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Lib Dem conference: Clegg unveils 'catch-up' premium

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Pupils struggling with English and maths when they start secondary school are to be given intensive tuition funded by a £50m "catch-up premium", the Deputy Prime Minister has announced.

Family relationships should form key measurement of wellbeing, says public

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Monday, July 25, 2011

| CYP Now

People in the UK believe their wellbeing should be measured in terms of the quality of their family relationships, according to a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has called for action against those involved in gangs and greater discipline in schools in the wake of riots throughout England.

Probe highlights systemic issues in case of seven-year-old abused by foster carer

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

| CYP Now

An investigation into the case of a seven-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her foster carer has flagged up a number of issues with systems and procedures that need to be addressed.

UK parents struggle to find time to be with their children

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents in the UK struggle to find time to be with their children and to challenge the commercial pressures around them, the latest Unicef report has found.

Intensive intervention helps families reduce poor parenting and antisocial behaviour

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Family intervention projects have helped to reduce the proportion of families involved in crime and antisocial behaviour by 50 per cent, government statistics have revealed.

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

Child trafficking victims to get legal guardians

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's rights campaigners have welcomed last-minute changes to the Modern Slavery Bill to give advocates for child trafficking victims legal powers.

School transition project set for launch

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Monday, April 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years providers are to develop closer working with primary schools in two English regions as part of a pilot project to improve the transition of children into formal education.

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

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Friday, April 24, 2015

| CYP Now

A pioneering initiative to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the wake of the Rotherham scandal has been launched in Scotland.

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.

Ofsted heaps praise on care leaver support scheme

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

A government-backed initiative to support care leavers has been singled out for praise by Ofsted which has awarded a council's children's services department the first "outstanding" rating for the service area.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

London council announces children's centre closure and job losses

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Friday, August 21, 2015

| CYP Now

More than a dozen staff will lose their jobs and a children's centre will be closed as part of a London council's plans to make savings of £800,000.

Cameron earmarks children's services as priority reform area

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Friday, September 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services have been identified by Prime Minister David Cameron as a "standout area" for reform ahead of the autumn Spending Review.

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative is working with the wrong families in the wrong way and is likely to be wasting millions of pounds, a report has claimed.

Education committee chair wants more joined-up mental health support

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Agencies supporting children in care must improve joint working to better meet their mental health needs, the chair of the education select committee has said.

Councils 'will struggle' to support vulnerable children due to cuts, CCN warns

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Thursday, May 21, 2020

| CYP Now

Local authorities could “struggle to cope” with a surge in requests for support for vulnerable children and families due to a lack of funding following the Covid-19 pandemic, the County Councils Network (CCN) has warned.

Covid-19 track and trace system 'could close children's homes'

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

| CYP Now

The government’s new ‘track and trace’ system to stem the spread of Covid-19 could lead to the permanent closure of small children’s homes, sector leaders have warned.

Working group advising DfE on unregulated accommodation to reconvene, Alan Wood confirms

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

| CYP Now

An expert working group formed to advise the Department for Education on the consultation into unregulated supported accommodation will reconvene to advise the government on its next steps following the review, the group’s chair has said.

Covid-19: Children’s home sees 16 staff and children test positive

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

| CYP Now

A children’s home in Northamptonshire has seen at least 16 staff and children test positive for Covid-19.

Children’s services lack funding to deal with ‘peak in demand’, ADCS warns

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s services departments are facing a post-lockdown “peak in demand” but have “no emergency funding left” to cope with it, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has warned.

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 17 July

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Friday, July 17, 2020

| CYP Now

The government sets out plans for how its 12 Opportunity Areas will support recovery from the pandemic in England's most deprived communities.

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Lib Dem conference: Clegg unveils 'catch-up' premium

Family relationships should form key measurement of wellbeing, says public

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

Probe highlights systemic issues in case of seven-year-old abused by foster carer

UK parents struggle to find time to be with their children

Intensive intervention helps families reduce poor parenting and antisocial behaviour

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Child trafficking victims to get legal guardians

School transition project set for launch

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

Ofsted heaps praise on care leaver support scheme

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

London council announces children's centre closure and job losses

Cameron earmarks children's services as priority reform area

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

Education committee chair wants more joined-up mental health support

Councils 'will struggle' to support vulnerable children due to cuts, CCN warns

Covid-19 track and trace system 'could close children's homes'

Working group advising DfE on unregulated accommodation to reconvene, Alan Wood confirms

Covid-19: Children’s home sees 16 staff and children test positive

Children’s services lack funding to deal with ‘peak in demand’, ADCS warns

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 17 July

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