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Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Andrew Webb, the first president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services not to have the word "children" in his title, tells CYP Now his policy priorities for the year ahead and his views on an evolving role

Daily roundup: Happiness, volunteering for athletes, and child porn arrest

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people are the happiest age group in UK, Olympic hopefuls to be made to volunteer, and Harrow lead member resigns following child porn arrest, all in the news today.

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Education Secretary has defended claims the government is cutting the Early Intervention Grant, insisting that funding for councils will in fact increase.

Daily roundup: Rochdale resignation, the Scout Promise, and Bristol young offenders in judicial review

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

| CYP Now

The chair of Rochdale's safeguarding children board resigns, an alternative Scout pledge is considered for atheists, and a legal hearing into the punishment of young offenders in Bristol, all in the news today.

Quiz of the Year 2012

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| 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

Daily roundup: Primary league tables, diagnosing cleft palate, and health inequalities in Scotland

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Annual primary school rankings, concerns over late diagnosis of cleft palate in babies, and a report warns the poorest children in Scotland will die 13 years before their peers, all in the news today.

Children's rights expert made dame in birthday honours

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Monday, June 19, 2017

| CYP Now

A children's rights expert has been made a dame in the Queen's birthday honours, with more than 130 people in total being recognised for their contribution to children's services or education.

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Plans to scrap free school meals for primary school children and allow new grammar schools to be opened have not featured in the government's legislative plans for the new parliament.

Stephen Twigg appointed shadow education secretary

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has announced that Stephen Twigg will take over the post of shadow education secretary as Andy Burnham moves back to the health brief.

One in four children's services chiefs take on adult services responsibility

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Monday, July 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Nearly a quarter of directors of children's services (DCSs) in England is responsible also for adult services, analysis by CYP Now has revealed.

Ask the Experts: Stand up for young people's rights

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on helping young people accused of theft, CSE prevention, improving resilience and clearing nursery clutter.

Ask the Experts: Developing projects for all ages

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on inter-generational programmes, handling donations, compromising situations and the importance of drawing.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

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Monday, June 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Chris McLoughlin, director of children’s services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Top resources for social care, youth work and education practitioners

News

Thursday, August 12, 2021

| CYP Now

Charities and organisations working to improve the lives of vulnerable children and those they work with have created a raft of resources to help professionals amid uncertain times.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

| CYP Now

School exclusions, undiagnosed mental health issues and unidentified special educational needs and disabilities are among the key drivers behind child-to-parent abuse, the mayor of London has said.

Guide to government coronavirus funding

Funding

Monday, June 15, 2020

| CYP Now

Following an initial £750m package of support for charities during the pandemic announced by the government in March, the Department for Education and other ministries have in recent months unveiled a number of new funding programmes to boost the finances of statutory and voluntary organisations so they can deliver vital services.

ADCS president calls for urgent action to address inequality in first virtual speech

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| CYP Now

Financial, social and educational inequality should be addressed as a “priority” as the UK eases out of Covid-19 lockdown, the president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

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Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency

Daily roundup: Happiness, volunteering for athletes, and child porn arrest

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

Daily roundup: Rochdale resignation, the Scout Promise, and Bristol young offenders in judicial review

Quiz of the Year 2012

Daily roundup: Primary league tables, diagnosing cleft palate, and health inequalities in Scotland

Children's rights expert made dame in birthday honours

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

Stephen Twigg appointed shadow education secretary

One in four children's services chiefs take on adult services responsibility

Ask the Experts: Stand up for young people's rights

Ask the Experts: Developing projects for all ages

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Top resources for social care, youth work and education practitioners

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

Guide to government coronavirus funding

ADCS president calls for urgent action to address inequality in first virtual speech

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