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Children's rights expert made dame in birthday honours

Monday, June 19, 2017

| CYP Now

A children's rights expert has been made a dame in the Queen's birthday honours, with more than 130 people in total being recognised for their contribution to children's services or education.

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Plans to scrap free school meals for primary school children and allow new grammar schools to be opened have not featured in the government's legislative plans for the new parliament.

Stephen Twigg appointed shadow education secretary

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has announced that Stephen Twigg will take over the post of shadow education secretary as Andy Burnham moves back to the health brief.

Face-to-face careers advice in schools must be assured, says Hughes

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The government should act urgently to guarantee face-to-face careers advice for all children in schools, according to a report into making higher education more accessible to disadvantaged young people.

Charity urges five-year plan on Neets

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Government must develop a cross-departmental strategy to improve careers advice and school-to-work transitions if it is to prevent tens of thousands of young people becoming Neet over the next five years, a charity has warned.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Key issues raised by MPs over children’s Covid-19 recovery

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

| CYP Now

MPs have voted for a Labour Party motion criticising the government’s plans to help children and young people recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

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Monday, June 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Chris McLoughlin, director of children’s services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Magic Breakfast appoints young food poverty campaigners

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

| CYP Now

A group of young people have been appointed by Magic Breakfast to campaign and lobby politicians on food poverty issues.

Top resources for social care, youth work and education practitioners

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

| CYP Now

Charities and organisations working to improve the lives of vulnerable children and those they work with have created a raft of resources to help professionals amid uncertain times.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.

Schools must link with youth services to boost pupil wellbeing, MPs told

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

| CYP Now

Secondary schools are “missing an opportunity” to link with local youth services to deliver extra-curricular activities and improve pupil wellbeing, MPs have been told.

‘Chaotic’ Kickstart scheme failing to support enough young people, report finds

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Friday, February 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The government’s Kickstart jobs scheme has been blighted by “chaotic” early delivery, low take-up and long delays in filling vacancies, according to a damning report.

Cutting youth NEET rate could save UK £38bn, research finds

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| CYP Now

The UK economy could be boosted by £38bn through improving the employment and training prospects of young people, according to economists.

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

| CYP Now

School exclusions, undiagnosed mental health issues and unidentified special educational needs and disabilities are among the key drivers behind child-to-parent abuse, the mayor of London has said.

ADCS president calls for urgent action to address inequality in first virtual speech

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| CYP Now

Financial, social and educational inequality should be addressed as a “priority” as the UK eases out of Covid-19 lockdown, the president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

Youth Work in the 2020s conference goes online

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Friday, July 31, 2020

| CYP Now

CYP Now’s Youth Work in the 2020s conference is taking the digital leap forward, and will run as a virtual event from 2nd to 5th November.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

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Children's rights expert made dame in birthday honours

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

Stephen Twigg appointed shadow education secretary

Face-to-face careers advice in schools must be assured, says Hughes

Charity urges five-year plan on Neets

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Key issues raised by MPs over children’s Covid-19 recovery

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Magic Breakfast appoints young food poverty campaigners

Top resources for social care, youth work and education practitioners

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

Schools must link with youth services to boost pupil wellbeing, MPs told

‘Chaotic’ Kickstart scheme failing to support enough young people, report finds

Cutting youth NEET rate could save UK £38bn, research finds

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

ADCS president calls for urgent action to address inequality in first virtual speech

Youth Work in the 2020s conference goes online

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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