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Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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.

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

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Monday, January 11, 2016

| CYP Now

Parenting classes will be made more accessible to parents as part of government plans to tackle poverty and improve children's life chances.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Parents will have their child benefit payments docked if they fail to pay truancy fines Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

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Monday, September 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The health and development of children under five varies dramatically between different parts of England, with a child living in one area far more likely to be condemned to poor health than another living relatively close by, a study has found.

Budget 2015: Charities hit out at £12bn welfare cuts

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to cut £12bn from the welfare bill by reducing entitlement to child tax credits and lowering the benefit cap will have a detrimental impact on children and young people, charities have warned.

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has been handed new responsibilities for boosting the ‘character and resilience' of young people and tackling bullying, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

| CYP Now

All children's social workers will be trained in advanced psychological counselling techniques as part of a radical shake-up of child protection services in Hertfordshire, funded with nearly £5m of government money.

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The benefit cap is hampering local authorities in London in their attempts to move families out of temporary accommodation and into a permanent home, a report has found.

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

An expansion of the Troubled Families initiative is to focus on tackling poor health and supporting children under the age of five, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has revealed.

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals in the Queen's Speech to make emotional neglect of children a criminal offence have been welcomed by leading children's charities.

Persistent truanting continues to decline

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of children that persistently truant from English schools has continued to decline over the past year, latest figures show.

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Measures in the Children and Families Act to extend support for new parents should have been available to other types of carers, the Family Rights Group (FRG) has said.

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Government efforts to tackle child poverty over the next three years will focus on getting parents into work, decreasing living costs and boosting educational attainment for the poorest children.

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Children's Bureau is to step down after three years in charge, it has been announced.

Large families worst hit by benefit cap

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Friday, November 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Households with large numbers of children are being overwhelmingly worst hit by the government's benefit cap, latest figures show.

Proposed child maintenance levy cut by government

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has reduced the amount it will charge lone parents for using the Child Maintenance Service to secure support payments following widespread opposition to the proposals.

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Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

Budget 2015: Charities hit out at £12bn welfare cuts

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

Persistent truanting continues to decline

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

Large families worst hit by benefit cap

Proposed child maintenance levy cut by government

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