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Councils plan to get children reading

Monday, December 17, 2007

| CYP Now

Councils are to produce local action plans to improve literacy as part of a national push to get children and young people reading.

Academic achievement of traveller children plummets

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

| CYP Now

The academic achievement of young people from Irish Traveller and Gypsy or Roma backgrounds has fallen dramatically in the last five years.

Adults believe children are living without role models

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

| CYP Now

Four out of five adults believe that children do not have good role models in their lives, according to a Children's Society survey.

YJB suspends controversial restraint techniques

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

| CYP Now

The government has suspended the use of two restraint techniques used on young people in custody after experts expressed concerns at their safety.

Former youth prison officer wins unfair dismissal case

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

| CYP Now

A former prison officer has won a case for unfair dismissal after being bullied at a young offender institution (YOI).

Healthy Schools programme to address more issues

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The government's Healthy Schools initiative is to be expanded to increase focus on bullying, teenage pregnancy and drugs, it was announced today.

Thousands more children on child protection plans

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

| CYP Now

There has been an 11 per cent increase in the number of children subject to child protection plans in the past year, latest government statistics show.

Trust takes over advice services in south London

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

| CYP Now

Advice and guidance services for young people in south London are to be delivered by an educational trust from April next year.

Academic warns childcare can lead to aggression

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

| CYP Now

A leading Sure Start researcher has said children who spend large periods of time in daycare can cause their classmates to behave badly once they start school.

Lib Dem conference: Children need protection from 'commercial pressures'

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats are to debate proposals designed to protect children and young people from consumerism.

Lib Dem conference: Voluntary groups have a role in social work

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

| CYP Now

Voluntary sector organisations such as Home-Start can play a vital role in the future of social work, a senior Liberal Democrat MP has said.

University employs young people as researchers

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Friday, September 25, 2009

| CYP Now

A university has employed five young people to assist with research projects into children's rights and participation.

Labour conference: Votes at 16 would allow 'fightback' on youth service cuts

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Monday, September 28, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to lower the voting age to 16 in order to allow young people to stage "a fightback in the ballot box" against potential cuts to their services.

Education News: Every child matters - Nine out of 10 schools snub agenda

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

| CYP Now

Council leaders are calling for greater power to challenge schools that fail to join up with partners to deliver the Every Child Matters agenda.

School leaving age plans come under attack

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Monday, January 14, 2008

| CYP Now

Plans to raise the school leaving age to 18 are expected to come under fire today, when the proposals are debated by MPs.

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Councils plan to get children reading

Academic achievement of traveller children plummets

Adults believe children are living without role models

YJB suspends controversial restraint techniques

Former youth prison officer wins unfair dismissal case

Healthy Schools programme to address more issues

Thousands more children on child protection plans

Trust takes over advice services in south London

Academic warns childcare can lead to aggression

Lib Dem conference: Children need protection from 'commercial pressures'

Lib Dem conference: Voluntary groups have a role in social work

University employs young people as researchers

Labour conference: Votes at 16 would allow 'fightback' on youth service cuts

Education News: Every child matters - Nine out of 10 schools snub agenda

School leaving age plans come under attack

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