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Monday, November 1, 2010

| CYP Now

Following the comprehensive spending review, a number of local authorities are looking to save money by merging services. Neil Puffett reports.

Balls blasts plans to break up DCSF

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| CYP Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls has hit out at Conservative plans to split up the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

Sector fears hung parliament inaction could harm services

Friday, May 7, 2010

| CYP Now

Organisations across the children's sector are today coming to terms with the implications of a hung parliament after the general election failed to give any single party a clear majority.

Frontline services at risk as new ministers seek to identify cuts

Monday, May 17, 2010

| CYP Now

Impending cuts are certain to damage frontline children's services and lead to job losses, sector leaders have warned.

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation: Main Fund

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for charities working in a variety of areas, particularly projects that seek to address a significant gap in provision, challenge convention or set out to influence policy

Sexual health - The place of porn in sex education

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

| CYP Now

Research has suggested that increased access to pornographic material is causing young people to hold distorted impressions about sex. Sue Learner examines how the sensitive issue of pornography can be addressed in schools and youth services.

Wolfson Foundation

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for charities involved in education, special needs or hospice work

Woodward Charitable Trust

Thursday, February 17, 2011

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Grants for charities supporting the trust's key priorities, which include disability, ex-offenders and addiction

Cattanach Charitable Trust Grants

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

| CYP Now

Cattanach Charitable Trust Grants offer funding to help support deprived children in difficult circumstances

Young people aspire to be self-employed as jobs market remains tough

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Three out of 10 young people believe they will be self-employed in the future, according to a study by The Prince's Trust.

Sandwell starts to tackle service problems after private partner deal

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Simon White, the privately-employed DCS at Sandwell Council, says other struggling authorities may follow their lead by partnering with an outside agency to run children's services

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

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

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.

Daily roundup: Reading cash boost, Norfolk DCS appointed, and stop and search

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The Reading Agency awarded £1m of funding, Sheila Lock named as interim DCS at Norfolk Council, and police stop and search practice criticised by inspectorate, all in the news today.

Skills for the Job: Dealing with racist behaviour

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Fostering a climate of critical thinking and openness can help tackle the causes of racism among children and young people.

Young people to develop youth charter with government

Thursday, April 11, 2019

| CYP Now

A youth charter aiming to strengthen and co-ordinate national policy is to be developed with young people, the minister for civil society has announced.

Fall in DCS turnover and new appointments

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

| CYP Now

Only 17 new director of children's services (DCS) appointments were made last year, the second lowest number recorded in the 12-year history of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS).

Lessons aim to reduce knife crime over summer

Thursday, June 6, 2019

| CYP Now

Anti-knife crime lessons are being delivered in schools before the start of the summer holidays, the Home Office has announced.

Youth bodies to develop music industry opportunities

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth organisations from across the UK are part of a consortium that is to create development opportunities in the music industry for 14- to 24-year-olds from deprived areas.

More DfE funding for military-led mentoring projects

Monday, November 18, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has injected a further £4.8m into military-led projects that tackle underachievement in educationally disengaged children.

CYP Now 2013 Awards winners unveiled on memorable evening for children's services sector

Thursday, November 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Durham County Council secured a stunning hat trick at the 2013 CYP Now Awards for its Pre-birth Intervention Service.

Quiz of the Year 2013

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

How closely have you been following the ups and downs of the children and young people's sector over the past 12 months? Test your knowledge here with the CYP Now quiz of the year.

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

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.

Call for school sport to tackle 'crisis of inactivity'