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Are children's charities too afraid now to ‘bite the hand that feeds'?
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- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 | CYP Now
Many children's charities rely on public funds, raising fears about their independence in defending the interests of service users in austere times. But plans are afoot for the voluntary sector to speak with a clearer voice
Daily roundup: Primary league tables, diagnosing cleft palate, and health inequalities in Scotland
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- Thursday, December 13, 2012 | CYP Now
Annual primary school rankings, concerns over late diagnosis of cleft palate in babies, and a report warns the poorest children in Scotland will die 13 years before their peers, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Doncaster resignation, riots report, and GCSE legal challenge
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
The chair of Doncaster's Children's Board steps down, post-riots report calls for improved youth engagement in Tottenham, and the GCSE grade boundaries argument reaches court, all in the news today.
Quiz of the Year 2012
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
How closely have you been following the ups and downs of the children and young people's sector over the past 12 months? Test your knowledge here with the CYP Now quiz of the year
Families braced for more pain as autumn statement extends cuts
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
The economic announcements made by George Osborne in his autumn statement include further budget cuts. Lauren Higgs, Neil Puffett and Gabriella Józwiak examine the implications for children and families
Daily roundup: Housing benefit for under-25s, child poverty and an inquiry into Booktrust
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- Monday, December 3, 2012 | CYP Now
Government rumoured to have shelved plans to scrap housing benefit for under-25s, charities rally to protect children in poverty, and MPs demand an inquiry into funding for the Booktrust, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Missing children, the Welsh care system, and police and crime commissioners
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- Friday, November 16, 2012 | CYP Now
A rise in the number of children going missing in London, a call to change attitudes to care in Wales, and a campaign to change the law on police and crime commissioner elections, all in the news today.
Care begins at home as Timpson gets to grips with punishing brief
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- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
In his first interview since taking office, Edward Timpson outlines how he plans to address the challenges ahead
Spending for the future: Can we do more with less?
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- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
Despite belated signs of economic growth, further cuts loom beyond the end of the spending review period in 2015. CYP Now asks four figureheads to set out the long-term challenges in financing children's services
Children need a long-term plan in this spending abyss
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- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
The country might be out of recession (again), but with the size of the deficit still enormous, public spending shows no sign of returning to growth. In our special report, we examine the long-term challenges and consequences of children's services spend continuing to fall during this decade.
Daily roundup: Child benefit changes, care proceedings pilot, and how childcare can 'make work pay'
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- Monday, October 29, 2012 | CYP Now
A million letters sent to warn parents of child benefit changes, a pilot project reduces the length of care proceedings, and a call for government investment in childcare, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Scottish votes at 16, teachers on EBacc and youth violence in Westminster
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- Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | CYP Now
Plans to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the referendum on Scottish independence, a survey finds only 23 per cent of teachers support EBacc, and a call for £500,000 to tackle gangs in Westminster, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction
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- Friday, October 5, 2012 | CYP Now
Rochdale's head of children's social care to leave the troubled council, primary school admissions appeals on the rise and fewer young people seeking heroin treatment, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Play centre saved, BASW chief steps down and parenting charity merger
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- Monday, September 24, 2012 | CYP Now
A Nottingham play centre is saved from closure, all change at the top of the British Association of Social Workers, and two parenting charities announce a merger, all in the news today.
Communicating with Children When a Parent is at the End of Life
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- Tuesday, September 18, 2012 | CYP Now
Rachel Fearnley; Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN 9781849052344; £19.99; 192 pages
What have the Lib Dems done for us?
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- Monday, September 17, 2012 | CYP Now
As the coalition government approaches the halfway point in its five-year term, Joe Lepper examines what impact the Liberal Democrats have had on the wellbeing of the next generation
Daily roundup: Neets statistics, primary school places and measles on the rise
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- Wednesday, August 22, 2012 | CYP Now
The number of young people not in employment, education or training increases again, Brent council unveils plan to create thousands of school places, and a rise in measles cases in Birmingham, all in the headlines today.
Daily roundup: Hospital profits, welfare reforms and parents on play
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- Tuesday, August 21, 2012 | CYP Now
Government says hospitals such as Great Ormond Street should sell services abroad, a relief fund for young people hit by welfare changes, and parents' views on children's play, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Riots warning, Wetherby YOI and West Mercia anti-rape campaign
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- Friday, August 3, 2012 | CYP Now
A quarter of young people say the riots could erupt again, inspectors visit Weatherby YOI, and West Mercia Police apologise over a rape campaign poster, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Wilshaw on Gove's exam plans, parents priced out of day trips and school funding bid rejected
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- Monday, July 16, 2012 | CYP Now
Ofsted chief airs concerns on exam overhaul proposals, the increasing cost of family day trips and a failed school funding bid, all make the news today.
Daily roundup: Children's services complaints, violence against disabled children and unqualified staff in schools
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- Thursday, July 12, 2012 | CYP Now
Children's services complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman, changes to school staff regulations and the threat of violence on disabled children all hit the headlines today.
Daily roundup: multi-agency inspections, safeguarding in Kingston and poverty target concerns
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- Wednesday, July 11, 2012 | CYP Now
Ofsted's multi-agency inspection plans, an apology from Kingston Council over safeguarding standards, and claims the child poverty target is unachievable, all make the headlines today.
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