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Daily roundup: Child abuse, mental health beds and legal aid risk

Friday, July 11, 2014

| CYP Now

PM's child abuse adviser warns of 1980s "chumocracy"; NHS England plans extra mental health beds for children and young people; and the Children's Society criticises government legal aid bid, all in the news today.

Tough task awaits new ministers

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Leaders across early years, youth services and youth justice outline the main challenges facing new ministers.

Ten-year early help drive makes us believe we can transform lives

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

When I started out in children's services more than 30 years ago, I had high hopes that with hard work I could make a difference. Since then, the biggest learning curve has been to stop hoping.

Councils make their case for more self-rule

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Following the Scottish independence referendum, local government groups call for English councils to gain more control of children's budgets.

Daily roundup: Children's services complaints, violence against disabled children and unqualified staff in schools

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's services complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman, changes to school staff regulations and the threat of violence on disabled children all hit the headlines today.

Kirklees families to benefit from free childcare up to age of 14

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Monday, August 20, 2012

| CYP Now

A local authority in West Yorkshire has announced plans to trial free childcare for parents of children up to the age of 14.

Daily roundup: Hospital profits, welfare reforms and parents on play

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Government says hospitals such as Great Ormond Street should sell services abroad, a relief fund for young people hit by welfare changes, and parents' views on children's play, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Neets statistics, primary school places and measles on the rise

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of young people not in employment, education or training increases again, Brent council unveils plan to create thousands of school places, and a rise in measles cases in Birmingham, all in the headlines today.

Children's ministers need to be excellent listeners

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Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

News

Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders are urging ministers to drop plans to hold back £150m from the Early Intervention Grant, to avoid spending more on crisis support in the long-term.

The 2013 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

| CYP Now

The coming year will present a profound set of challenges for all those who work with children, young people and families. CYP Now's 2013 Report aims to pinpoint these issues through a range of professionals. They put their cases for what must happen in policy and practice

Daily roundup: Child protection, a charity merger, and the Fair4Families campaign

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

A shake-up of child protection training rumoured to be on the cards, The Private Equity Foundation and Impetus Trust announce plans to merge, and a campaign to protect families from cuts, all in the news today.

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

News

Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

All new nursery workers will be required to have at least a grade C in GCSE English and Maths, under the Early Years Educator (Eye) qualification set to be introduced from 2014.

Ask the Expert: Bad staff attitudes

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency

Other

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Andrew Webb, the first president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services not to have the word "children" in his title, tells CYP Now his policy priorities for the year ahead and his views on an evolving role

Quiz of the Year 2012

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| 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

Daily roundup: Primary league tables, diagnosing cleft palate, and health inequalities in Scotland

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Annual primary school rankings, concerns over late diagnosis of cleft palate in babies, and a report warns the poorest children in Scotland will die 13 years before their peers, all in the news today.

Families suffer as mothers struggle to speak out about postnatal depression

News

Sunday, October 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Half of mothers with postnatal depression are going without the support they need to avert long-term problems for their families, according to a report by the charity 4Children.

Overstretched support services unable to meet rise in demand

News

Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Rising unemployment, growing substance misuse, neglect and mental health problems are leaving already vulnerable families at breaking point as frontline support services struggle to cope with demand, Action for Children has warned.

PM under fire over his 'family test' pledge

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Friday, October 14, 2011

| CYP Now

David Cameron comes in for criticism after restating his vow to make his government the most "family-friendly the country has ever seen".

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Daily roundup: Child abuse, mental health beds and legal aid risk

Tough task awaits new ministers

Ten-year early help drive makes us believe we can transform lives

Councils make their case for more self-rule

Daily roundup: Children's services complaints, violence against disabled children and unqualified staff in schools

Kirklees families to benefit from free childcare up to age of 14

Daily roundup: Hospital profits, welfare reforms and parents on play

Daily roundup: Neets statistics, primary school places and measles on the rise

Children's ministers need to be excellent listeners

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

The 2013 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

Daily roundup: Child protection, a charity merger, and the Fair4Families campaign

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

Ask the Expert: Bad staff attitudes

Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency

Quiz of the Year 2012

Daily roundup: Primary league tables, diagnosing cleft palate, and health inequalities in Scotland

Families suffer as mothers struggle to speak out about postnatal depression

Overstretched support services unable to meet rise in demand

PM under fire over his 'family test' pledge

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