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Department for Education confirms responsibilities of new ministerial team

Monday, September 10, 2012

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Liberal Democrat David Laws is to take charge of the pupil premium, raising the participation age, school improvement and government efforts to combat child poverty as the Department for Education confirmed the responsibilities of the new ministerial line-up.

NCB appoints president and chair

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

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The former boss of Serco's children's services arm has been appointed chair of the National Children's Bureau (NCB)

Tim Loughton 'asked to step down' as Elizabeth Truss named children's minister

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

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Children's minister Tim Loughton has been axed from his children's minister post in the cabinet reshuffle.

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

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David Laws is to return to government as minister in the Department for Education, following the cabinet reshuffle.

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

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Judges for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards have scrutinised nearly 400 entries and their assessments have produced shortlists in each of the 19 categories.

Government urged to 'child-proof' policy and spending decisions

Monday, June 25, 2012

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Local and national government must "child-proof" policies and budgetary decisions, to protect young people from suffering as a result of the recession and public sector cuts, a report to MPs has warned.

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

Sunday, April 29, 2012

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Children and young people's charities face funding cuts of almost £405m over the five years up to 2015/16, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has estimated.

Baroness Ritchie's legacy praised by sector colleagues

Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Leading figures in the children's sector have hailed Baroness Shireen Ritchie's commitment to children and families as "inspirational" following her death this week.

Council plans youth club and children's centre closures

Friday, April 13, 2012

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South Gloucestershire council is proposing to significantly reduce the number of children's centres and stop running youth clubs as part of plans to target services to the most vulnerable children, young people and families.

CYP Now 2012 Awards open for entry

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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The Children & Young People Now Awards, the gold standard in services for children, young people and families, are this week open for entries.

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

Friday, March 30, 2012

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Wokingham Borough Council has been forced to backtrack on a senior management overhaul that saw its director of children's services also serve as interim chief executive.

Children and families directorate slashed

Thursday, March 15, 2012

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The Department for Education's children, young people and families directorate will receive a 13 per cent blow to its budget in 2012/13 and lose 106 full-time posts, an email leaked to CYP Now has revealed.

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

Monday, January 9, 2012

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Politicians in Kensington & Chelsea have outlined their vision of standards for children's services for a new combined department across three authorities, stating that outstanding inspection ratings are expected.

Threshold for CRB offences under review

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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The government is to consider widening the definition of a criminal record when employers decide on a person's suitability to work with children.

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

Friday, November 18, 2011

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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.

Ofsted reports increase in 'excellent' children's services

Monday, November 7, 2011

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More local authorities are providing excellent services for children this year, the latest annual round-up of Ofsted assessments has found.

Calderdale suspends director of children's services

Friday, November 4, 2011

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The director of children and young people's services at Calderdale Council has been suspended from her post.

Stephen Twigg appointed shadow education secretary

Friday, October 7, 2011

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Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has announced that Stephen Twigg will take over the post of shadow education secretary as Andy Burnham moves back to the health brief.

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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

Reitemeier to quit Children's Society

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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The Children's Society chief executive Bob Reitemeier is to quit the charity to lead community development body Essex Community Foundation.

Labour Conference 2011: Miliband promises young people 'a new bargain'

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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Young people are being given a false impression of the routes to success in life due to the influences of celebrity culture and gangs, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said.

Labour Conference 2011: Payment-by-results 'the only game in town' for early intervention

Monday, September 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Spending on public services and early intervention will not increase under a Labour government, the Labour MP who led a government review on the issue has warned.

Cabinet Secretary urged to investigate DfE email allegations

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell is being called on to launch an investigation into the latest scandal to rock the Department for Education (DfE).

Youth centres and children's centres called upon to bridge generational gap

Thursday, September 1, 2011

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Children's centres, youth centres and care homes should be central to efforts to improve links between the young and older generations, charity 4Children has claimed.

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