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10,000 children 'not attending school'

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

| CYP Now

As many as 10,000 children are missing out on full-time education, with many of them left vulnerable to abuse or getting involved in antisocial behaviour, Ofsted has warned.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has slammed a review into the death of toddler Hamzah Khan for failing to answer key questions about the case, claiming it contains "glaring absences".

NCAS Conference: Timpson unveils children's services innovation programme

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Monday, October 21, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has launched a sector-wide initiative to harvest and test "adventurous" ideas that professionals have to improve services for vulnerable children.

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Claims the government will miss its child poverty targets; Doncaster Council offers cash incentives to social workers; and the Sutton Trust calls for more apprenticeship places, all in the news today.

College opens secure facility for young offenders

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

| CYP Now

A further education college has joined forces with a young offender institution (YOI) to open Dorset's first secure college.

Conservative conference: Call to extend payment-by-results to PRUs

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The government should consider introducing payment-by-results schemes in pupil referral units (PRUs), a Conservative MP has said.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

Call for cross-government crime reduction body

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to create a cross-department crime reduction board to better co-ordinate criminal justice policy across Whitehall.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2013: the shortlist

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

| CYP Now

We are delighted to unveil the shortlist for the 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards.

Catch22 approved as academy sponsor

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth charity Catch22 is looking to build a national network of schools after being approved as an academy sponsor by the Department for Education.

Ministers face criticism over lack of youth custody visits

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Department for Education ministers have failed to visit a single youth custody establishment in the past three years despite radical plans to replace them with education-focused "secure colleges", it has emerged.

Campaigners call for expansion of student councils in YOIs

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Student councils rather than the promise of privileges hold the key to boosting the education of young offenders, according to a prison education charity.

CYP Now Awards extends deadline to 11 July

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The deadline to enter the 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards has been extended by one week, to Thursday 11 July. Entries must be received before 12 noon that day.

Council budget cuts ‘put services at risk'

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Charities and councils have warned that children's services will be endangered by plans to cut local government budgets by 2.3 per cent between 2014/15 and 2015/16.

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Poor families will be hit hard by government plans to shave a further £4bn from the welfare bill in 2015/16, charities have warned.

Government to pump £200m more into Troubled Families programme

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Monday, June 24, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to spend £200m to expand the Troubled Families programme to a further 400,000 families.

School police officers cut youth crime

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Basing police officers in schools reduces youth crime and antisocial behaviour, according to a report.

Timpson rules out SEN reforms for children in custody

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Special educational needs (SEN) reforms will not be extended to include children in custody, the children's minister has confirmed.

Scottish YOI unveils education plans

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution in Scotland is to follow changes proposed in England and Wales by focusing more on educating young people in custody.

Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

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Monday, April 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Rochdale faces legal action over care comments; no further action against former youth police and crime commissioner, and half of youth service jobs to go in Warwickshire, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Buses, measles and youth custody

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Friday, April 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Bus cuts hit young people; two million at risk of measles, and a secure training centre is rated good, all in the news today.

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

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Monday, April 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Self-harm; Manchester serious case review; and redundancies at the DfE

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Friday, March 1, 2013

| CYP Now

Charities claim the number of children self-harming is on the rise, a serious case review into the death of a four-year-old let down by seven agencies, and a warning over unfair dismissal claims at the DfE, all in the news today.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms 'exclude children in custody'

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people in custody will not benefit from plans to boost special educational needs (SEN) provision through the Children and Families Bill, it has emerged.

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10,000 children 'not attending school'

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

NCAS Conference: Timpson unveils children's services innovation programme

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

College opens secure facility for young offenders

Conservative conference: Call to extend payment-by-results to PRUs

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Call for cross-government crime reduction body

Children & Young People Now Awards 2013: the shortlist

Catch22 approved as academy sponsor

Ministers face criticism over lack of youth custody visits

Campaigners call for expansion of student councils in YOIs

CYP Now Awards extends deadline to 11 July

Council budget cuts ‘put services at risk'

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

Government to pump £200m more into Troubled Families programme

School police officers cut youth crime

Timpson rules out SEN reforms for children in custody

Scottish YOI unveils education plans

Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

Daily roundup: Buses, measles and youth custody

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

Daily roundup: Self-harm; Manchester serious case review; and redundancies at the DfE

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms 'exclude children in custody'

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