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Local authorities told to hold schools to account

Thursday, April 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Government must clarify local authority powers to intervene with failing maintained schools and academies to ensure standards are sustained, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

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Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Fears councils will struggle to meet young carer duties

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils will not be able to meet legal commitments to support young carers that come into force today, campaigners have warned.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Labour: Ofsted has 'lost touch' on children's social care

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour will launch a consultation on the future of Ofsted if it wins the general election, with the party claiming the inspectorate has "lost touch" on children's social care.

Queen's Speech: 30-hour free childcare plans ‘unlikely to succeed', charities warn

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to extend free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week outlined in today's Queen's Speech will fail unless the government provides greater financial support, it has been claimed.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

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.

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.

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.

Leicester lockdown: Concern over 'negative' impact of tightened restrictions on young people

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

| CYP Now

Sector leaders in Leicester have raised concerns over the impact of a local lockdown on children and young people.

MPs probe effect of Covid-19 pandemic on disadvantaged white children

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Monday, April 20, 2020

| CYP Now

The government has launched a public call for evidence asking for views on the underachievement of white pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Truss reportedly scraps Bill of Rights

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

| CYP Now

Reports that Prime Minister Liz Truss has shelved plans for a new Bill of Rights has been described as an “incredible relief” for children.

In the new edition of CYP Now: Academies everywhere

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

| CYP Now

The latest issue of CYP Now magazine takes an in-depth look at the government's controversial plans to turn all schools into academies.

All schools 'should be required to appoint a young carers lead', says charity

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The government is being called on to make it a requirement for all schools to appoint a young carers lead to better coordinate their support.

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Children eligible for free school meals (FSM) who live near a Sure Start centre saw increased performance at GCSE by three grades, six times higher than children not eligible for FSM, new research has found.

Councils face £2bn children's services 'funding gap'

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

| CYP Now

Rising demand for children's services will create an "unsustainable" funding gap for local authorities, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Leicestershire families win compensation after challenging school transport provision

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A group of seven families in Leicestershire have each been awarded £100 compensation after the local council wrongly denied their children free transport to school.

Government pledges £300m to provide mental health support in schools

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Sunday, December 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Mental health support for children and young people will be made available in schools and colleges under government plans to improve services.

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The government should expand the eligibility criteria for the troubled families programme and extend the initiative beyond 2015, according to leaders at Westminster Council.

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Local authorities told to hold schools to account

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Fears councils will struggle to meet young carer duties

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Labour: Ofsted has 'lost touch' on children's social care

Queen's Speech: 30-hour free childcare plans ‘unlikely to succeed', charities warn

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Leicester lockdown: Concern over 'negative' impact of tightened restrictions on young people

MPs probe effect of Covid-19 pandemic on disadvantaged white children

Truss reportedly scraps Bill of Rights

In the new edition of CYP Now: Academies everywhere

All schools 'should be required to appoint a young carers lead', says charity

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

Councils face £2bn children's services 'funding gap'

Leicestershire families win compensation after challenging school transport provision

Government pledges £300m to provide mental health support in schools

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

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