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Pledge to tackle child poverty

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2007
    • | CYP Now
The Northern Ireland Executive unveiled its first draft Budget last week, which included plans to boost education spending and a pledge to meet child poverty targets.

Few guarantees in Brown's drive for jobs

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  • Tuesday, July 7, 2009
    • | CYP Now
I am incredulous that, during last week's launch of Building Britain's Future, Gordon Brown should have made the claim that "this is the first time that any government has guaranteed that jobs and training will be available to young people".

Apprentices get financial support

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  • Tuesday, November 6, 2007
    • | CYP Now
Young people who take up apprenticeships will be entitled to apply for a university-style grant of at least 3,000, the Prime Minister has announced.

Randlay Primary School and Nursery, Telford

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  • Tuesday, June 2, 2009
    • | CYP Now
What did they do? Pupils, parents and staff at Randlay Primary School and Nursery took part in a healthy lifestyles evening, designed to promote personal, social and health education (PSHE) for people of all ages.

Schools cohesion agency launched

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  • Tuesday, October 9, 2007
    • | CYP Now
An agency enabling schools to link up and give pupils the opportunity to meet other young people from different backgrounds has been launched by the government.

DCSF seeks free transport reform

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  • Tuesday, June 2, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is in talks with tax officials to better identify children who are eligible for free school transport.

Prices of school meals drive decline

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  • Tuesday, October 9, 2007
    • | CYP Now
High costs of healthy school lunches have contributed to a decline in their uptake, particularly among low-income families not eligible for free meals, a report has said.

Primary pupils to report the news

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  • Tuesday, October 23, 2007
    • | CYP Now
Primary school children are trying their hand at journalism to boost literacy skills, get their voices heard and ease the transition to secondary school.

Tories might cut commissioner

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  • Tuesday, October 27, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Shadow children's minister Tim Loughton has branded Maggie Atkinson's appointment as England's children's commissioner a "farce" and indicated the Conservatives could scrap the role if they gain power.

Libraries invite input of youth

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  • Tuesday, February 5, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Young people should be involved in shaping the future of their local libraries, the National Youth Libraries Board has said.

Homophobic bullying affects all pupils

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  • Tuesday, August 12, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Homophobic bullying in schools has a negative impact on straight young people as well as those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to new research.

Education: A bridge across the education divide

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  • Monday, October 4, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Located in one of the most multicultural and deprived parts of the UK, Bonner Primary School in Tower Hamlets is precisely the type of school that would be expected to come near the bottom of the league tables. But the school is turning around the fortunes of its pupils, as Tom de Castella discovers.

London Borough of Hackney

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  • Monday, July 19, 2010
    • | CYP Now
What did they do? Primary school children across Hackney battled it out last week in the finals of Hackney Personal Bests, a health-based sports programme that teaches young people how diet and nutrition in conjunction with sports can encourage healthy lifestyles.

Schools still need local authorities

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  • Monday, July 19, 2010
    • | CYP Now
With the Department for Education encouraging schools to become autonomous, the future involvement of local authorities in education is unclear. One experienced insider argues that they will still play a vital part in ensuring educational excellence.

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