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Daily roundup: Sex offenders, bullying and budget cuts

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Convicted paedophiles avoid prison; rise in the number of children seeking support for bullying; and cuts to Salford's children's services, all in the news today.

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

Other

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.

Daily roundup: Early years, adoption support and foster care

Other

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham Council delays childcare business charter plans; post-adoption support tops Martin Narey's priority list; and "Staying Put" duty comes in, all in the news today.

Devon children's centres face closure threat

News

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's centre closures are being considered in Devon as the county council looks to make £1.2m of cuts to the service.

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

News

Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's Commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson, tri-borough director of children's services Andrew Christie and Ofsted's lead on youth strategy Tony Gallagher are among the judges confirmed for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

Swindon considers halving number of children's centres

News

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Swindon Borough Council wants to slash £770,000 from its £2m children's centres budget, just a year after cutting the service's spend by £380,000.

Ask the Experts: Deterring children from tattoos

Other

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.

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

News

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Early years campaigners have questioned the government's handling of its flagship childcare scheme after CYP Now revealed a widespread shortfall in the number of places available for disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

News

Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs are being called upon to share information about how their departments can deliver effective services while managing challenging budgets.

Private finance can intervene now, but not for generations

Opinion

Monday, July 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Early intervention is popular right now in theory, but in many areas is being decimated in practice.

Ask the Experts: Parents can help children to learn

Other

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.

DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns

News

Monday, December 8, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of staff at the Department for Education are suffering from moderate to high levels of anxiety, a survey has found.

Ask the Experts: Christmas activities at nursery

Other

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

Other

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

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

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

Ask the Experts: Growing food, media stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and youth centre help for Eastern European children

Best Practice

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on growing vegetables, telling stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and help for Eastern European children.

Skills for the Job: How to cope with bereavement

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Bereaved children can struggle to come to terms with their loss, but the right support can help them make sense of death.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Walsall centre is hub for community

Other

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Palfrey Sure Start Children's Centre, Walsall - Children's centre inspection - July 2015

Councils to ‘fare worst' in Spending Review

News

Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities will fare worst out of £11.3bn of cuts set to be outlined in next month's Spending Review, a think-tank has claimed.

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.