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Low pay and status hinders workforce

    Other
  • Tuesday, April 1, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Low pay, uncertain career development and low status are major problems standing in the way of improving the early years workforce, research by a leading think-tank has found.

Interview: Andy Burnham, shadow education secretary

    Features
  • Monday, October 25, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Andy Burnham is still in migration phase, getting to grips with the role of shadow education secretary after moving from his previous brief in government on health. But the enthusiasm he holds for his new post is clear.

Progress in joint working must go on

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 22, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The decision last week to strip the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) of government funding will inevitably raise concerns that any genuine "development" of the workforce will stall. A plan for how the Department for Education intends to take forward the quango's work is yet to be articulated.

CYP Now to host workforce show

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 4, 2008
  • | CYP Now
CYP Now is to stage a pioneering new show for everyone who works to deliver the Every Child Matters agenda locally.

Playwork staff gain government-funded training

    News
  • Wednesday, September 24, 2008
  • | CYP Now
An initiative to upskill staff in the playwork sector has been successful in its early stages with 2000 government-funded training places now being assigned to applicants on the NVQ level 3 in Playwork.

Children and Families Act 2014

    Other
  • Thursday, March 13, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The Children and Families Act 2014 has wide-ranging implications for children's services, from the creation of childminder agencies to better support for young people in care.

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