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Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The government should explore methods for sharing profits from early intervention work to encourage agencies to finance it, the first report of a new taskforce has said.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2011 announced

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Friday, November 18, 2011

| CYP Now

A training course designed and delivered by children in care and a youth-led project that is challenging extremism and prejudice are among the winners of the 2011 Children & Young People Now Awards.

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Entries for the 2011 Children & Young People Now Awards have been whittled down to create a shortlist in each of the 20 categories.

Integrated approach needed to combat underage drinking, says Drinkaware

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Community groups, parents and schools must all act together to provide young people with access to positive alternatives to drinking, charity Drinkaware has warned.

TDA chief to take over at NCB

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

| CYP Now

The executive director of the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) Dr Hilary Emery has been appointed as the new chief executive of the National Children's Bureau (NCB).

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's and youth organisations are being encouraged to enter this year's CYP Now Awards.

New and improved CYP Now website set for launch

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

| CYP Now

A new and improved CYP Now website is due to go live on Monday 28 March. Users of the site will notice a number of improvements. These include:

Children's professionals named in New Year Honours

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Wirral Metropolitan Council's former children's services director Howard Cooper is among a raft of children's professionals to be recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

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Monday, November 29, 2010

| CYP Now

Around 300 children's services posts are at risk in Cumbria as the county council braces itself for a raft of cuts to government grants.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Funding for children's services slashed in Cumbria

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Children's services in Cumbria face multi-million-pound cuts as the council loses money from government grants.

Pickles to scrap remaining regional government offices

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Friday, July 23, 2010

| CYP Now

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced plans to abolish the remaining eight regional government offices.

Government to switch off ContactPoint in August

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The ContactPoint database is to be shut down on 6 August, children's minister Tim Loughton has confirmed.

Your last chance to enter the 2010 CYP Now Awards

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Monday, June 21, 2010

| CYP Now

The deadline to enter the 2010 Children & Young People Now Awards has been extended to Wednesday 30 June.

Education Secretary Gove outlines 670m in cuts

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has given its clearest indication yet about how it plans to save 670m this year.

Department for Education spells out ministers' responsibilities

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

| CYP Now

Junior children's minister Tim Loughton has assumed responsibility for youth services, safeguarding, social work and children's workforce issues while minister Sarah Teather takes on early years, families and child poverty, it has been confirmed.

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

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Monday, May 17, 2010

| CYP Now

The new Department for Education has called a moratorium on the work of all government quangos and arm's length bodies in the children and young people's sector.

Sarah Teather appointed as children and families minister with Tim Loughton as junior minister

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather has been appointed as minister of state for children and families, the Department for Education has confirmed.

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Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2011 announced

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

Integrated approach needed to combat underage drinking, says Drinkaware

TDA chief to take over at NCB

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

New and improved CYP Now website set for launch

Children's professionals named in New Year Honours

Cumbria children's services jobs at risk

Staff-led mutuals plan rolled out

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

Andy Burnham appointed as shadow education secretary

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

Children's sector quangos face axe

CRAE seeks support for new powerful children's rights commissioner

Funding for children's services slashed in Cumbria

Pickles to scrap remaining regional government offices

Government to switch off ContactPoint in August

Your last chance to enter the 2010 CYP Now Awards

Education Secretary Gove outlines 670m in cuts

Department for Education spells out ministers' responsibilities

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

Sarah Teather appointed as children and families minister with Tim Loughton as junior minister

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