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Interview: Paul McDowell, chief executive, Nacro - Outside the prison gates

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

| CYP Now

"Nacro has been too quiet in recent years," is the candid assessment of Paul McDowell. "We need to make sure we are a key player with a loud voice."

Interview: Lessons from life: Thomas Tapfumaneyi, youth worker, Rathbone

Features

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

| CYP Now

It is often the most vulnerable young people in society who struggle to access education, training and employment opportunities.

Interview: Happier families: Elspeth Bromiley, family therapist for children and adults, Liverpool City Council.

Features

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Advice alert - Barbara Rayment, director, Youth Access

Features

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

| CYP Now

More than one million young people are being deprived of advice and counselling services every year, revealed a report last week by the charity Youth Access.

Family fortunes - Srabani Sen, chief executive, Contact a Family

Features

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

| CYP Now

Contact a Family might be celebrating its 30th year, but the charity is displaying few signs of its age.

Seyi Obakin, chief executive, Centrepoint - Beyond homelessness

Features

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

| CYP Now

Despite numerous policy initiatives, the number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) has remained stubbornly high over the past decade. The latest monthly figures reveal that nearly a million young people are Neet.

Dawn Primarolo, minister for children, young people and families: Born optimist takes on the children's agenda

Features

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

| CYP Now

"I feel like I've won the lottery," proclaims Dawn Primarolo, the new minister for children, young people and families.

Gangland boy made good - Solomon Smith, youth worker, Lambeth Council

Features

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

| CYP Now

Solomon Smith is standing outside Lambeth Town Hall, having his picture taken, when a passer-by stops to say hello.

Save the parents - Simon Milligan, parent support adviser, Durham Community Business College

Features

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

| CYP Now

Simon Milligan faces a tough challenge: to change entrenched attitudes among the parents of children attending the Durham secondary school where he works and its six feeder primaries.

Magical nursery tour - Deborah Wylie, owner, Little Angels Fun Club and Nursery

Features

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

| CYP Now

If anyone from the Department for Children, Schools and Families attended the National Day Nursery Association's (NDNA) Nursery of the Year awards this year, they could be forgiven for leaving with a satisfied grin.

Education revolutionary - Andy Powell, chief executive, Edge

Features

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

| CYP Now

Most people associate the credit crunch with doom and gloom. But not Andy Powell, chief executive of education charity Edge. He thinks it's a "golden opportunity" that his charity can exploit.

Laura Denton, mum, Le Cateau Community Primary School - The great breakfast club

Features

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

| CYP Now

Danny Denton, from Catterick Garrison in Yorkshire, is a typical seven-year-old boy.

Action to end poverty - Catherine Fitt, director of children's services, Newcastle City Council

Features

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

| CYP Now

Ten years ago, Tony Blair promised his government would stamp out child poverty "within a generation". Child poverty would be halved by 2010 and eradicated by 2020.

Beacon for child health: Terence Stephenson, president, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Features

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

| CYP Now

When it comes to professionals who work with children, Lord Laming's report on safeguarding has major implications across the board.

Hospice care's new hope: Maddie Blackburn, director of care development, Children's Hospices UK

Features

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Rustling up extra millions of pounds of funding in a severe recession is no easy assignment, but it's one that Maddie Blackburn clearly relishes.

Crisis Planner: Liz Bayram, chief executive, National Childminding Association

Features

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

The childminding industry is suffering a crisis of confidence. The latest quarterly Ofsted figures reveal that the number of registered childminders has dropped for the eighth consecutive quarter.

Investor in opportunity - Ian Ferguson CBE, chairman, Rathbone

Features

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

| CYP Now

"I'm an egalitarian Scot. I absolutely believe that you've got to provide good education and good opportunities for 100 per cent of young people," says Ferguson.

Meet the president - Kim Bromley-Derry, president, Association of Directors of Children's Services.

Features

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

| CYP Now

Kim Bromley-Derry has just left a meeting with the children's inter-agency group. He's had a busy day, but has managed to squeeze in half an hour for our interview.

Social work warrior - Hilton Dawson, chief executive, British Association of Social Workers

Features

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

| CYP Now

At a time when social work is placed firmly under the spotlight, Hilton Dawson is rolling up his sleeves in preparation to take on the challenge of heading up the country's largest association representing the social care workforce.

The hub of information - Karen Ramshaw, chief executive, NAFIS

Features

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

| CYP Now

Family information services are about to be thrust into the 21st century. The Parent Know How Directory, which is due to be launched in September, will be a web-based hub of national and local information for families - information that must be provided, updated and maintained by information services across England.

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Interview: Paul McDowell, chief executive, Nacro - Outside the prison gates

Interview: Lessons from life: Thomas Tapfumaneyi, youth worker, Rathbone

Interview: Happier families: Elspeth Bromiley, family therapist for children and adults, Liverpool City Council.

Advice alert - Barbara Rayment, director, Youth Access

Family fortunes - Srabani Sen, chief executive, Contact a Family

Seyi Obakin, chief executive, Centrepoint - Beyond homelessness

Dawn Primarolo, minister for children, young people and families: Born optimist takes on the children's agenda

Gangland boy made good - Solomon Smith, youth worker, Lambeth Council

Save the parents - Simon Milligan, parent support adviser, Durham Community Business College

Magical nursery tour - Deborah Wylie, owner, Little Angels Fun Club and Nursery

Education revolutionary - Andy Powell, chief executive, Edge

Laura Denton, mum, Le Cateau Community Primary School - The great breakfast club

Action to end poverty - Catherine Fitt, director of children's services, Newcastle City Council

Beacon for child health: Terence Stephenson, president, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Hospice care's new hope: Maddie Blackburn, director of care development, Children's Hospices UK

Crisis Planner: Liz Bayram, chief executive, National Childminding Association

Investor in opportunity - Ian Ferguson CBE, chairman, Rathbone

Meet the president - Kim Bromley-Derry, president, Association of Directors of Children's Services.

Social work warrior - Hilton Dawson, chief executive, British Association of Social Workers

The hub of information - Karen Ramshaw, chief executive, NAFIS

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