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Nacro appoints Action for Children director as new chief

Thursday, January 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Crime reduction charity Nacro has appointed a new chief executive to take over from Paul McDowell who leaves next month.

Government to clarify council school improvement role

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has announced it is to clarify the role of local authorities in helping improve standards in schools.

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils divulge details of teacher relationship claims; government orders action at Norfolk children's services; and Essex children's centres' opening hours to be cut, all in the news today.

CYP Now investigation: Play services decimated as funding slashed

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly a third of local authorities in England have closed play facilities as a result of spending on play services over the past three years being slashed by 39 per cent, an investigation by CYP Now has revealed.

Converter academies 'refusing' support to struggling schools, MPs find

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

| CYP Now

High-achieving schools that take academy status are reneging on their promise to support poorly performing schools, according a damning report from MPs.

Vulnerable young people need better financial education, say MPs

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Financial education must be provided outside of schools and colleges in order to improve the life and job prospects of the most vulnerable young people, a group of MPs has urged.

Educational psychology services feel strain of budget cuts

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils across England have cut funding for educational psychology services by five per cent over the last three years, figures show.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2013: the shortlist

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

| CYP Now

We are delighted to unveil the shortlist for the 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards.

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".

Children England to develop campaigning focus

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Children England is to give its members a central role in drawing up its policy manifesto for children, young people and families for the next general election.

CYP Now Awards extends deadline to 11 July

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The deadline to enter the 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards has been extended by one week, to Thursday 11 July. Entries must be received before 12 noon that day.

MPs raise fears over impact of school places shortfall

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The education of pupils in some of the most deprived areas of England could suffer if there is insufficient government funding to meet the growing demand for school places over the next year.

Birmingham seeks £340m in education savings

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The UK's most populous local authority wants views on how to slash a further £340m from its education budget by 2016/17.

LGA slams council inspection framework

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted's new inspection framework for councils has been branded "inappropriate and inadequate" by the Local Government Association (LGA).

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.

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

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Monday, April 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

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Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

£150m for primary school sport, 41 per cent of children in Wales suffer tooth decay by five, and concerns over cost of academies in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Councils slam DfE over school building delays

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is struggling "to get its act together" to improve its delay-hit school building and repairs programme, according to the Local Government Association.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Professionals decry Ofsted 'dawn raid' inspections

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Local government and education professionals have denounced Ofsted's decision to carry out "dawn raids" in local authority areas containing high proportions of under-performing schools.

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The government adoption adviser Martin Narey received a knighthood in the New Year's honors list, among more than 150 people recognised for their work with children and young people.

Councils ignore home educators' needs, find MPs

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities are failing to support home-educated children with special educational needs (SEN) and health conditions, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.

Educational psychologists blast Doncaster over lack of provision

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Friday, December 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Doncaster council is putting young people's development at risk by failing to adequately staff its educational psychology service, a trade union has warned.

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

A literature festival for children in the care system, a film and live performance featuring poetry composed by young deaf children, and a scheme to take cricket from the village green to the inner cities, were just some of the inspiring winners of the 2012 Children & Young People Now Awards.

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Nacro appoints Action for Children director as new chief

Government to clarify council school improvement role

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

CYP Now investigation: Play services decimated as funding slashed

Converter academies 'refusing' support to struggling schools, MPs find

Vulnerable young people need better financial education, say MPs

Educational psychology services feel strain of budget cuts

Children & Young People Now Awards 2013: the shortlist

Norfolk vows to tackle "legacy of underachievement" in schools

Children England to develop campaigning focus

CYP Now Awards extends deadline to 11 July

MPs raise fears over impact of school places shortfall

Birmingham seeks £340m in education savings

LGA slams council inspection framework

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

Councils slam DfE over school building delays

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Professionals decry Ofsted 'dawn raid' inspections

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

Councils ignore home educators' needs, find MPs

Educational psychologists blast Doncaster over lack of provision

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced

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