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Government proposes staff ratio changes for out-of-school care

Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Day Nurseries Association has criticised government plans to lower staff ratios for five- to seven-year-olds in out-of-school care.

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

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Monday, August 4, 2014

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Ofsted is looking at plans to merge its early years, schools and further education inspections under a single framework.

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

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Monday, October 1, 2012

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Children's sector leaders are urging ministers to drop plans to hold back £150m from the Early Intervention Grant, to avoid spending more on crisis support in the long-term.

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

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Monday, January 28, 2013

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All new nursery workers will be required to have at least a grade C in GCSE English and Maths, under the Early Years Educator (Eye) qualification set to be introduced from 2014.

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Education Secretary has defended claims the government is cutting the Early Intervention Grant, insisting that funding for councils will in fact increase.

Regional Ofsted directors to inspect councils that fail to improve schools

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Ofsted will inspect local authorities that do not use their powers to "effectively" improve performance in schools and early years settings, it has been confirmed.

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

| CYP Now

A new criminal offence will be introduced for perpetrators of domestic abuse directed at a child, the Conservative Party has said.

Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| CYP Now

Edward Timpson's defeat in last week's general election, meaning he will be replaced as children's minister, is a loss for the sector, his predecessor Tim Loughton has said.

Stephen Twigg appointed shadow education secretary

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Friday, October 7, 2011

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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.

Sure Start centres to provide more childcare places under Labour plans

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Monday, February 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities would be required under a Labour government to offer childcare places at Sure Start children's centres, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said.

Early years groups criticise plans to promote school-based childcare

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Monday, March 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government moves to make schools publish details of their own childcare provision alongside their academic results will disadvantage other nursery providers, early years groups have said.

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.

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Measures to support the mental health needs and employment prospects of young people need to be prioritised amid Covid-19 recovery plans, according to a report from health inequalities expert Professor Michael Marmot.

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.

Key findings from the latest ONS data on impact of Covid-19

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Monday, May 4, 2020

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have warned that new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) could indicate a new “child poverty and mental health emergency” in the UK.

Out of school and holiday clubs to resume from 4 July

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

| CYP Now

Out of school clubs, including holiday clubs, will resume from 4 July as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease, the Prime Minister has announced.

Education Endowment Foundation launches new research over widening attainment gap

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

| CYP Now

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has announced three new studies aimed at analysing the impact of support made available by schools during closures and the widening attainment gap.

No limit on size of informal 'childcare bubbles' amid second lockdown, DfE confirms

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

| CYP Now

There is no size limit on the number of children and adults that can meet up as part of an informal "childcare bubble" during the second lockdown, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

Services for children with SEND ‘seriously affected’ by Covid-19 pandemic

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

| CYP Now

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have regressed in their development due to lack of available services during the Covid-19 pandemic, Ofsted has said.

Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has set out plans to reform children's social care through a Children and Social Work Bill, with the proposals being broadly well received by the sector.

Concerns raised as government delays SEND review plan until 2023

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have raised concerns about further delays in improving support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after the government confirmed it will not respond to the SEND review until early next year.

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

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Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social work and early years leaders have criticised the Prime Minister’s New Year speech, saying he failed to address several key priorities for children and young people.

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Government proposes staff ratio changes for out-of-school care

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

Regional Ofsted directors to inspect councils that fail to improve schools

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton

Stephen Twigg appointed shadow education secretary

Sure Start centres to provide more childcare places under Labour plans

Early years groups criticise plans to promote school-based childcare

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

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

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

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

Key findings from the latest ONS data on impact of Covid-19

Out of school and holiday clubs to resume from 4 July

Education Endowment Foundation launches new research over widening attainment gap

No limit on size of informal 'childcare bubbles' amid second lockdown, DfE confirms

Services for children with SEND ‘seriously affected’ by Covid-19 pandemic

Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

Concerns raised as government delays SEND review plan until 2023

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

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