in Devon, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth reoffending, radicalisation, and mothers in prison

Other

Friday, April 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth reoffending rate drops to lowest level in a decade; police attempt to curb radicalisation of Kent children; and call for video communications between female prisoners and their children, 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: Food prices, child abuse campaign, and transport for young people

Other

Friday, December 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Poor households forgo healthy food to save money, NSPCC campaign in the wake of Savile, and a report finds that transport costs are stopping young people from taking up work and training, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Young offenders, youth work and youth homlessness

Other

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board cool on plans to close young adult prisons; consultation launched on future of youth services in Wiltshire; and youth homeless charity receives cash boost, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Paternity leave, child sexual exploitation, and youth zone talks

Other

Friday, February 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Study finds 20 per cent of dads want more time off work to look after their children, Peterborough grooming gang sentenced to a total of 54 years in jail, and youth charity planning £6m centre for Chester, all in the news today.

Youth workers 'scapegoats' for social care failings

News

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Devon's youth workers are being made "scapegoats" for a critical Ofsted report on the local authority's children's social care service, a trade union has claimed.

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Kids Company given £46m in public cash, probe finds

Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis

Opinion: Who carries the can when things go wrong in childsafeguarding?

Daily roundup: Shoesmith compensation, council spending, and school standards

National action plan urged for young runaways

Daily roundup: Online abuse, early intervention, and social investment bonds

Daily roundup: Public funding, children's centres, and child protection

Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

Daily roundup: Boarding school, Kingston payoff, and the BYC manifesto

Councils continue to fail CSE victims, study finds

Kids Company: Charity Commission launches probe

Ask the Experts: Suspected theft in the workplace

Daily roundup: GCSE changes, working mothers, and child abuse victims

Daily roundup: Volunteer checks, violent images, and mental health

Daily roundup: Youth reoffending, radicalisation, and mothers in prison

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

Daily roundup: Food prices, child abuse campaign, and transport for young people

Daily roundup: Young offenders, youth work and youth homlessness

Daily roundup: Paternity leave, child sexual exploitation, and youth zone talks

Youth workers 'scapegoats' for social care failings

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