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Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Some local authorities have combined the functions of director of children's services with those of other top-tier managers. Joe Lepper explores the benefits and potential pitfalls of different approaches.

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on planning a nursery trip; safely examining online grooming; boosting workers' skills and police complaints.

Awards highlight how hard work improves children's lives

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Every year, two events are guaranteed to re-energise my diminishing bank of optimism - the judging for the CYP Now Awards, and the awards ceremony itself.

More cash to support SEN plans

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Extra funding alone will not improve the transfer of SEN children to integrated care plans, warn campaigners.

London mayor election: the key policies for children and families

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The next mayor of London will be responsible for a budget of £17bn. So what are the main candidates in May's election pledging to deliver for children, young people and families? We trawl the manifestos to find out.

Daily roundup: School uniforms, A-Levels, and court cases

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Charity calls for school uniforms to be ditched, the proportion of top A-Level grades is down on last year, and a minister wants more young offenders dealt with in youth courts, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Teachers threaten walk out over pay and conditions; government's welfare reform programme criticised; and graphic tobacco warnings fail to dissuade teenage smokers, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

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Monday, September 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Three out of four schools now judged as good or outstanding; former children's minister to step down as MP; and foster care myths exposed, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Ofqual on EBacc, service children, and Buckinghamshire SEN support

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Ofqual concerns over EBacc plans, MPs to investigate education provision for children of service personnel, and Buckinghamshire council is reprimanded in over special educational needs provision, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Profit-making schools, help to stop smoking, and preparing young people for work

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Plan to allow profit-making companies to run free schools, a stop smoking service for young people in Wales, and a Department for Education scheme to get young people into work, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Electronic tags, 'train surfing', and a new training agency for teachers

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Figures show two-thirds of young people fitted with electronic tags go on to break their court order, warning over 'train surfing' craze in Wales, and plans to merge the Teaching Agency and the National College for School Leadership, all in the news today.

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The ability to make a difference to children's lives is critically affected by the quality and training of the professionals and practitioners who work with them.

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax concession, sexual abuse and child trafficking

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Severely disabled children exempted from bedroom tax, Barnardo's to study girls who commit sexual abuse, and calls for the government to protect victims of trafficking, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Riots warning, Wetherby YOI and West Mercia anti-rape campaign

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Friday, August 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A quarter of young people say the riots could erupt again, inspectors visit Weatherby YOI, and West Mercia Police apologise over a rape campaign poster, all in the news today.

SEN reforms threatened by lack of key worker support

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Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Proposals to overhaul the system for children with disabilities and special educational needs face being derailed, with a third of councils offering no key worker provision

Daily roundup: Pupils 'go hungry', whooping cough and missing children

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Teachers warn that pupils are suffering the impact of recession, pregnant women to be given the whooping cough jab, and an online campaign to find missing children, all in the news today.

Labour works to plug policy holes with general election a year away

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

An overarching vision for children and young people, an improvement body for schools and children's services, and a revamp of neglect laws are some of the areas the Labour Party needs to address over the next 12 months.

Good Idea: Hackney young people take first steps onto jobs ladder

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A partnership between the London council and local employers will see 100 disadvantaged young people offered paid part-time jobs to give them an insight into work and to help them develop skills they can use to find permanent employment in the future.

Ask the Experts: Deterring children from tattoos

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on young people and tattoos, holiday cover, children living with substance misuse and mud kitchens.

Councils to share services to make savings

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Monday, October 17, 2011

| CYP Now

The vast majority of children's services decision-makers in local authorities across England are planning to share work with other councils to make financial savings, it has emerged.

Ask the Experts: Parents can help children to learn

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on supporting parents to educate their children, giving evidence in court, discussing porn and maintaining quality.

Ask the Experts: Christmas activities at nursery

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on Christmas activities at nurseries, tackling self-harm, managing budget proposals and secret engagements.

Ask the Experts: Providing support for care leavers

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on care leavers' support, promoting positive social action, nursery transitions and performance management.

Declaration of independence: Anne Longfield, children's commissioner for England

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Gabriella Jozwiak meets Anne Longfield, children's commissioner for England.

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Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Awards highlight how hard work improves children's lives

More cash to support SEN plans

London mayor election: the key policies for children and families

Daily roundup: School uniforms, A-Levels, and court cases

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

Daily roundup: Ofqual on EBacc, service children, and Buckinghamshire SEN support

Daily roundup: Profit-making schools, help to stop smoking, and preparing young people for work

Daily roundup: Electronic tags, 'train surfing', and a new training agency for teachers

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax concession, sexual abuse and child trafficking

Daily roundup: Riots warning, Wetherby YOI and West Mercia anti-rape campaign

SEN reforms threatened by lack of key worker support

Daily roundup: Pupils 'go hungry', whooping cough and missing children

Labour works to plug policy holes with general election a year away

Good Idea: Hackney young people take first steps onto jobs ladder

Ask the Experts: Deterring children from tattoos

Councils to share services to make savings

Ask the Experts: Parents can help children to learn

Ask the Experts: Christmas activities at nursery

Ask the Experts: Providing support for care leavers

Declaration of independence: Anne Longfield, children's commissioner for England

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