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Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Parents should be more involved in the design and delivery of services aimed at tackling ‘systemic’ child poverty in communities across the UK, a report is urging.

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

| CYP Now

King Charles III has laid out the government’s plans for legislation impacting children and young people as part of his first King’s Speech as monarch.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Childcare reforms and support for struggling families are among a raft of measures announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in his 2023 Budget.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

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Friday, November 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Autumn statement: Cross-party MPs support free school meal extension

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

| CYP Now

Two thirds of MPs are backing calls for government to extend free school meal (FSM) eligibility to include all pupils from families receiving universal credit in the autumn statement, a survey has revealed.

Family hubs: DfE reveals 75 councils eligible to run services

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Monday, April 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The 75 local authority areas to benefit from new family hubs have been announced by the government.

‘Frustrating’ spring statement fails to support vulnerable families, sector leaders say

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| CYP Now

Announcements made in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s spring statement do “relatively little” to support disadvantaged families facing soaring living costs, organisations supporting vulnerable children have said.

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.

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

CYP Now breaks down key funding asks from across the sector.

Five key things Gavin Williamson told the education select committee

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson faced questions from the education select committee about the impact of the third national lockdown on children and young people.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 1 December

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

| CYP Now

Early years leader lauds rise in standards of childcare providers despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced his one-year spending review with a focus on helping the UK’s economy recover from Covid-19.

Public sector pay freeze ‘a body blow’ to frontline workers, unions say

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Education and social care unions have criticised the government’s decision to freeze pay for public sector workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Spending Review: Sector bodies set out key asks

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is today set to announce a one-year spending review focussed solely on helping the UK to recover from Covid-19.

Treasury announces one-year spending review ‘focussed entirely’ on Covid-19

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

| CYP Now

The Treasury has postponed the scheduled three-year comprehensive spending review (CSR) and will instead put forward a one-year plan “focussed entirely” on combating coronavirus.

Children’s commissioner for England: Prioritise children in future lockdown plans

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

| CYP Now

Children must be “at the heart” of plans for future lockdowns with schools last to close and first to open, the children’s commissioner for England has said.

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

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Friday, March 20, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s charities, organisations and workers' unions have issued advice to professionals working to support children amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Chancellor announces one-year budget round as Spending Review shelved due to Brexit

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Friday, August 9, 2019

| CYP Now

The government is to undertake a one-year spending round for public services in 2020-21, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has announced.

Former Rotherham children's chief awarded CBE

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Friday, January 4, 2019

| CYP Now

A council chief who was credited with turning around Rotherham children's services following the borough's child sexual exploitation scandal, has been awarded a CBE.

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 CYP Now Awards were revealed last night on a night of celebration and pride for the sector.

Budget 2018: Hammond pledges £84m for children's social care

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Monday, October 29, 2018

| CYP Now

A total of £84m will be handed to 20 local authorities struggling with high or rising numbers of children in care, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced.

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

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Friday, September 28, 2018

| CYP Now

With MPs returning from their summer break and local authorities beginning preparations for next year's budgets, it has been a busy month in the sector. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website in September.

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

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Friday, July 13, 2018

| CYP Now

A group of MPs have criticised Education Secretary Damian Hinds' "unwise" decision to become personally involved in the appointment of the new chair of the Social Mobility Commission.

Popular early years interventions lack evidence, study finds

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Thursday, June 28, 2018

| CYP Now

A number of interventions commonly used to improve the wellbeing of expectant parents and newborns lack evidence of their effectiveness, a study has concluded.

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Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Autumn statement: Cross-party MPs support free school meal extension

Family hubs: DfE reveals 75 councils eligible to run services

‘Frustrating’ spring statement fails to support vulnerable families, sector leaders say

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

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

Five key things Gavin Williamson told the education select committee

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 1 December

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

Public sector pay freeze ‘a body blow’ to frontline workers, unions say

Spending Review: Sector bodies set out key asks

Treasury announces one-year spending review ‘focussed entirely’ on Covid-19

Children’s commissioner for England: Prioritise children in future lockdown plans

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

Chancellor announces one-year budget round as Spending Review shelved due to Brexit

Former Rotherham children's chief awarded CBE

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

Budget 2018: Hammond pledges £84m for children's social care

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

Popular early years interventions lack evidence, study finds

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