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Ofsted social care chief John Goldup to quit with Debbie Jones taking over

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted's deputy chief inspector and director of social care John Goldup is to leave the inspectorate by "mutual agreement" this month and will be replaced by the current president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, CYP Now can exclusively reveal.

SEND school exclusion practice faces legal challenge

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| CYP Now

A legal bid to give more protection from exclusion to autistic schoolchildren whose condition is linked to physical aggression got under way today.

DfE reports £337m cash underspend

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

| CYP Now

The Department for Education underspent by more than £300m on its cash budget during 2017/18, its latest accounts show.

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have called for tougher regulation of home schooling after it emerged that the number of children being educated outside of schools is rising fast.

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Education Secretary has defended claims the government is cutting the Early Intervention Grant, insisting that funding for councils will in fact increase.

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.

Government unveils plans to improve education for children with additional needs

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Friday, March 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A new £4m fund to develop new ways to help children with additional needs move from alternative provision into mainstream education or special schools has been announced.

Local government leaders call for election pledges on children's services funding

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Council leaders have called on political parties to include a funding boost for children's services in their general election pledges.

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.

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

| CYP Now

A new criminal offence will be introduced for perpetrators of domestic abuse directed at a child, the Conservative Party has said.

Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| CYP Now

Edward Timpson's defeat in last week's general election, meaning he will be replaced as children's minister, is a loss for the sector, his predecessor Tim Loughton has said.

Children's rights expert made dame in birthday honours

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Monday, June 19, 2017

| CYP Now

A children's rights expert has been made a dame in the Queen's birthday honours, with more than 130 people in total being recognised for their contribution to children's services or education.

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Plans to scrap free school meals for primary school children and allow new grammar schools to be opened have not featured in the government's legislative plans for the new parliament.

Stephen Twigg appointed shadow education secretary

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has announced that Stephen Twigg will take over the post of shadow education secretary as Andy Burnham moves back to the health brief.

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Ofsted social care chief John Goldup to quit with Debbie Jones taking over

SEND school exclusion practice faces legal challenge

DfE reports £337m cash underspend

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

Government unveils plans to improve education for children with additional needs

Local government leaders call for election pledges on children's services funding

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton

Children's rights expert made dame in birthday honours

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

Stephen Twigg appointed shadow education secretary

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