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Redirect funding to fight obesity, argues union

Thursday, December 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Government should redirect funding from its national child measurement programme into frontline school nursing posts to stem rising childhood obesity, the union Unite has claimed.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Children of heavy drinkers 'more likely to get drunk'

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Children of middle class parents who drink above the recommended amount of alcohol are among the most likely to get drunk and drink frequently, according to a survey by Drinkaware.

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

A literature festival for children in the care system, a film and live performance featuring poetry composed by young deaf children, and a scheme to take cricket from the village green to the inner cities, were just some of the inspiring winners of the 2012 Children & Young People Now Awards.

Major inquiry to create 'new social policy blueprint'

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

| CYP Now

The Centre for Social Justice has launched a major inquiry into the root causes of poverty and crime, intended to influence politicians' thinking ahead of the next general election.

Adult wards 'traumatise' young people with life-limiting conditions

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people with life-limiting health conditions feel frightened and isolated by their treatment on adult in-patient wards, a report has warned.

Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 2,400 children have been identified as victims of sexual exploitation, while a further 16,500 are at risk of abuse, a report by the Children's Commissioner for England has found.

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to delay legislation to overhaul support for children with special educational needs (SEN), over concerns that the law could be changed before the proposed reforms have been properly tested.

Inspections expose 'unacceptable' safeguarding failures, Gove warns

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Friday, November 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Too many local authorities are failing to keep children safe, with almost half of councils subject to Ofsted's new-style child protection checks rated "inadequate", the Education Secretary Michael Gove has warned.

Edlington torture case review proposes wide-ranging children's services reforms

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Friday, November 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Government should develop national guidance on child protection thresholds, while a family judge should be involved in every serious case review, an independent report into the Edlington torture case has claimed.

Children's policy ‘must not suffer' as a result of DfE job cuts

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to cut 1,000 jobs at the Department for Education must not further downgrade the standing of children and young people's policy in government, professionals have warned.

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

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Monday, November 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Professionals across children's services must be trained to support young people at risk of suicide because of negative experiences in early childhood, a report by the children's commissioner for Northern Ireland has claimed.

Child protection system 'fails older children'

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

| CYP Now

The child protection system is failing older children and must be overhauled urgently, a report by the education select committee has warned.

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.

Children's policy 'given too little attention' at the Department for Education

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Monday, November 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Senior staff at the Department for Education spend less time working on children and families policy than they do on matters relating to schools or colleges, a report by a cross-party group of MPs has found.

Government to appoint separate chief social workers for children's and adult services

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Friday, November 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to appoint a children and families chief social worker, alongside a separate corresponding post for adults, risk splitting the profession and undermining joint working, sector leaders have warned.

Fewer young people use drug and alcohol misuse services

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of young people accessing specialist substance misuse services because of drug or alcohol problems has fallen for the third year running, according to official statistics.

LGA chief warns shrinking council budgets threaten early intervention

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Funding pressures are forcing councils to invest in child protection services at the expense of early intervention, the chair of the Local Government Association's (LGA) children and young people board has warned.

GPs admit failure to understand self-harm

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Almost half of GPs don't understand what drives young people self-harm and two thirds of teachers would be unsure about how to broach the issue with pupils, a survey has found.

Benefit cuts 'will push families of disabled children into debt'

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Up to 100,000 families with a disabled child will be worse off under Universal Credit, forcing many to cut back on food expenditure and pushing others into debt, an inquiry has found.

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

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Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

A council has defended its decision to outsource children's health and social care services to a private healthcare provider, ahead of a judicial review.

Labour conference: Burnham calls on local areas to prioritise mental health in schools

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Local health and wellbeing boards should be exploited as a means of preserving mental health support in schools, Labour's shadow health minister has claimed.

NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan to stand down

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the NSPCC has announced his intention to stand down from the role at the end of March next year.

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Redirect funding to fight obesity, argues union

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Children of heavy drinkers 'more likely to get drunk'

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced

Major inquiry to create 'new social policy blueprint'

Adult wards 'traumatise' young people with life-limiting conditions

Inquiry identifies thousands of young victims of sexual exploitation

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

Inspections expose 'unacceptable' safeguarding failures, Gove warns

Edlington torture case review proposes wide-ranging children's services reforms

Children's policy ‘must not suffer' as a result of DfE job cuts

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

Child protection system 'fails older children'

Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'

Children's policy 'given too little attention' at the Department for Education

Government to appoint separate chief social workers for children's and adult services

Fewer young people use drug and alcohol misuse services

LGA chief warns shrinking council budgets threaten early intervention

GPs admit failure to understand self-harm

Benefit cuts 'will push families of disabled children into debt'

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

Labour conference: Burnham calls on local areas to prioritise mental health in schools

NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan to stand down

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