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Good Idea: Construction skills lay firm foundations for the future

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Monday, May 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people aged 16 to 25 work alongside tradespeople to renovate empty homes and learn construction skills

How young people shape mental health services

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Monday, May 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Scheme to improve provision of mental health services for young people shows high levels of satisfaction among participants

Participation in Action: Young people find their voice to take control of life in care

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Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Children in care can feel that they have little influence over important decisions affecting their lives. In 2005 the London Borough of Southwark decided to address this through a programme that gave looked-after children and care leavers a say.

Daily roundup: £1.5bn for childcare reform, votes at 16, and tackling drug and alcohol misuse among parents

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Friday, January 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare reforms tipped to be announced next week, MPs show support for lowering the voting age, and the financial benefits of drug and alcohol support for families, all in the news today.

My Life: Tim Oxley, 18, Cambridge

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Nearly five years ago, I was invited to a meeting at my secondary school, Turton High, to discuss a new project. It was presented to the student body as a way to improve relationships with teachers, strengthen the school community and give students a greater say in the running of the school.

Daily roundup: Boarding school, Kingston payoff, and the BYC manifesto

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Monday, December 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Think-tank calls for children in care to be sent to boarding school, £128,000 payoff for former director of children's services, and the British Youth Council manifesto, 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: Parental leave, free school breakfasts and North Yorkshire children's services

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Shared parental leave to be introduced, free breakfast trial for Blackpool children and Ofsted visits North Yorkshire council, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Asylum inquiry, contraception, and Scotland rejects mosquito device ban

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

| CYP Now

Former children's minister Sarah Teather to lead inquiry on asylum support for children, teenage girls choose the pill over the condom, and Scotland rules out a ban of the mosquito, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Care leavers' charter, missing children in Kent, and homeless families in B&B accommodation

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson launches a Charter for Care Leavers, concerns over missing children in Kent, and the number of homeless families in temporary accommodation in Westminster rises again, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Early intervention funding, UK Youth Parliament, and the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association calls on government to rethink plan to "top-slice" early intervention cash, 250,000 young people vote in a UKYP consultation, and the Northern Irish justice minister advocates increasing the age of criminal responsibility, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Fears that the new disability payment system could hamper independent living for young people, MPs urged to spend time with local youth workers, and Bromley berated over delays in SEN support, all in the news today.

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.

Daily roundup: Fingerprinting two-year-olds, Quintin Kynaston School and a £7m youth zone

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Private firm G4S admits to taking children's fingerprints "in error", the head teacher of a flagship academy is suspended, and plans for a major youth project in Preston, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Funding for toddlers, police commissioners and shoplifting children

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Barnardo's warning over support for deprived three- and four-year-olds, a report reveals lack of awareness on police elections, and children steal food to feed their families, all in the news today.

Commission on Youth reveals scope of its year-long inquiry

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Friday, August 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people's relationship with the authorities, family structures, and participation will be the focus of the year-long Commission on Youth, it has emerged.

Young campaigners lobby Welsh government on living wage manifesto pledge

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Young campaigners are lobbying the Welsh government to introduce a "living wage" for Wales, highlighting the plight of children whose parents are working but remain below the poverty line.

Invite young people to the table - they won't bite

Opinion

Monday, December 12, 2011

| CYP Now

As I prepare to consult on the Office of the Children's Commissioner's 2012-13 business plan, I'm back from a weekend with the people I consulted first: my children and young people's advisory board, "Amplify".

Loughton argues for a 'change in mindset' over safeguarding

News

Thursday, October 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Lead members for children's services have been told to keep a focus on safeguarding or risk another Baby P tragedy, children's minister Tim Loughton has warned.

Riots panel seeks views on recent unrest

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Friday, September 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The independent riots panel is urging young people, parents and youth leaders affected by last month's unrest to give their views on their communities.

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Good Idea: Construction skills lay firm foundations for the future

How young people shape mental health services

Participation in Action: Young people find their voice to take control of life in care

Daily roundup: £1.5bn for childcare reform, votes at 16, and tackling drug and alcohol misuse among parents

My Life: Tim Oxley, 18, Cambridge

Daily roundup: Boarding school, Kingston payoff, and the BYC manifesto

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

Daily roundup: Parental leave, free school breakfasts and North Yorkshire children's services

Daily roundup: Asylum inquiry, contraception, and Scotland rejects mosquito device ban

Daily roundup: Care leavers' charter, missing children in Kent, and homeless families in B&B accommodation

Daily roundup: Early intervention funding, UK Youth Parliament, and the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

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

Daily roundup: Fingerprinting two-year-olds, Quintin Kynaston School and a £7m youth zone

Daily roundup: Funding for toddlers, police commissioners and shoplifting children

Commission on Youth reveals scope of its year-long inquiry

Young campaigners lobby Welsh government on living wage manifesto pledge

Invite young people to the table - they won't bite

Loughton argues for a 'change in mindset' over safeguarding

Riots panel seeks views on recent unrest

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