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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.

CRAE asks Labour, Tories and Lib Dems to set out their children's rights policies

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

| CYP Now

Each political party has been challenged to set out their approaches to children's rights in the run up to the general election next month.

Possibility of Labour-Lib Dem pact grows as Brown announces his intention to resign

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Monday, May 10, 2010

| CYP Now

The prospect of children's policy being shaped by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition government has been boosted following Gordon Brown's declaration that he intends to stand down as leader of the Labour Party.

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

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Friday, May 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's centres, libraries and sports centres will all be at risk of closure if central government makes significant further cuts to council budgets, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Sector slams Budget for failure to tackle funding shortage

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders have hit out at the lack of additional funding in the Budget to address pressures in schools, social care and youth services.

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

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Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

£150m for primary school sport, 41 per cent of children in Wales suffer tooth decay by five, and concerns over cost of academies in Birmingham, all in the news today.

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.

Public sector pay freeze ‘a body blow’ to frontline workers, unions say

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Education and social care unions have criticised the government’s decision to freeze pay for public sector workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Parents should be more involved in the design and delivery of services aimed at tackling ‘systemic’ child poverty in communities across the UK, a report is urging.

Delay launch of new SEND inspection framework say children's services leaders

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Monday, September 12, 2022

| CYP Now

The development and introduction of a new inspection framework for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services should be paused until after policy reforms for the sector have been finalised, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

Tolhurst rules out review of free school meal eligibility

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Education “does not currently have any plans” to assess the impact of rising inflation on eligibility for free school meals, according to new schools and childhood minister Kelly Tolhurst.

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Peers have criticised the implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014, saying it is blighted by “insufficient data and inadequate implementation and monitoring”.

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.

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.

Labour conference: Corbyn vows to tackle inequality

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has highlighted housing, mental health and welfare support as key campaigns for his leadership.

Pre-Budget Report round-up: what does it mean for the sector?

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

| CYP Now

Chancellor Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Report unveiled a package of measures to reduce youth unemployment, and tackle child poverty, but some say it did not go far enough.

Vetting and barring scheme to affect 2m fewer people

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Monday, December 14, 2009

| CYP Now

The government's controversial vetting and barring scheme will affect two million fewer people than previously thought, according to Children's Secretary Ed Balls.

Online joint practice tool for local services

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Monday, April 27, 2009

| CYP Now

The Audit Commission is set to launch an online tool to improve the work of joined-up local services.

Last chance to attend CYP Now Show for free

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Monday, May 11, 2009

| CYP Now

There is just one week to go before the 2009 Children & Young People Now Show, which includes a range of workshops on children's centres and extended schools.

ContactPoint database ready to go live

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

| CYP Now

Frontline professionals will start using the controversial children's database ContactPoint from next week, the government has announced.

Review of vetting and barring scheme won't delay start date

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

| CYP Now

A government review of the new vetting and barring scheme will not affect next month's start date, the Department for children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has confirmed.

Ex-ADCS president Maggie Atkinson to become children's commissioner

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Friday, October 2, 2009

| CYP Now

Former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services Maggie Atkinson is set to become the new children's commissioner for England.

UN sex education guidelines face criticism

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

| CYP Now

Sex education guidelines drafted by the United Nations have come in for criticism amid concerns they will lead to children being taught about masturbation too early.

Grab your last chance to enter the CYP Now Awards

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

| CYP Now

There are just a few days left to enter the 2009 Children & Young People Now Awards. Entries must reach us by Friday 31 July at the latest.

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).

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Education Secretary Gove outlines 670m in cuts

CRAE asks Labour, Tories and Lib Dems to set out their children's rights policies

Possibility of Labour-Lib Dem pact grows as Brown announces his intention to resign

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

Sector slams Budget for failure to tackle funding shortage

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

CYP Now election poll backs Labour for power

Public sector pay freeze ‘a body blow’ to frontline workers, unions say

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

Delay launch of new SEND inspection framework say children's services leaders

Tolhurst rules out review of free school meal eligibility

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

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

CYP Now Awards 2015 shortlist revealed

Labour conference: Corbyn vows to tackle inequality

Pre-Budget Report round-up: what does it mean for the sector?

Vetting and barring scheme to affect 2m fewer people

Online joint practice tool for local services

Last chance to attend CYP Now Show for free

ContactPoint database ready to go live

Review of vetting and barring scheme won't delay start date

Ex-ADCS president Maggie Atkinson to become children's commissioner

UN sex education guidelines face criticism

Grab your last chance to enter the CYP Now Awards

TDA chief to take over at NCB

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