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Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

Sunday, December 3, 2017

| CYP Now

All four members of the board of the Social Mobility Commission have quit in protest at a lack of support from government.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders gathered at CYP Now's Early Help Conference to discuss latest policy developments in early help and hear how local areas are developing interventions across a range of settings and age groups.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

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Monday, September 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The health and development of children under five varies dramatically between different parts of England, with a child living in one area far more likely to be condemned to poor health than another living relatively close by, a study has found.

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Government changes to tax and benefits have hit families with young children and poorer households the hardest, a major study has found.

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

All the seasonal festivities are now behind us. The Christmas period inevitably saw countless turkeys ordered while the supermarket shelves groaned, ready for the last few days of manic stocking-up.

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The benefit cap is hampering local authorities in London in their attempts to move families out of temporary accommodation and into a permanent home, a report has found.

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

| CYP Now

More than £170m in funding for support and emergency grants to help families in a crisis is to be axed by government.

Working families 'don't earn enough to live on'

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Low wages, benefits cuts and the rising cost of raising children are leaving full-time working families struggling to afford a basic standard of living, a report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has found.

Daily roundup: Youth justice, child poverty and physical education

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Khan to outline Labour youth custody plans; child poverty rises over past year; and more primary teachers to be trained in delivering PE, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner, voodoo and bullying

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Review into Welsh children's commissioner role begins; United Nations' report warns of children being trafficked for witchcraft rituals; and children with special needs more likely to be bullied, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Vocational training, health and parenting

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

New practical qualifications for school children introduced next year; huge rise in Crohn's disease hospital admissions of young people; and parents warned not to give children alcohol at end of exams, all in the news today.

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Five charity-led consortia will receive a share of £215m as part of a bid to improve the life chances of vulnerable under-threes, the Big Lottery Fund has announced.

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

New sanctions introduced for long-term unemployed; schoolchildren still wearing nappies study finds; and children to give evidence away from court through pilot study, all in the news today.

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

News

Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Measures in the Children and Families Act to extend support for new parents should have been available to other types of carers, the Family Rights Group (FRG) has said.

Daily roundup: Child poverty, early years, and holiday costs

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Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Government set to unveil child poverty strategy; early years experts call on government to reverse cuts; and ministers to debate cost of holidays during school breaks, all in the news today.

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Children's Bureau is to step down after three years in charge, it has been announced.

Daily roundup: Substance misuse, social housing, and looked-after children

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Deaths linked to legal highs on the up; bedroom tax leaving tenants behind on rent; and Cafcass data shows large fall in care applications in January, all in the news today.

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Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

Working families 'don't earn enough to live on'

Daily roundup: Youth justice, child poverty and physical education

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner, voodoo and bullying

Daily roundup: Vocational training, health and parenting

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

Daily roundup: Child poverty, early years, and holiday costs

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

Daily roundup: Substance misuse, social housing, and looked-after children

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