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Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Health risks for Neets highlighted, council fined for losing children's data, and Too Much Too Soon campaign reaches parliament, all in the news today.

Coram research unit spells out vision as it passes its 40th anniversary

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Carrying out studies into child welfare and nutrition, as well as becoming the go-to centre for research into fathers and families are high on the agenda of the new director of the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU).

Early intervention in austerity

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Despite funding concerns, spending on early intervention was a key focus at this year's NCAS Conference.

DfE data shows funding shift from universal to targeted services

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Latest local authority spending figures suggest that early intervention is being sacrificed to fund statutory services as children's departments grapple with making a dwindling pot of money stretch further.

Who would want to be a DCS today?

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services are under ever-increasing pressure and first in the firing line if tragedy strikes. Jo Stephenson examines what the future holds for the role and why anyone would aspire to do it.

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and Families Bill amendments due to be debated by peers today; Labour makes changes to its education team; and planned cuts at Hull Council sparks union concerns, all in the news today.

In Focus - Parents need help as children grow up

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

| CYP Now

While some seem to sail through their teens without a glitch, others find adolescence overwhelming. All parents want what's best for their children, so when they suspect that their teenager may be going off the rails, many are at a loss over where to find help.

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

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Monday, September 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's laureate criticises government failure to stop library closures; Labour outlines free childcare plans; and Welsh police have taken the DNA of 5,000 children, all in the news today.

Skills for the job: How to prevent serious burns

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Devising creative ways of communicating with parents can help prevent serious burns and scalds in children.

Daily roundup: Tax breaks, armed forces, and hospital care

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Monday, September 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Lib Dems to push for income tax exemption for low paid; a career in the army is less appealing to young people than previously; and child death rates in intensive care drop to all-time low, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, youth unemployment and children's centres

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Government's response on child sexual exploitation criticised; small rise in youth unemployment; and minister plays down significance of children's centre closures, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Nursing standards, female genital mutilation, and child continence

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Friday, September 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Three-yearly checks planned for nurses and midwives; NSPCC helpline refers 34 possible cases of FGM to the police; and four in 10 children with continence problems are bullied, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, GCSEs, and free childcare

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Monday, September 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Increase in number of trafficked children, pupils have to keep studying English and maths, and free childcare for deprived two-year-olds takes effect, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, GCSEs and Wokingham cuts

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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: Hugging children, healthy diets, and benefit cap

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Monday, August 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Health minister calls on nurseries to reverse 'no-hugging' policies; concerns raised over long-term impact of too little fruit and veg in children's diets; and LGA report shows impact of cuts in household benefit, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Volunteer checks, violent images, and mental health

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Friday, August 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Volunteer trustees at pre-schools are charged inappropriately for background checks; nearly a fifth of children are disturbed by illegally downloaded films; and there is a shortage of inpatient child mental health care in Devon, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Norfolk council unveils recovery plan for children's services; Charity Commission chief issues warning on voluntary sector pay; and Southampton council hire private company to deliver early years support, all in the news today.

A preacher of policy

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes talks to Kathy Evans, chief executive of Children England.

Daily roundup: Pupil premium, childcare standards and youth apprenticeships

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to raise the pupil premium among primary school reforms, a government international comparison of childcare places the UK fourth, and almost three quarters of Neet young people cannot access apprenticeships.

Research Report: Evaluating the contribution of the Family Nurse Partnership

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Authors Kevin D Browne and Vicki Jackson, Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology, University of Nottingham Medical School Published by Journal of Public Health, May 2013

Spending Round intensifies the pressure on services beyond 2015

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Chancellor George Osborne last month outlined cuts amounting to an estimated £11.5bn for the 2015/16 Spending Round. CYP Now looks at where the axe will fall for children's services and what the implications are for the sector.

Daily roundup: Free childcare, residential care, and youth unemployment

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Two-year-old childcare offer expansion in doubt, quarter of looked-after children are in lower-quality care homes, and the average under 30 will be unemployed for more than two years, all in the news today.

Big charity test

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Monday, June 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Gabriella Józwiak talks to Peter Wanless, the new chief executive of the NSPCC.

Daily roundup: Childcare funding, youth homelessness and school dinners

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Friday, June 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Survey shows free childcare funding gap, no referrals for 60 per cent of young claiming 'housing need', and closure threat for thousands of school canteens, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: DfE cuts, schools in Wales and paternity leave

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

| CYP Now

£2bn cut threat for the Department for Education, a call for Welsh councils to lose school duties, and a think tank suggests 'use it or lose it' paternity leave, all in the news today.

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Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

Coram research unit spells out vision as it passes its 40th anniversary

Early intervention in austerity

DfE data shows funding shift from universal to targeted services

Who would want to be a DCS today?

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

In Focus - Parents need help as children grow up

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

Skills for the job: How to prevent serious burns

Daily roundup: Tax breaks, armed forces, and hospital care

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, youth unemployment and children's centres

Daily roundup: Nursing standards, female genital mutilation, and child continence

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, GCSEs, and free childcare

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, GCSEs and Wokingham cuts

Daily roundup: Hugging children, healthy diets, and benefit cap

Daily roundup: Volunteer checks, violent images, and mental health

Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

A preacher of policy

Daily roundup: Pupil premium, childcare standards and youth apprenticeships

Research Report: Evaluating the contribution of the Family Nurse Partnership

Spending Round intensifies the pressure on services beyond 2015

Daily roundup: Free childcare, residential care, and youth unemployment

Big charity test

Daily roundup: Childcare funding, youth homelessness and school dinners

Daily roundup: DfE cuts, schools in Wales and paternity leave

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