Search Results
Found 181 results for .
Help families in poverty trap
-
Other
- Tuesday, November 26, 2019 | CYP Now
The steady rise in child poverty in recent years is a national disgrace, and should be a code-red priority for political parties of every hue.
Government's toxic approach to education is beyond satire
-
Other
- Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | CYP Now
Every now and then, I think about writing a satirical column on education, but before I get round to it, the world has proved that my most extreme ideas are too tame.
Legal help for migrant children
-
Other
- Tuesday, March 29, 2016 | CYP Now
Initiative reduces destitution among migrant children.
The implications of the Spending Review on services for children
-
Other
- Tuesday, December 8, 2015 | CYP Now
Measures announced in the Chancellor's Spending Review will result in core funding for councils falling 24 per cent in real terms over the next four years. How will this affect children, young people and their families?
Legal Update: In a nutshell - Provision of free school meals
-
Other
- Monday, October 12, 2015 | CYP Now
The government has reiterated its commitment to the provision of free school meals to all children aged between five and seven.
Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges
-
Other
- 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.
Housing crisis highlights failure to meet children's basic needs
-
Other
- Monday, October 12, 2015 | CYP Now
When it comes to identifying priorities for improving children's services, it is understandable that many of us turn our attention to the issues that are the focus of our daily professional lives.
Legal Update: Caring for refugee children
-
Other
- Monday, September 28, 2015 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.
Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight
-
Other
- 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?
Buttle UK - small grants programme
-
Other
- Monday, September 14, 2015 | CYP Now
Buttle UK has been helping children and young people across the UK since 1953. Its small grants programme funds essential items such as beds, fridges and cookers for individuals and families who are in significant need.
Research Report: Downward Mobility, Opportunity Hoarding and the 'Glass Floor'
-
Other
- Monday, September 14, 2015 | CYP Now
This piece of research aims to explore the impact of childhood poverty on future earnings, exploring the relationship between intelligence, social background and success.
Will child poverty measurement changes see the problem ignored?
-
Other
- Monday, July 20, 2015 | CYP Now
With the number of children living in poverty set to rise, campaigners warn the government's decision to scrap targets in the Child Poverty Act risks undermining efforts by welfare agencies to prioritise and tackle the problem.
Children's commissioner sets out her priorities for improving young lives
-
Other
- Monday, July 6, 2015 | CYP Now
Anne Longfield outlines her plans to shape the policy agenda in five key areas including children's use of the internet, tackling child abuse, overcoming inequalities, looked-after children and better cross-government working.
Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed
-
Other
- Monday, July 6, 2015 | CYP Now
Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.
Children's rights are powerful tools for improving young lives
-
Other
- Monday, July 6, 2015 | CYP Now
The voluntary sector's attitude to rights is ambivalent. When we appeal to the public, make our case to funders or seek to influence policy makers, we tend to emphasise children's needs and the services that we offer rather than talking about children's rights. In private, despite our own stated beliefs, we conclude that rights language is toxic - a turn-off to our supporters and politically unpopular.
Education attainment and poverty inextricably linked
-
Other
- Monday, June 8, 2015 | CYP Now
The unveiling of the government's legislative priorities offered both reasons to be optimistic and pessimistic over the prospects for children and young people over the coming parliament.
Divisive cuts and reforms must be countered with radical collaboration
-
Other
- Tuesday, May 26, 2015 | CYP Now
As the election dust settles, I have found myself thinking about physics even more than I have about policy. Specifically, I have been thinking about Newton's Third Law - "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" - and how it might inform strategies for action from the children's voluntary sector over the coming years.
This is how the government can improve children's lives
-
Other
- Monday, May 25, 2015 | CYP Now
Although all the political parties featured children's issues in their manifestos, with all of the debate about national priorities in the run-up to the general election, I am sure I was not alone in being disappointed that children did not feature more prominently in the promises made by any of them.
Time for Tories to deliver
-
Other
- Monday, May 11, 2015 | CYP Now
Children's leaders call for the Conservatives to curb cuts but deliver on other pledges.
In Focus: Family support
-
Other
- Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | CYP Now
All the research shows that it is never too early to transform a child's life chances. The school readiness gap between disadvantaged children and their peers can be as wide as 19 months on their first day of school and once children have fallen behind, their chances of catching up are slim.
Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty
-
Other
- 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.
Skills for the Job: Helping children affected by poverty
-
Other
- Tuesday, January 6, 2015 | CYP Now
With poverty on the increase in the UK, the number of children and families needing help and support from professionals is growing.
Current filters
Filter by
Tags
- 122 Children's Services
- 89 Education
- 83 Families/Parenting
- 79 Health
- 78 Social Care
- 66 Safeguarding And Child Protection
- 52 Early Years
- 39 Youth Work
- 38 Youth Justice