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Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

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.

Manchester youth groups launch campaign against funding cuts

News

Friday, November 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Voluntary youth groups in Manchester have launched a campaign against council proposals to cut future youth spending.

Ambition boss: Chyps merger 'will improve youth service quality'

News

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| CYP Now

A merger between the Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services (Chyps) and Ambition will lead to improved outcomes for young people, according to the chief executive of the youth charity.

Ask the Experts: Listening to the voice of the child

Other

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on listening to children's views, bereavement support, tackling sexual orientation and teaching empathy.

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.

Youth centres to get support from businesses

News

Monday, October 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Businesses will be teamed up with youth centres as part of Cabinet Office attempts to generate greater funding and support for the sector.

Ask the Experts: Buying condoms is not your job

Other

Monday, October 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on condom distribution, writing a vision statement, being turned down for promotion and nursery staff contracts.

Birmingham bids to put children's views at the heart of 10-year vision

Other

Monday, October 13, 2014

| CYP Now

An independent review of growing up in Birmingham has highlighted the priorities for children and young people and puts forward some radical ideas for how to solve them - with council involvement key to delivering change.

Ask the Experts: Support young people leaving care

Other

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on help with supported lodgings, youth centre bullying, improving residential units and teaching design.

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.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

News

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

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.

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.

Ten-year early help drive makes us believe we can transform lives

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

When I started out in children's services more than 30 years ago, I had high hopes that with hard work I could make a difference. Since then, the biggest learning curve has been to stop hoping.

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.

CYP Now Awards 2014 - the shortlist

News

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

We are delighted to confirm the shortlist for the 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards after receiving a record number of entries.

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.

Ask The Experts: Help a child understand dementia

Other

Monday, August 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on discussing dementia with young children, sexual health, school improvement and dealing with parents' fears.

Call for social investment to fund youth services

News

Thursday, August 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The government should develop a framework for social investment in youth provision in a bid to provide services for all young people, a report recommends.

Mutual appreciation

Other

Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Laura McCardle meets Sandra Richardson, chief executive of Knowsley Youth Mutual.

Ask the Experts: Deterring children from tattoos

Other

Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on young people and tattoos, holiday cover, children living with substance misuse and mud kitchens.

Residential trips are a priceless commodity

Other

Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Necessity is the mother of invention, so the saying goes. It is a maxim that could be applied to most of the services for children and young people today - being able to do more with less is a key requirement for any chief executive, middle manager or frontline practitioner.

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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Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

Manchester youth groups launch campaign against funding cuts

Ambition boss: Chyps merger 'will improve youth service quality'

Ask the Experts: Listening to the voice of the child

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

Youth centres to get support from businesses

Ask the Experts: Buying condoms is not your job

Birmingham bids to put children's views at the heart of 10-year vision

Ask the Experts: Support young people leaving care

Early intervention leaders' debate

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

UK Youth announces new chief executive

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

BYC calls for dedicated youth minister

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Ten-year early help drive makes us believe we can transform lives

Ask the Experts: Deter young people from drugs

CYP Now Awards 2014 - the shortlist

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Ask The Experts: Help a child understand dementia

Call for social investment to fund youth services

Mutual appreciation

Ask the Experts: Deterring children from tattoos

Residential trips are a priceless commodity

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

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