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Inspectors slam quality of SEND support in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Thursday, September 2, 2021

| CYP Now

Support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is blighted by a “blame culture” and “lack of urgency” to improve, inspectors have found.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Extremism strategy to put madrassas under closer scrutiny

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) will develop a new system to intervene in unofficial Islamic schools where there are concerns about the way children are being taught, it has been announced.

Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Parents will have their child benefit payments docked if they fail to pay truancy fines Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has pledged a "complete overhaul" for children and young people's mental health services to address poor access and support.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

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Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities that keep hold of their directors of children's services (DCS) perform better in Ofsted inspections than those that change regularly, exclusive analysis by CYP Now has found.

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals in the Queen's Speech to make emotional neglect of children a criminal offence have been welcomed by leading children's charities.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

Persistent truanting continues to decline

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of children that persistently truant from English schools has continued to decline over the past year, latest figures show.

NCAS Conference: Employers urged to provide childcare

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Businesses and schools should be used to ensure sufficient childcare places for two-year-olds are available, experts have said.

Private schooling boosts social mobility of less-advantaged children, study finds

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Friday, October 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A charity has called for improved access to private schooling for less-advantaged children after a major study highlighted lasting benefits.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Poor families will be hit hard by government plans to shave a further £4bn from the welfare bill in 2015/16, charities have warned.

Government to pump £200m more into Troubled Families programme

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Monday, June 24, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to spend £200m to expand the Troubled Families programme to a further 400,000 families.

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

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Friday, May 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's centres, libraries and sports centres will all be at risk of closure if central government makes significant further cuts to council budgets, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Study exposes extent of ‘sexting' among children

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Primary school children view pornography and are regularly "sexting" explicit pictures of themselves to others, a study has found.

DfE bids to boost early literacy skills

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Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged children are to get targeted help with reading and language as part of a Department for Education-backed project.

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

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Friday, March 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Sector calls for an "early intervention Budget", emotional support for primary school children, and troubled families research announced, all in the news today.

TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Low wages, welfare changes and taxes will push down living standards for 690,000 more children in the next two years, the union federation claims.

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Inspectors slam quality of SEND support in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Extremism strategy to put madrassas under closer scrutiny

Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

Persistent truanting continues to decline

NCAS Conference: Employers urged to provide childcare

Private schooling boosts social mobility of less-advantaged children, study finds

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

Government to pump £200m more into Troubled Families programme

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

Study exposes extent of ‘sexting' among children

DfE bids to boost early literacy skills

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

TUC says majority of children face 'unacceptable' living standards

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