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Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities will be able to apply for government cash to expand childcare provision, it has been announced.

High-performing councils explore alternative delivery models for children's services

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

A growing number of councils with children's services departments that have been rated as "good" by Ofsted are considering alternative delivery models, it has emerged.

Ambition announces new chief executive

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth organisation Ambition has appointed education and training expert Emma Revie as its new chief executive.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

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Monday, December 19, 2016

| CYP Now

With the UK voting to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and government installed, policy u-turns, and an influx of children and families from war-torn Syria, 2016 has been a turbulent year. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Small youth charities to bear the brunt of funding cuts

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Friday, January 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Increasing numbers of small youth charities will face funding problems similar to the Stephen Lawrence Centre unless they learn to adapt to the economic environment, it has been warned.

Ofsted blames merger for council's failure to improve children's services

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Monday, August 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Local government reorganisation has hamstrung efforts by a council's leaders to make improvements to children's services, according to Ofsted.

Norfolk vows to tackle "legacy of underachievement" in schools

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Norfolk County Council has pledged to strengthen its support for local schools in response to an Ofsted report that slated its work in the area as "ineffective".

Universal children's centres face extinction, MPs are warned

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Children centres that offer services to all children and parents in the community will soon be consigned to the history books in many parts of the country, local government and children's services leaders have told MPs.

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

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Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

A council has defended its decision to outsource children's health and social care services to a private healthcare provider, ahead of a judicial review.

Councils ‘must re-build youth services'

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Councils must determine the future of youth services because government has lost focus on the agenda, a leading local authority figure has said.

DfE overspends by £1bn on academy expansion

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

| CYP Now

The Department for Education overspent by £1bn on its academy expansion programme in just two years, it has emerged.

Minister to investigate 'unfair' cuts to voluntary sector youth services

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

| CYP Now

?A government minister has pledged to probe allegations that local authorities are breaching statutory guidance by making disproportionate cuts to youth charities.?

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

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Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".

Ofsted highlights lack of support for children placed out of area

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Not enough is being done by local authorities to support children who are placed in care far away from home, Ofsted has warned.

ADCS president Alan Wood backs councils to drive social care improvement

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said local authorities need to be at the centre of driving improvement in children's services.

Play England director Catherine Prisk steps down

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Catherine Prisk is to step down as director of Play England at the end of the week after a restructure of management arrangements at the charity.

New Barnardo's chief eyes strategic role in children's services

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Barnardo's new chief executive wants the charity to manage, commission and deliver statutory children's services in partnership with local authorities as it evolves into a more strategic organisation over the next few years.

Charities call to end 'market' in children's services

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Monday, July 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Leading children's charities have backed calls for the introduction of a fairer commissioning and contracting system for children's services, one that is based on co-operation, not competition.

Checks on school spending must be stronger, MPs warn

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| CYP Now

An influential group of MPs has warned that systems for monitoring schools spending in England are not up to scratch.

Social work reforms have ‘raised the confidence' of profession

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Friday, June 15, 2012

| CYP Now

The development of a College of Social Work, more robust standards for employers and better supervision of newly qualified social workers is raising the confidence of the profession, according to the final report of the Social Work Reform Board.

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Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

High-performing councils explore alternative delivery models for children's services

Ambition announces new chief executive

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

Small youth charities to bear the brunt of funding cuts

Ofsted blames merger for council's failure to improve children's services

Norfolk vows to tackle "legacy of underachievement" in schools

Universal children's centres face extinction, MPs are warned

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

Councils ‘must re-build youth services'

DfE overspends by £1bn on academy expansion

Minister to investigate 'unfair' cuts to voluntary sector youth services

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

Ofsted highlights lack of support for children placed out of area

ADCS president Alan Wood backs councils to drive social care improvement

Play England director Catherine Prisk steps down

New Barnardo's chief eyes strategic role in children's services

Charities call to end 'market' in children's services

Checks on school spending must be stronger, MPs warn

Social work reforms have ‘raised the confidence' of profession

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