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New act heralds momentous time for children's rights

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  • Tuesday, March 18, 2014
    • | CYP Now
I am a fortnight away from the "go-live" point of a change on which we have been working since 2010. On 1 April, as a result of the royal assent to the Children and Families Bill 2013 making it the 2014 Act, the children's commissioner for England's primary function will change from "representing the views and interests of children" to "the promotion and protection of the rights of the child", with particular but not exclusive regard for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Children and Families Act heralds new era for children's sector

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  • Monday, March 17, 2014
    • | CYP Now
The Children and Families Act has wide-ranging implications for children's services, from the creation of childminder agencies to better support for young people in care. Following its approval by parliament last week, the sector has given its reaction to the main provisions of the act.

The A to Z of evaluation

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  • Tuesday, March 4, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Good evaluation is critical for both children's services providers and commissioners since work that can demonstrate results is more likely to gain funding. Joe Lepper covers all the essentials in this A to Z guide.

The 2014 Report

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  • Tuesday, January 7, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Sector leaders look at the year ahead for children and young people.

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

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  • Thursday, January 2, 2014
    • | CYP Now
The chief executive of Family Action is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and health professionals, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

Quiz of the Year 2013

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  • Tuesday, December 17, 2013
    • | CYP Now
How closely have you been following the ups and downs of the children and young people's sector over the past 12 months? Test your knowledge here with the CYP Now quiz of the year.

CYP Now Awards extends deadline to 11 July

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  • Thursday, July 4, 2013
    • | CYP Now
The deadline to enter the 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards has been extended by one week, to Thursday 11 July. Entries must be received before 12 noon that day.

Stubborn adversaries will let children down

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013
    • | CYP Now
There is so much dialogue between parties who either deliberately don't listen to each other or are genuinely hard of hearing. My job takes me across all policy areas and I witness it everywhere.

Child safeguarding: leaders' debate

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of safeguarding children at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

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  • 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.

The awards that really matter

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  • Monday, April 15, 2013
    • | CYP Now
The Children & Young People Now Awards represent the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK. They recognise the most innovative and effective work in transforming young lives and building a better society. Too much of this work goes unnoticed and unappreciated - these awards set to put that right and spread good practice.

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
    • | CYP Now
The ability to make a difference to children's lives is critically affected by the quality and training of the profes­sionals and practitioners who work with them.

Mutual benefits

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Public sector employees are being encouraged to take control of the services they provide and run them as mutuals. Joe Lepper looks at the experiences of those pioneering the approach in children's services

Central intelligence

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  • Tuesday, February 5, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Multi-agency safeguarding hubs bring together different professionals to share intelligence about children at risk. As they spring up nationwide, Joe Lepper examines what impact they are having

DfE must serve children, not our sitcom writers

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  • Tuesday, January 22, 2013
    • | CYP Now
In what ended up as an explosive exit interview, Tim Loughton lifted the lid on the inner workings of the Department for Education at a select committee hearing last week with the department's former ministers.

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