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Majority of girls and young women unaware of domestic violence signs

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

| CYP Now

Three quarters of girls and young women aged between 11- and 21-years-old are unaware of the signs of domestic violence, according to new research launched by Girlguiding.

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Studies into the quality of life of children living in London, as well as nutrition and the role of fathers are set to be priorities for the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) in the future.

Council outlines plans to establish 'family centres'

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Monday, September 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has outlined plans to cut the number of children's centres in the county by two-thirds, and turn those remaining into "family centres".

Disjointed youth support 'damages wellbeing in later life'

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of integration between services that support children and young people as they move into adulthood is storing up problems for their future, a group of experts has warned.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Majority of children's centres expect funding cut

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Monday, October 13, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of children's centres are set to see their budgets reduce over the next year, a charity survey has shown.

Daily roundup: Police commissioners, child maintenance, and sexual coercion

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Call to abolish police and crime commissioners; new child support system begins operation; and school pupils should be taught about the risks of sexual coercion, all in the news today.

Half of early support psychosis services see funding cut

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Half of early intervention services for young people with mental health problems have seen funding, staffing and quality fall over the past year, according to a report published today.

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

Young carers continue to be fearful of being identified because of concerns about what action social services may take, a study commissioned by the Department for Education has found.

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities may no longer be able to protect children's services from the worst of funding cuts over the coming year, the next president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.

Mental health projects get innovation fund backing

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Six projects including specialist programmes for mental health support, have been awarded a total of £11m through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Fund.

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has pledged a "complete overhaul" for children and young people's mental health services to address poor access and support.

Tories to include fox hunting in National Citizen Service

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Fox hunting will be legalised so that it can be added to the list of activities for David Cameron's flagship National Citizen Service (NCS) programme if the Conservatives win next month's general election, CYP Now has learned.

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Social workers could be offered their own home if they agree to work for Somerset County Council, under plans being considered by the authority as it attempts to recruit 100 new members of staff.

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

A child protection taskforce has been established to drive government reforms in the area, it has been announced.

Majority of five-year-olds struggle at school

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Friday, February 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Fewer than half of five-year-olds in England are considered to have a good level of understanding and behaviour in their first year of school, a review of inequality has found.

DfE announces voluntary sector funding

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Friday, May 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Promotion of adoption 'parties' and connecting vulnerable young people with arts and cultural facilities are among the projects that have received government voluntary sector funding.

Private schooling boosts social mobility of less-advantaged children, study finds

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Friday, October 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A charity has called for improved access to private schooling for less-advantaged children after a major study highlighted lasting benefits.

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities that keep hold of their directors of children's services (DCS) perform better in Ofsted inspections than those that change regularly, exclusive analysis by CYP Now has found.

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

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Friday, August 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of child death reviews are "disturbingly variable" with far too many failing to find out what went wrong, a damning report by a government appointed panel has found.

Councils face £26m shortfall in free school meals pledge

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils are having to divert money from school maintenance budgets to meet a £26m shortfall in the government's free school meal pledge, according to latest research.

Councils ‘turn around' one in three troubled families

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Monday, November 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities in England have "turned around" the lives of more than one in three struggling families they have been working intensively with as part of the government's Troubled Families programme.

PCCs urged to focus on early intervention to cut youth crime

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Early intervention is key to preventing youth crime and should be a priority for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), according to new guidelines.

Teachers lack skills to spot child neglect

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

| CYP Now

School staff can play a key role in helping identify and co-ordinate multi-agency responses to child neglect but too often lack the skills to accurately assess risk, a research report concludes.

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Majority of girls and young women unaware of domestic violence signs

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

Council outlines plans to establish 'family centres'

Disjointed youth support 'damages wellbeing in later life'

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Majority of children's centres expect funding cut

Daily roundup: Police commissioners, child maintenance, and sexual coercion

Half of early support psychosis services see funding cut

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Mental health projects get innovation fund backing

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

Tories to include fox hunting in National Citizen Service

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

Majority of five-year-olds struggle at school

DfE announces voluntary sector funding

Private schooling boosts social mobility of less-advantaged children, study finds

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

Councils face £26m shortfall in free school meals pledge

Councils ‘turn around' one in three troubled families

PCCs urged to focus on early intervention to cut youth crime

Teachers lack skills to spot child neglect

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