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Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

Friday, September 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Children, young people and families could be hit particularly hard in the next government spending review, because of cuts to education and welfare spending, a leading think-tank has claimed.

Vulnerable young people need better financial education, say MPs

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Financial education must be provided outside of schools and colleges in order to improve the life and job prospects of the most vulnerable young people, a group of MPs has urged.

Young people take brunt of tougher jobseeker sanctions

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Poverty and youth campaigners have warned that unemployed young people are being disproportionately affected by jobseeker benefit sanctions.

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's Commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson, tri-borough director of children's services Andrew Christie and Ofsted's lead on youth strategy Tony Gallagher are among the judges confirmed for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

Council-led trusts should drive school improvement, says LGA

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities should be given powers to create education trusts that oversee improvements to schools in their area, including academies and free schools, council leaders have said.

Lib Dem Conference 2011: Government to pilot classes for parents of under-fives

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's minister Sarah Teather has announced that up to four local areas will be involved in a scheme that will offer parenting classes to every parent of a child aged under five.

Former LGA children's chief Baroness Shireen Ritchie dies

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Tributes have been made in honour of Baroness Shireen Ritchie, who died yesterday (24 April) following a battle with cancer.

Young people want all low-income families to access free school meals

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| CYP Now

The free school meals system is failing to reach all children living in poverty, a report by the British Youth Council and Child Poverty Action Group has concluded.

Pensioners 'could help young people by paying National Insurance'

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Pensioners should continue to pay National Insurance in order to fund employment schemes for young people, a campaign organisation has proposed.

DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns

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Monday, December 8, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of staff at the Department for Education are suffering from moderate to high levels of anxiety, a survey has found.

Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

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Monday, August 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Out of work young people between the ages of 18 and 21 will be placed on an intensive activity programme within the first three weeks of submitting a benefit claim under plans put forward by government.

Councils to ‘fare worst' in Spending Review

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities will fare worst out of £11.3bn of cuts set to be outlined in next month's Spending Review, a think-tank has claimed.

MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

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Monday, November 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Police must be given greater discretion when dealing with children who share explicit pictures of themselves so that their future life chances are not harmed, a group of MPs and peers has said.

Lords to examine 'increasing lack of support' for vulnerable children

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

| CYP Now

A new inquiry by the House of Lords aims to find ways public services can improve the support they offer vulnerable children and their families, it has been announced.

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

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Friday, March 20, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s charities, organisations and workers' unions have issued advice to professionals working to support children amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

Labour backs mandatory reporting

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Mandatory reporting should be introduced in order to protect children from abuse, Labour has said.

Government to pump £200m more into Troubled Families programme

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Monday, June 24, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to spend £200m to expand the Troubled Families programme to a further 400,000 families.

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Judges for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards have scrutinised nearly 400 entries and their assessments have produced shortlists in each of the 19 categories.

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

David Laws is to return to government as minister in the Department for Education, following the cabinet reshuffle.

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Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

Vulnerable young people need better financial education, say MPs

Young people take brunt of tougher jobseeker sanctions

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

Council-led trusts should drive school improvement, says LGA

Lib Dem Conference 2011: Government to pilot classes for parents of under-fives

Former LGA children's chief Baroness Shireen Ritchie dies

Young people want all low-income families to access free school meals

Pensioners 'could help young people by paying National Insurance'

DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns

Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

Councils to ‘fare worst' in Spending Review

MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

Lords to examine 'increasing lack of support' for vulnerable children

Coronavirus: Five key resources for professionals

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Labour backs mandatory reporting

Government to pump £200m more into Troubled Families programme

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

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