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School staff told not to do the work of colleagues on strike

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| CYP Now

Education professionals who are not striking are being reminded not to take on extra work while their colleagues join the picket lines during tomorrow's mass strike action.

Eight out of 10 teachers have students living in poverty, ATL finds

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Nearly 80 per cent of education staff say they have students who are living in poverty, a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has found.

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The government should explore methods for sharing profits from early intervention work to encourage agencies to finance it, the first report of a new taskforce has said.

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

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Friday, September 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Former Barnardo's chief executive Sir Martin Narey is one of several high profile figures that have been signed up to provide advice to children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield, it has been announced.

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 CYP Now Awards were revealed last night on a night of celebration and pride for the sector.

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Poor families will be hit hard by government plans to shave a further £4bn from the welfare bill in 2015/16, charities have warned.

All primary school pupils to be taught about abuse

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Monday, September 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Volunteers will visit every primary school in the UK at least once every two years under plans to prevent abuse by teaching children about the issue.

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Claims the government will miss its child poverty targets; Doncaster Council offers cash incentives to social workers; and the Sutton Trust calls for more apprenticeship places, all in the news today.

Cross-government strategy to support care leavers unveiled

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Staff in children's homes will receive better training to help young people leaving their placement as part of government plans to improve outcomes for care leavers.

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Family Action is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and health professionals, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

Neet young people to lose out under data sharing changes, warns LGA

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Support for young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) will be hampered by a change in the way university admissions data is shared with councils, claims the Local Government Association.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Deaf teenagers are being left out of conversations because other young people don't know how to talk to them, the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has warned.

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School staff told not to do the work of colleagues on strike

Eight out of 10 teachers have students living in poverty, ATL finds

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

All primary school pupils to be taught about abuse

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

Cross-government strategy to support care leavers unveiled

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

Neet young people to lose out under data sharing changes, warns LGA

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

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Academies Commission warns of ‘covert' pupil selection

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

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

Ofsted targets Portsmouth's under-performing schools

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

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