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Union raises fears over Birmingham youth work proposals

Thursday, February 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Public services union Unite has spoken out against proposals to cut the number of youth clubs and slash youth service funding in Birmingham.

Teens and Toddlers announces new chief executive

News

Monday, January 19, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity that works with at-risk young people has named a former Number 10 policy adviser as its new chief executive.

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

News

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) face a fight to protect their role, with more than half now responsible for other directorates or services, the vice president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Milton Keynes appoints youth work champion as DCS

News

Thursday, January 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Milton Keynes Council has named the vice-chair of the National Youth Agency (NYA) as its new director of children's services (DCS).

Youth minister Rob Wilson rejects statutory services motion

News

Thursday, December 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Minister for civil society Rob Wilson has refused to back an early day motion (EDM) calling for youth services to be made statutory.

Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The next children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield must stand up to the government if she is to champion the rights of children and young people and allay concerns over the role's independence.

Let's be ready to answer for our children's rights record

Other

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson looks ahead as the UNCRC marks its Silver Jubilee.

Complete communicator

Other

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Anna Feuchtwang, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau.

Ambition and Chyps hold merger talks

News

Thursday, October 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services (Chyps) has announced it is in merger talks with the youth charity Ambition.

Call to let Birmingham young people help shape services

News

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham Council needs to let young people have a greater say in the shape of local services and help champion their voices across the city, a group of childhood experts have said.

Early intervention leaders' debate

Features

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of resourcing effective early help services at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with Capita One.

Rob Wilson replaces Brooks Newmark as youth minister

News

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Rob Wilson, Conservative MP for Reading East, is the new minister for civil society following the resignation of Brooks Newmark at the weekend due to allegations over his private life.

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

News

Friday, September 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending on children's centres and early years services has been slashed by more than £400m in the space of just three years, government figures show.

Youth organisations to pilot impact initiative

News

Friday, September 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Three youth organisations have been chosen to champion a new government initiative to improve evidence on the impact of youth work.

UK Youth announces new chief executive

News

Thursday, September 18, 2014

| CYP Now

UK Youth has announced that Anna Smee is to become its new chief executive.

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.

Daily roundup: Children's services, funding, and nursery education

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Doncaster's children's trust close to launch; £5.8m of extra children's services funds approved in Bucks; and attending nursery gives children advantage in later life, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Democracy, care applications, and parenting

Other

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare minister brands celebrity's no vote message "sad"; care applications rise again; and children with married parents less antisocial than those brought up in unmarried homes say researchers, all in the news today.

BYC calls for dedicated youth minister

News

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| CYP Now

The British Youth Council (BYC) is to campaign for the introduction of a dedicated youth minister.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

News

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Ask the Experts: Deter young people from drugs

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on "legal highs", saving money while safeguarding, partnership working concerns and coping with hot weather.

ADCS urges safeguarding agencies to learn lessons from Rotherham

News

Thursday, August 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have said the Rotherham child sexual abuse inquiry report should be a "call to action" for all organisations and professionals working in child protection.

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.

Newfound independence

Other

Monday, August 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Laura McCardle meets Michael Lynas, chief executive of the National Citizen Service.

Daily roundup: Youth centres, children's services and leadership

Other

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Charities set to take on running of Liverpool youth centres; tri-borough arrangements to be reviewed by Labour; and new DCS appointed in Southwark, all in the news today.

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Union raises fears over Birmingham youth work proposals

Teens and Toddlers announces new chief executive

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Milton Keynes appoints youth work champion as DCS

Youth minister Rob Wilson rejects statutory services motion

Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

Let's be ready to answer for our children's rights record

Complete communicator

Ambition and Chyps hold merger talks

Call to let Birmingham young people help shape services

Early intervention leaders' debate

Rob Wilson replaces Brooks Newmark as youth minister

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

Youth organisations to pilot impact initiative

UK Youth announces new chief executive

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

Daily roundup: Children's services, funding, and nursery education

Daily roundup: Democracy, care applications, and parenting

BYC calls for dedicated youth minister

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Ask the Experts: Deter young people from drugs

ADCS urges safeguarding agencies to learn lessons from Rotherham

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Newfound independence

Daily roundup: Youth centres, children's services and leadership

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