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Some local authorities have combined the functions of director of children's services with those of other top-tier managers. Joe Lepper explores the benefits and potential pitfalls of different approaches.

Awards highlight how hard work improves children's lives

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Every year, two events are guaranteed to re-energise my diminishing bank of optimism - the judging for the CYP Now Awards, and the awards ceremony itself.

'The Family Nurse Partnership is making a difference'

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Analysis of the Family Nurse Partnership underplayed the programme's benefits, says an early years expert.

More cash to support SEN plans

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Extra funding alone will not improve the transfer of SEN children to integrated care plans, warn campaigners.

Council guide to short breaks

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Monday, March 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Charities develop a toolkit to help councils deliver effective short breaks for families with disabled children.

London mayor election: the key policies for children and families

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The next mayor of London will be responsible for a budget of £17bn. So what are the main candidates in May's election pledging to deliver for children, young people and families? We trawl the manifestos to find out.

Young mums see rosy future

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Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Family nurse partnerships originated in the US in the 1970s to support first-time teenage parents. Imported to England six years ago, the government is continuing to fund their expansion. Joe Lepper finds out why

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Teachers threaten walk out over pay and conditions; government's welfare reform programme criticised; and graphic tobacco warnings fail to dissuade teenage smokers, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

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Monday, September 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Three out of four schools now judged as good or outstanding; former children's minister to step down as MP; and foster care myths exposed, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Homeless families, job satisfaction, and call for Royal Commission on child abuse

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

More families in B&B accommodation, youth work and childcare staff rate their job satisfaction, and a call for wide-ranging commission on child abuse, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Ofqual on EBacc, service children, and Buckinghamshire SEN support

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Ofqual concerns over EBacc plans, MPs to investigate education provision for children of service personnel, and Buckinghamshire council is reprimanded in over special educational needs provision, all in the news today.

InFocus: New Year's resolutions

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Daily roundup: Profit-making schools, help to stop smoking, and preparing young people for work

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Plan to allow profit-making companies to run free schools, a stop smoking service for young people in Wales, and a Department for Education scheme to get young people into work, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Electronic tags, 'train surfing', and a new training agency for teachers

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Figures show two-thirds of young people fitted with electronic tags go on to break their court order, warning over 'train surfing' craze in Wales, and plans to merge the Teaching Agency and the National College for School Leadership, all in the news today.

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The ability to make a difference to children's lives is critically affected by the quality and training of the professionals and practitioners who work with them.

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax concession, sexual abuse and child trafficking

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Severely disabled children exempted from bedroom tax, Barnardo's to study girls who commit sexual abuse, and calls for the government to protect victims of trafficking, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Riots warning, Wetherby YOI and West Mercia anti-rape campaign

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Friday, August 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A quarter of young people say the riots could erupt again, inspectors visit Weatherby YOI, and West Mercia Police apologise over a rape campaign poster, all in the news today.

SEN reforms threatened by lack of key worker support

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Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Proposals to overhaul the system for children with disabilities and special educational needs face being derailed, with a third of councils offering no key worker provision

Daily roundup: Pupils 'go hungry', whooping cough and missing children

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Teachers warn that pupils are suffering the impact of recession, pregnant women to be given the whooping cough jab, and an online campaign to find missing children, all in the news today.

My Life: Kirstie Endersby, 18, Lincolnshire

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

| CYP Now

When I first came to the Targeted Youth Support team (TYS) I was homeless, taking drugs and alcohol heavily, and mixing with the wrong type of people.

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare groups disappointed by worker entry requirements decision; health watchdog calls for better training on domestic violence; and schools reminded about female genital mutilation risk, all in the news today.

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Legal Update: In a nutshell - Provision of free school meals

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Awards highlight how hard work improves children's lives

'The Family Nurse Partnership is making a difference'

More cash to support SEN plans

Council guide to short breaks

London mayor election: the key policies for children and families

Young mums see rosy future

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

Daily roundup: Homeless families, job satisfaction, and call for Royal Commission on child abuse

Daily roundup: Ofqual on EBacc, service children, and Buckinghamshire SEN support

InFocus: New Year's resolutions

Daily roundup: Profit-making schools, help to stop smoking, and preparing young people for work

Daily roundup: Electronic tags, 'train surfing', and a new training agency for teachers

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

A fresh workforce strategy is vital

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax concession, sexual abuse and child trafficking

Daily roundup: Riots warning, Wetherby YOI and West Mercia anti-rape campaign

SEN reforms threatened by lack of key worker support

Daily roundup: Pupils 'go hungry', whooping cough and missing children

My Life: Kirstie Endersby, 18, Lincolnshire

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

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