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Sport England Small Grants

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

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Sport England aims to help people and communities by investing in organisations and projects that will increase sports participation and create opportunities for people to excel.

Action vital to protect children from public health services cuts

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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Cuts to local authority public health services seem inevitable after the government announced it is to slash budgets from this year, with councils considering a range of options to reconfigure some services and reduce others.

Committed local democrat: Roy Perry, chair, LGA children and young people board

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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Derren Hayes meets Roy Perry, chair of the LGA children and young people board.

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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Government plans to introduce a national accreditation scheme for children's social workers by 2020 could see practitioners leave the profession and destabilise the workforce, warn social work education experts.

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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Never move house, change jobs or get divorced (or married) in the same year.

Randomised trials will drive better decisions for children

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

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Authors Elaine Farmer and Eleanor Lutman; Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN 978-1-84905-288-7; £25; 240pp

Children's services need clarity of accountability

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

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The government's proposals to transfer responsibility for children's social services in Doncaster from the local council to an independent trust have come under attack from Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones in her detailed response to the plans.

Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers

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Monday, September 17, 2012

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Prime Minister David Cameron's reshuffle resulted in a bigger-than-expected overhaul at the Department for Education and elsewhere, with many new ministers taking on demanding challenges in children's policy

Guide shows early help impact

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Monday, August 4, 2014

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New Early Intervention Foundation online tool gives commissioners an idea of how effective programmes are.

Leicestershire lays groundwork for under-5s public health transfer

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Monday, September 29, 2014

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In October 2015, local authorities will gain responsibility for commissioning the national Healthy Child Programme (HCP).

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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Proposals to reform the Office of the Children's Commissioner aim to strengthen children's rights in line with international standards.

The 2014 Report: Performance improvement

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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Over the lifetime of the current parliament, local government funding will fall by 43 per cent, while demands on children's social care have increased. Politicians have made funding children's services a priority, increasing spending at the expense of other budgets.

Recognising good factors can help the less fortunate

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

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England's children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson on supporting those at the margins of society.

Care begins at home as Timpson gets to grips with punishing brief

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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In his first interview since taking office, Edward Timpson outlines how he plans to address the challenges ahead

Daily roundup: Housing benefit for under-25s, child poverty and an inquiry into Booktrust

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Monday, December 3, 2012

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Government rumoured to have shelved plans to scrap housing benefit for under-25s, charities rally to protect children in poverty, and MPs demand an inquiry into funding for the Booktrust, all in the news today.