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Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

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Friday, November 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A director of children's services has been sacked after being in post for just four months, it has emerged.

Council rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted plans children's centre closures

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A council where children's services were judged "inadequate" earlier this year has announced plans to close four of its 10 children's centres.

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.

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

Councils to ‘fare worst' in Spending Review

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities will fare worst out of £11.3bn of cuts set to be outlined in next month's Spending Review, a think-tank has claimed.

Councils to make £125m cut in children's centres spending

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's centres are to take the brunt of planned council cuts to children and young people's services this year, with £125.6m set to be stripped from their spending.

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.

CYP Now Awards 2015 shortlist revealed

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The shortlist for the 2015 Children & Young People Now Awards has been determined in another record-breaking year for entries.

Judges enlisted for 2015 CYP Now Awards as entries reach record high

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Friday, July 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The judging panel for the 2015 Children & Young People Now Awards has been confirmed.

Eight new members join education select committee

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The makeup of the education select committee has been finalised, with the majority of the membership sitting on the scrutiny body for the first time.

Loughton launches bid to become chair of education select committee

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Monday, June 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Former children's minister Tim Loughton is to stand for election to become the next chair of the powerful parliamentary committee that scrutinises government policy on children and young people, CYP Now can reveal.

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.

Morgan continues as Education Secretary as Gove to lead Ministry of Justice

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Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Nicky Morgan has been reappointed as Education Secretary after the Conservatives' surprise outright victory at last Thursday's general election.

Conservative election victory to signal deep spending cuts

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Friday, May 8, 2015

| CYP Now

The children's sector is bracing itself for deep cuts in welfare support and Whitehall budgets following the Conservative Party's outright victory in Thursday's general election.

CYP Now election poll backs Labour for power

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

| CYP Now

A poll by Children & Young People Now has indicated overwhelming support for Labour from within the sector, ahead of today's general election.

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now presents the definitive guide to what the main parliamentary parties are pledging on key issues for children, young people and families.

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.

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.

Early education focus for Lib Dems election manifesto

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have unveiled more details of how it will boost free childcare and education support for disadvantaged children if it forms the next government.

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.

Conservatives make 30-hour free childcare promise

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The Conservative party has pledged to extend free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours each week if it wins the general election.

Early years leaders defend nurseries' education record

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Independent nurseries have reacted angrily to report findings that suggest they are failing to give the UK's poorest children a good early education.

Early years groups criticise plans to promote school-based childcare

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Monday, March 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government moves to make schools publish details of their own childcare provision alongside their academic results will disadvantage other nursery providers, early years groups have said.

Youth charities receive social impact bond investment

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Friday, March 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity that aims to improve the lives of teenagers by recruiting them as mentors for vulnerable toddlers is among four programmes to win social impact bond (SIB) funding through the Youth Engagement Fund.

Budget 2015: Critics claim Budget 'fails families'

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Politicians and campaign groups have blasted the government's pre-election Budget for failing to do enough to help children and families.

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Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

Council rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted plans children's centre closures

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Councils to ‘fare worst' in Spending Review

Councils to make £125m cut in children's centres spending

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

CYP Now Awards 2015 shortlist revealed

Judges enlisted for 2015 CYP Now Awards as entries reach record high

Eight new members join education select committee

Loughton launches bid to become chair of education select committee

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

Morgan continues as Education Secretary as Gove to lead Ministry of Justice

Conservative election victory to signal deep spending cuts

CYP Now election poll backs Labour for power

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

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

School transition project set for launch

Early education focus for Lib Dems election manifesto

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Conservatives make 30-hour free childcare promise

Early years leaders defend nurseries' education record

Early years groups criticise plans to promote school-based childcare

Youth charities receive social impact bond investment

Budget 2015: Critics claim Budget 'fails families'

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