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'Dumb down' fears for health visiting

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  • Tuesday, December 4, 2007
  • | CYP Now
Health visiting is at risk of being dumbed down by plans to change the way professionals register with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), a union has warned.

NMC approves controversial changes

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  • Tuesday, December 11, 2007
  • | CYP Now
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has pushed ahead with plans to change the way professionals register in a move health union Unite claims will dumb down the role of health visitors and school nurses.

Get the acclaim you deserve

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  • Tuesday, April 1, 2008
  • | CYP Now
CYP Now has launched the 2008 Children & Young People's Services Awards, run in association with the Children's Workforce Development Council.

Low pay and status hinders workforce

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  • Tuesday, April 1, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Low pay, uncertain career development and low status are major problems standing in the way of improving the early years workforce, research by a leading think-tank has found.

Analysis: Investment in 'play for play's sake'

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  • Tuesday, April 8, 2008
  • | CYP Now
England's play strategy Fair Play, out now for consultation, aims to dramatically improve children's playgrounds and develop the play workforce. Cathy Wallace looks at how it proposes to do so and gauges the reaction from experts in the field.

Editorial: Let's make staff a New Year priority

    Opinion
  • Thursday, January 10, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The publication of the Children's Plan before Christmas and the pledge of an additional 160m for youth facilities over the next two years was a fitting way to round off last year (see page 5).

Failure to meet fostering costs

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  • Tuesday, October 9, 2007
  • | CYP Now
More than half of England's local authorities are failing to pay foster carers enough to cover their costs, forcing them to dip into their own pockets or see the children they care for go without, according to research.

Interview: Andy Burnham, shadow education secretary

    Features
  • Monday, October 25, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Andy Burnham is still in migration phase, getting to grips with the role of shadow education secretary after moving from his previous brief in government on health. But the enthusiasm he holds for his new post is clear.

Training at the top

    Features
  • Monday, November 28, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Directors of children's services face unique challenges, shouldering wider responsibilities at a time of structural change. Charlotte Goddard looks at the training for aspirant leaders

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