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Barnardo's worker set to become children's commissioner in Scotland

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

Tam Baillie, policy director for Barnardo's Scotland, will become the second Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland if the Scottish Parliament approves his nomination this week.

UK near bottom of child wellbeing table

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

The UK has been ranked near the bottom of a league table of child wellbeing in European countries put together by researchers at the University of York.

Rolling criminal record checks planned for children's workforce

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Friday, April 17, 2009

| CYP Now

Organisations will be able to carry out rolling criminal record checks on employees working with children under plans currently being drawn up.

Leeds says job cuts will not hit frontline children's services

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

| CYP Now

Leeds City Council has insisted that frontline services for children and young people will not be seriously affected by recent job cuts forced upon it by the recession.

CYP Now editorial team launch blogs

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Monday, February 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The editor and online editor of Children & Young People Now have launched blogs on the magazine's web site.

Volunteers not put off by criminal checks

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

| CYP Now

Nine out of ten people are in favour of criminal record checks for those working or volunteering with children, according to research carried out for the Criminal Records Bureau.

Sector issues New Year resolutions for Children's Secretary

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

| CYP Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls should resolve to cut down on new initiatives in 2009 while boosting the morale and pay of the children's workforce, according to sector leaders

Children's services directors honoured in new year list

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan and Dudley DCS John Freeman are among more than 100 people honoured for their work with children and young people this new year.

Children's trusts must publish workforce strategies

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

| CYP Now

Children's trusts will be required to publish workforce strategies as part of their local Children and Young People's Plans.

Children and young people's bills announced in Queen's Speech

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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

| CYP Now

Legislation surrounding child poverty, education and training are among measures announced in the Queen's Speech.

Government 'to miss eCAF target'

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

| CYP Now

Early adopter council raises concerns over implementing electronic Common Assessment Framework.

Chancellor speeds up school building to beat recession

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Monday, November 24, 2008

| CYP Now

School building projects are to be brought forward as part of a package of measures to combat recession, announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling in his pre-budget report.

NSPCC's Marsh awarded for outstanding achievement at CYP Now event

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Friday, November 21, 2008

| CYP Now

Former NSPCC chief executive Dame Mary Marsh received an award for outstanding achievement at the Children & Young People's Services Awards last night, as Children's Secretary Ed Balls praised the children's workforce.

Balls announces children's trusts legislation

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

| CYP Now

Children's secretary Ed Balls said yesterday (18 November) that he would introduce legislation to ensure every local authority has a children's trust board as soon as possible.