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Councils plan to get children reading

Monday, December 17, 2007

| CYP Now

Councils are to produce local action plans to improve literacy as part of a national push to get children and young people reading.

Academic achievement of traveller children plummets

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

| CYP Now

The academic achievement of young people from Irish Traveller and Gypsy or Roma backgrounds has fallen dramatically in the last five years.

Adults believe children are living without role models

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

| CYP Now

Four out of five adults believe that children do not have good role models in their lives, according to a Children's Society survey.

YJB suspends controversial restraint techniques

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

| CYP Now

The government has suspended the use of two restraint techniques used on young people in custody after experts expressed concerns at their safety.

Former youth prison officer wins unfair dismissal case

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

| CYP Now

A former prison officer has won a case for unfair dismissal after being bullied at a young offender institution (YOI).

Healthy Schools programme to address more issues

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The government's Healthy Schools initiative is to be expanded to increase focus on bullying, teenage pregnancy and drugs, it was announced today.

Thousands more children on child protection plans

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

| CYP Now

There has been an 11 per cent increase in the number of children subject to child protection plans in the past year, latest government statistics show.

Trust takes over advice services in south London

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

| CYP Now

Advice and guidance services for young people in south London are to be delivered by an educational trust from April next year.

Academic warns childcare can lead to aggression

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

| CYP Now

A leading Sure Start researcher has said children who spend large periods of time in daycare can cause their classmates to behave badly once they start school.

Lib Dem conference: Children need protection from 'commercial pressures'

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats are to debate proposals designed to protect children and young people from consumerism.

Lib Dem conference: Voluntary groups have a role in social work

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

| CYP Now

Voluntary sector organisations such as Home-Start can play a vital role in the future of social work, a senior Liberal Democrat MP has said.

University employs young people as researchers

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Friday, September 25, 2009

| CYP Now

A university has employed five young people to assist with research projects into children's rights and participation.

Labour conference: Votes at 16 would allow 'fightback' on youth service cuts

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Monday, September 28, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to lower the voting age to 16 in order to allow young people to stage "a fightback in the ballot box" against potential cuts to their services.

Education News: Every child matters - Nine out of 10 schools snub agenda

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

| CYP Now

Council leaders are calling for greater power to challenge schools that fail to join up with partners to deliver the Every Child Matters agenda.

School leaving age plans come under attack

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Monday, January 14, 2008

| CYP Now

Plans to raise the school leaving age to 18 are expected to come under fire today, when the proposals are debated by MPs.

Anti-knife drive ads to be launched

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

| CYP Now

The Home Office today launches TV, online and poster ads as part of its 'It Doesn't Have to Happen' anti-knife campaign.

Professionals turning to teaching want a rewarding job

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Friday, October 2, 2009

| CYP Now

Teaching is becoming a more desirable career as the recession prompts many banking, management, architecture and legal professionals to look for a more rewarding job, according to research.

Conservative conference: Sure Start centres to boost early intervention

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Monday, October 5, 2009

| CYP Now

Sure Start centres will spearhead attempts to boost early intervention under a Conservative government, the shadow minister for families has said.

Litigation fears scupper school trips

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

| CYP Now

Pupils are being denied school trips to the countryside because of health, safety and legal concerns, according to research.

Youth Justice Board chair appointed

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

| CYP Now

Frances Done has been appointed chair of the Youth Justice Board by Children's Secretary Ed Balls and Justice Secretary Jack Straw.

Ofsted denies altering Haringey inspection report

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Monday, October 12, 2009

| CYP Now

Ofsted has denied claims that an official report into Haringey Council's children's services was secretly downgraded from "good" to "inadequate" in the wake of the Baby P tragedy.

Technology scheme to get pupils active

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Friday, January 18, 2008

| CYP Now

School pupils in the North West are being encouraged to lead a healthier lifestyle through an initiative combining physical activity and IT.

Charity calls for more support for knife carriers

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Monday, January 21, 2008

| CYP Now

A leading crime prevention charity has urged the government to take a more creative approach to tackling knife crime.

Children's minister sets out ICS improvements for councils

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

| CYP Now

Children's minister Delyth Morgan has written to local authorities in England pledging an extra 6.4m to improve local electronic record-keeping system for social workers.

Plans to scrap National Strategies supported by unions

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Friday, June 26, 2009

| CYP Now

Teaching unions have welcomed the news that the National Strategies programme is to be scrapped as part of the 21st Century Schools white paper, due to be published this week.

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Councils plan to get children reading

Academic achievement of traveller children plummets

Adults believe children are living without role models

YJB suspends controversial restraint techniques

Former youth prison officer wins unfair dismissal case

Healthy Schools programme to address more issues

Thousands more children on child protection plans

Trust takes over advice services in south London

Academic warns childcare can lead to aggression

Lib Dem conference: Children need protection from 'commercial pressures'

Lib Dem conference: Voluntary groups have a role in social work

University employs young people as researchers

Labour conference: Votes at 16 would allow 'fightback' on youth service cuts

Education News: Every child matters - Nine out of 10 schools snub agenda

School leaving age plans come under attack

Anti-knife drive ads to be launched

Professionals turning to teaching want a rewarding job

Conservative conference: Sure Start centres to boost early intervention

Litigation fears scupper school trips

Youth Justice Board chair appointed

Ofsted denies altering Haringey inspection report

Technology scheme to get pupils active

Charity calls for more support for knife carriers

Children's minister sets out ICS improvements for councils

Plans to scrap National Strategies supported by unions

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