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Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, GCSEs and Wokingham cuts

Thursday, August 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth minister says unemployed youth lack 'grit', study finds behavioural issues result in lower GCSE grades and Wokingham to cut youth services, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child benefit cuts, heart surgery in Bristol, and a ban on two 'legal highs'

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Report says child benefit changes will cost some families £50,000, warning over child heart operations at "inadequately staffed" hospital, and the government outlaws two more "legal highs", all in the news today.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Activities build children's skills

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

| CYP Now

Meridian, Stockport, Cheshire | Children's home inspection | December 2011

Support to improve?

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Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

The jury still appears to be out on the coalition government's support and improvement programme for children's homes. Tristan Donovan examines what it has achieved so far

Daily roundup: Care applications, child health and social workers

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Data reveals decrease in care applications; slight fall in child obesity levels; and social workers elected to College of Social Work faculties, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School sports, exam results and the riots one year on

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Monday, August 6, 2012

| CYP Now

School sports provision labelled "patchy" by minister, London pupils top exam results, and a film to mark the riots anniversary, all make the headlines today.

Daily roundup: The dawn of EBacc, Scottish play and a TV campaign for East Anglian children

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Details of the biggest exams overhaul in a generation, Scottish MPs urged to enshrine the right to play in law, and a TV campaign highlighting issues affecting children in East Anglia, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Education proposals for councils, Suffolk care figures and LGBT bullying in Scotland

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to strengthen councils' involvement with autonomous schools, the number of looked-after children in Suffolk drops, and homophobia uncovered in Scottish education settings, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Haringey told to improve children's social care, major early intervention guide launched, and Nicky Morgan pledges to continue tough stance on term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Pupil behaviour, children's homes and nursery inspections

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Friday, August 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Assaults by pupils on primary school teachers on the rise; new risk assessment guidance for children's homes published; and quarter of early years settings not inspected in last four years, all in the news today.

Political will is the key hurdle to Staying Put in residential care

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

A report scoping the potential for young people to stay in residential care until 21 puts forward four options that help address practical concerns, but questions remain over how government would fund the move.

The fight for the right to stay put is yet to be won

Other

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

When government plans to introduce Staying Put in foster care were unveiled in late 2013, campaigners were quick to question why the right to stay in a placement up to the age of 21 should not be afforded to young people in residential care as well.

Letters to the Editor: Make relationships education statutory

Other

Monday, May 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Sector defends use of out-of-area care homes

Other

Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

New government data on children's homes fails to reflect the reasons why out-of-area placements are needed, say experts.

Careers: Hostel manager

Other

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Hostel managers play a vital role in meeting the needs of homeless young people, finds Charlotte Goddard

Daily roundup: Child benefit changes, care proceedings pilot, and how childcare can 'make work pay'

Other

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.

Innovation in residential care

Other

Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people in residential care have a range of behavioural and emotional difficulties. Tristan Donovan examines what four homes are doing to improve their life chances

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

Other

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Growing numbers of children suffering blindness; drop in number of children being arrested; and three children in care go missing every day in Merseyside, all in the news today.

The state of care

Other

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

| CYP Now

After years of rapid growth, England's children-in-care population is beginning to stabilise. Joe Lepper examines the latest trends and best practice in commissioning quality placements for children and young people.

Home improvements

Other

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Residential care homes, which accommodate some of society's most vulnerable children, are undergoing widespread policy reform. Tristan Donovan investigates what impact the changes can have on young lives.

The skills to foster

Other

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Fostering requires dedication, resilience and compassion - qualities abundant in the children and young people's workforce. Charlotte Goddard examines what role the sector might play in the future of foster care.

Review: But We All Shine On - The Remarkable Orphans of Burbank Children's Home

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Paolo Hewitt Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN 978-1-84905-583-3 £8.99 176 pages

Commissioning residential care: challenges and solutions

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Working within tight budgets, commissioners of residential care are seeking the best quality for children at the best price. Joe Lepper explores the challenges and a range of different approaches.

Participation in Action: Deck of cards deals rights message to children in care

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A Children In Care Council is reminding looked-after children of their rights through packs of playing cards that detail pledges made by the county council.

Government turns its attention to improving residential care

Other

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey has been appointed to lead a review of children's residential care, which will examine how to deliver quality provision and improved outcomes for looked-after children while achieving value for money.

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Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, GCSEs and Wokingham cuts

Daily roundup: Child benefit cuts, heart surgery in Bristol, and a ban on two 'legal highs'

Behind the Inspection Rating: Activities build children's skills

Support to improve?

Daily roundup: Care applications, child health and social workers

Daily roundup: School sports, exam results and the riots one year on

Daily roundup: The dawn of EBacc, Scottish play and a TV campaign for East Anglian children

Daily roundup: Education proposals for councils, Suffolk care figures and LGBT bullying in Scotland

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

Daily roundup: Pupil behaviour, children's homes and nursery inspections

Political will is the key hurdle to Staying Put in residential care

The fight for the right to stay put is yet to be won

Letters to the Editor: Make relationships education statutory

Sector defends use of out-of-area care homes

Careers: Hostel manager

Daily roundup: Child benefit changes, care proceedings pilot, and how childcare can 'make work pay'

Innovation in residential care

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

The state of care

Home improvements

The skills to foster

Review: But We All Shine On - The Remarkable Orphans of Burbank Children's Home

Commissioning residential care: challenges and solutions

Participation in Action: Deck of cards deals rights message to children in care

Government turns its attention to improving residential care

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