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Consultation launched on changes to ContactPoint

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Monday, October 5, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the controversial ContactPoint database.

Ofsted chief defends inspection processes

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

| CYP Now

The head of inspectorate Ofsted has said she is very secure about the processes used in this year's annual performance assessment of local authorities.

Heads roll in Haringey after "devastating" report

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Monday, December 1, 2008

| CYP Now

Hampshire director of children's services John Coughlan will replace suspended Haringey DCS Sharon Shoesmith after a "devastating" report on the council's safeguarding was delivered to the Government.

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.

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.

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.

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Consultation launched on changes to ContactPoint

Ofsted chief defends inspection processes

Heads roll in Haringey after "devastating" report

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

CRAE seeks support for new powerful children's rights commissioner

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

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