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Ofsted: Number of children's services departments performing excellently doubles

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Children's services departments in 20 councils have been judged to be performing excellently while 12 authorities are performing poorly, according to Ofsted's latest round of annual ratings for children's services departments across England.

Children's commissioner should be merged with children's rights director, Dunford recommends

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Monday, December 6, 2010

| CYP Now

The role of children's commissioner for England should be merged with the Office of the Children's Rights Director, John Dunford, the former general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, has recommended in his review published today.

DfE launches transitional fund for children's services projects

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

| CYP Now

A transitional two-year funding programme has been launched by the Department for Education (DfE) to support vital children's services while providers identify alternative finance, CYP Now has learned.

Gove hails 'inspiring' workforce at CYP Now Awards

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Friday, November 19, 2010

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has paid tribute to all those who work with children, young people and families at the 2010 CYP Now Awards.

Staff-led mutuals plan rolled out

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

| CYP Now

The government is encouraging employees to take over services including Sure Start children's centres and hospitals, expanding on its plans for staff-led mutuals announced in August.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

| CYP Now

A group of looked-after children who produced a film about domestic abuse and a national campaign to change perceptions of young people with facial disfigurements were among the winners of this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

House of Lords peers urged to challenge Public Bodies Bill to save children's commissioner

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| CYP Now

Children's Rights Alliance England (Crae) is calling on House of Lords peers to challenge the Public Bodies Bill which, if passed, could see the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England abolished or merged.

Loughton trusts local leaders to safeguard early intervention funds

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

| CYP Now

Local authority leaders must be trusted not to spend money intended for early intervention on other services, children's minister Tim Loughton has said.

Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

| CYP Now

Children and families' charities have written an open letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove expressing concern about the impact spending cuts will have on the most vulnerable children and the charities that support them.

Three Conservative councils announce plans to merge services

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Friday, October 22, 2010

| CYP Now

Three top-performing Tory councils are to merge the bulk of their services in a radical plan to save at least 10m each.

Vetting and barring scheme review gets underway

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Friday, October 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The vetting and barring scheme (VBS) is being reconsidered by the government under terms outlined today (22 October) by the Home Office.

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

| CYP Now

In the wake of the spending review leading figures tell CYP Now how they think government cuts will impact on professionals, children and families.

NCB's Ennals throws down the gauntlet to children's services

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

| CYP Now

Sir Paul Ennals, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau, gives his considered verdict on the spending review to CYP Now.

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

| CYP Now

As the dust settles following the government's comprehensive spending review, experts reflect on what the announcement could mean for the children's sector.

Andy Burnham appointed as shadow education secretary

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Friday, October 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Andy Burnham has been appointed shadow education secretary by new Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Conservative Conference 2010: Cameron vows to support vulnerable families and invest in early years

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

| CYP Now

Investment in early years, help for troubled families and ensuring children from poor backgrounds access good schools have been outlined as key priorities by Prime Minister David Cameron in his keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference.

NCB appoints Baroness Ritchie as its next president

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Monday, October 4, 2010

| CYP Now

Baroness Shireen Ritchie has been appointed president elect of the NCB.

Labour Conference 2010: Children's professionals called on to challenge government's plans for cuts

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

| CYP Now

Professionals and volunteers working with families have been told they have a responsibility to challenge the government on its deficit reduction plans and demand the most vulnerable are protected from budget cuts.

Labour Conference 2010: Miliband seeks policies that enhance family life

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| CYP Now

"Family-friendly employment" must be at the centre of attempts to rebuild the economy because "there is more to life than the bottom line", the new leader of the Labour party has announced.

Civitas urges government to scrap vetting and barring scheme

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Monday, September 27, 2010

| CYP Now

The controversial vetting and barring scheme (VBS) must be scrapped, a think-tank has warned.

Children's sector quangos face axe

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Friday, September 24, 2010

| CYP Now

An advisory group on teenage pregnancy and the national negotiating body for school support staff are among 177 taxpayer-funded quangos to be abolished, according to a leaked Cabinet Office list.

CRAE seeks support for new powerful children's rights commissioner

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

| CYP Now

The Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) is asking organisations to support a set of minimum requirements for a new Office of Children's Rights Commissioner.

Impact of combat stress on children should be recognised, urges MP

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

| CYP Now

A Conservative MP has called for the effects of combat stress on children to be more widely recognised.

Make it easier for ex-offenders to get jobs, urges Nacro

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Monday, September 13, 2010

| CYP Now

A report calling for the reform of laws that make it hard for people with criminal convictions to get a job has been released.

DfE bans charities from publicising their work, leaked letter reveals

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

| CYP Now

A letter leaked to CYP Now has revealed the Department for Education (DfE) is ordering charities delivering government-funded programmes to stop publicising their work with immediate effect in an apparent bid to save on spending.

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Ofsted: Number of children's services departments performing excellently doubles

Children's commissioner should be merged with children's rights director, Dunford recommends

DfE launches transitional fund for children's services projects

Gove hails 'inspiring' workforce at CYP Now Awards

Staff-led mutuals plan rolled out

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

House of Lords peers urged to challenge Public Bodies Bill to save children's commissioner

Loughton trusts local leaders to safeguard early intervention funds

Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

Three Conservative councils announce plans to merge services

Vetting and barring scheme review gets underway

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

NCB's Ennals throws down the gauntlet to children's services

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

Andy Burnham appointed as shadow education secretary

Conservative Conference 2010: Cameron vows to support vulnerable families and invest in early years

NCB appoints Baroness Ritchie as its next president

Labour Conference 2010: Children's professionals called on to challenge government's plans for cuts

Labour Conference 2010: Miliband seeks policies that enhance family life

Civitas urges government to scrap vetting and barring scheme

Children's sector quangos face axe

CRAE seeks support for new powerful children's rights commissioner

Impact of combat stress on children should be recognised, urges MP

Make it easier for ex-offenders to get jobs, urges Nacro

DfE bans charities from publicising their work, leaked letter reveals

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