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Key 16 to 19 jobs remain unfilled

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Local authorities are facing a shortage of skilled staff to handle the 16 to 19 transfer, the Association of Learning Providers (ALP) has warned.

Student childcare falls short of target

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2009
  • | CYP Now
A government-funded scheme providing financial childcare support to students has been slammed for being poorly advertised and failing to target those most in need.

Work Wise: Review - Lessons to learn from the great outdoors

    Other
  • Tuesday, February 19, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Various studies have found that children learn better when they engage with the environment outside the four walls of the classroom. Letting the Outside In supports this argument through detailed case studies, research-based evidence and best practice. The central idea is that teachers can reduce the limitations of schools by using the environment around them.

Teenage parent grant is success

    Other
  • Tuesday, December 8, 2009
  • | CYP Now
A scheme that provides teenage parents with grants for childcare and travel in order to help them into education and training is proving a resounding success.

Badman review blasted by MPs' inquiry

    News
  • Tuesday, December 15, 2009
  • | CYP Now
A cross-party inquiry into Graham Badman's controversial review of home education has labelled the government's handling of the issue as an unfortunate episode.

The 2010 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

    Other
  • Tuesday, January 5, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The coming year presents exceptional challenges for anyone who works with children, young people or families. Services will feel the pinch of the recession. And the general election will focus minds on what kind of society we want to build for tomorrow's generation, and how. CYP Now's 2010 Report aims to tackle the challenges head-on through a range of experts. They outline the issues and advance a case for what must happen in policy and practice.

Children to begin school days singing

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 27, 2007
  • | CYP Now
School children across England are set to start the day singing at breakfast clubs, thanks to a project bringing music and song into the extended schools agenda.

Inspecting home educators is fair

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 11, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Graham Badman's review of home education has created an unrivalled storm of protest on CYP Now's online discussion forums in the past couple of months. Scores of parents are livid at his proposals.

Policy into practice: Back-to-school costs

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 1, 2009
  • | CYP Now
The issue: More than half of parents in the UK cannot afford the costs of sending their children back to school, according to a survey conducted by Save the Children and Family Action.

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