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May vows to tackle disparities affecting children's life chances

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to tackle race disparities and challenge public services over how they treat people, highlighting a number of injustices facing children and young people.

MPs slam minister for failing to tackle sexual abuse in schools

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

| CYP Now

The minister responsible for tackling sexual harassment and violence in schools has been strongly criticised by MPs for failing to do more to address the issue.

Government attacked for management of free school projects

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Monday, September 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The government's handling of the free school programme has come under fire with accusations of wasted money and unfair treatment.

Review highlights shortcomings in children's mental health services

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

| CYP Now

A review into children's mental health services ordered by Prime Minister Theresa May has found that the current system is hard to access, difficult to navigate and isn't safe enough.

Barnardo's teams up with KFC on work scheme for vulnerable young people

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

?Up to 100 young people, including care leavers and young people with disabilities, are to be offered unpaid work placements at KFC, as part of a partnership between the fast food chain and Barnardo's.

Research reveals support for local authority oversight of academies

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Councils should act as a "middle tier" between schools and central government as the number of academies expands, according to a Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) study.

Charities secure City of London funding partnership

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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Two charities supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable young people will benefit from a new multi-million pound partnership with the Lord Mayor's Appeal.

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

Academies Commission warns of ‘covert' pupil selection

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Academies could be increasing social segregation in the school system by "covertly" selecting pupils from more privileged families, a report by the Academies Commission 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.

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

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.

Ofsted director calls for 'radical changes' to the role of school governors

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Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

School governors should be increasingly professionalised and work in federations to cater for groups of schools in the future, Ofsted's national director for schools has suggested.

Ministers pledge to reduce child deaths in response to health outcomes forum

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has pledged to reduce child mortality and boost the extent to which young patients are consulted on the care they receive, as part of its response to the Children and Young People's Health Outcomes Forum report.

Ofsted targets Portsmouth's under-performing schools

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Teams of Ofsted inspectors have begun a week of inspections in Portsmouth to find out why the city has a disproportionate number of under-performing schools.

Ofsted social care chief John Goldup to quit with Debbie Jones taking over

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted's deputy chief inspector and director of social care John Goldup is to leave the inspectorate by "mutual agreement" this month and will be replaced by the current president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, CYP Now can exclusively reveal.

SEND school exclusion practice faces legal challenge

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| CYP Now

A legal bid to give more protection from exclusion to autistic schoolchildren whose condition is linked to physical aggression got under way today.

Stronger laws needed to send home-educated children back to school, says ADCS

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services are calling for more powers to send home-educated children back to school.

DfE reports £337m cash underspend

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

| CYP Now

The Department for Education underspent by more than £300m on its cash budget during 2017/18, its latest accounts show.

School absence hits five-year low

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Persistent absence from school has fallen for the fifth year in a row, the latest government figures reveal.

Civil Society Strategy: Council leaders welcome youth work focus

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Friday, August 10, 2018

| CYP Now

The Civil Society Strategy has put youth work "back on the agenda" of government, children's services and local government leaders have said.

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have called for tougher regulation of home schooling after it emerged that the number of children being educated outside of schools is rising fast.

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.

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

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Monday, November 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Professionals across children's services must be trained to support young people at risk of suicide because of negative experiences in early childhood, a report by the children's commissioner for Northern Ireland has claimed.

Councils call for mental health counselling for all pupils

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Every secondary school in the country should be handed funding to offer independent mental health counselling to all pupils, local authorities have said.

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to delay legislation to overhaul support for children with special educational needs (SEN), over concerns that the law could be changed before the proposed reforms have been properly tested.

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May vows to tackle disparities affecting children's life chances

MPs slam minister for failing to tackle sexual abuse in schools

Government attacked for management of free school projects

Review highlights shortcomings in children's mental health services

Barnardo's teams up with KFC on work scheme for vulnerable young people

Research reveals support for local authority oversight of academies

Charities secure City of London funding partnership

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Academies Commission warns of ‘covert' pupil selection

Professionals decry Ofsted 'dawn raid' inspections

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

Ofsted director calls for 'radical changes' to the role of school governors

Ministers pledge to reduce child deaths in response to health outcomes forum

Ofsted targets Portsmouth's under-performing schools

Ofsted social care chief John Goldup to quit with Debbie Jones taking over

SEND school exclusion practice faces legal challenge

Stronger laws needed to send home-educated children back to school, says ADCS

DfE reports £337m cash underspend

School absence hits five-year low

Civil Society Strategy: Council leaders welcome youth work focus

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

Councils call for mental health counselling for all pupils

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

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