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Academies boom hurts support services

Monday, December 12, 2011

| CYP Now

One of the government's flagship education reforms has resulted in 1,200 academies opening in the space of just 18 months.

Kinship carers put under strain as council support cuts take effect

Analysis

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Adoption has secured its place high on the list of government priorities with the support of Prime Minister David Cameron and the establishment of an expert group to overhaul and improve the system.

Implications of smacking ban

Analysis

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Expert assesses whether a smacking ban will raise demand on children's services if adopted by the UK.

Childcare funding in spotlight

Analysis

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Early years experts outline changes needed to ease financial pressures as parliamentary inquiry launched.

Scouts turn focus on pre-schoolers

Analysis

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

| CYP Now

Youth organisation launches programme supporting four- and five-year-olds in disadvantaged areas.

Pupil premium and attainment

Analysis

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Expert says differential pupil premium rates could boost outcomes for some disadvantaged pupils.

Two-year-old offer: more funding and greater awareness is crucial

Analysis

Monday, August 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Five years after the introduction of 15 hours of government-funded childcare for the 40 per cent most deprived families, take-up has started to fall. Childcare experts explain what can be done to reinvigorate the market.

Outdoor play under threat from local facilities and funding cull

Analysis

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

CYP Now investigation shows the extent of cuts to local play facilities, budgets and staff, as local authorities and campaigners blame a massive drop in government support over the past three years.

New minister on message

Analysis

Monday, September 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Laura McCardle meets Sam Gyimah, minister for childcare

Ofsted's new inspection focus

Analysis

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| CYP Now

One of the first councils to undergo the new social care inspection framework shares its experience.

Lessons for children's leaders from government ethnicity audit

Analysis

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has recently published the findings of its audit on how the experiences and outcomes of public services differ depending on race and ethnicity.

Understanding £2bn funding gap

Analysis

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Council leaders plan to analyse social care spending to show the funding shortfall in children's services

A fearless campaigner: Polly Neate, Shelter chief executive

Analysis

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to Polly Neate, chief executive of homelessness charity Shelter.

The benefits of mutual status

Analysis

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Expert on the mutuals programme advises on how youth services can gain independence from councils.

Report outlines key conditions for effective school improvement

Analysis

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Recent research carried out by Isos Partnerships has assessed the changing nature of the local authority role in supporting and leading school improvement.

Overhaul of serious case reviews under way

Analysis

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Government plans out for consultation propose that all serious case reviews will have to adopt the "systems methodology" approach in future

Legal Update: What Brexit will mean for children

Analysis

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Frances Trevena, legal and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, sets out the government's current position and proposals for the status of European children after the UK finally leaves the EU

Trailblazing training standards

Analysis

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Lead for new group developing early years standards shares plans as it bids to debunk "hair or care" ethos.

Nightingale courts not enough to reduce number of child prisoners, say experts

Analysis

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

“I am going to be on remand for one year…the delay in my case has been the worst effect of coronavirus,” one child told HM Inspectorate of Prisons amid calls for the government to reduce a huge backlog of trials for both crown and youth courts.

Five key pandemic lessons that can make childcare businesses stronger

Analysis

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| CYP Now

The early years sector has a diverse range of service providers – from home-based childminders with an annual turnover of £25,000 through to private-sector run super-chains of nurseries employing thousands of staff in dozens of sites across the country – trying to navigate a complex regulatory and policy landscape, which changes regularly.

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Academies boom hurts support services

Kinship carers put under strain as council support cuts take effect

Implications of smacking ban

Childcare funding in spotlight

Scouts turn focus on pre-schoolers

Pupil premium and attainment

Two-year-old offer: more funding and greater awareness is crucial

Outdoor play under threat from local facilities and funding cull

New minister on message

Ofsted's new inspection focus

Lessons for children's leaders from government ethnicity audit

Understanding £2bn funding gap

A fearless campaigner: Polly Neate, Shelter chief executive

The benefits of mutual status

Report outlines key conditions for effective school improvement

Overhaul of serious case reviews under way

Legal Update: What Brexit will mean for children

Trailblazing training standards

Nightingale courts not enough to reduce number of child prisoners, say experts

Five key pandemic lessons that can make childcare businesses stronger

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