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DfE must serve children, not our sitcom writers
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- Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | CYP Now
In what ended up as an explosive exit interview, Tim Loughton lifted the lid on the inner workings of the Department for Education at a select committee hearing last week with the department's former ministers.
Do we need more men?
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- Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | CYP Now
Women outnumber men across the children's workforce, particularly in work with young children. Charlotte Goddard investigates whether it matters and what employers could do to redress the balance
Councils aim to share burden of reform
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- Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | CYP Now
A Children's Improvement Board scheme is allowing councils to learn from each other's experiences
Labour plots vision for youth
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- Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | CYP Now
Neil Puffett talks to Karen Buck MP, opposition spokeswoman for youth services
Early intervention under threat as biggest cuts strike deprived areas
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- Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | CYP Now
Exclusive analysis by CYP Now reveals that councils in the most disadvantaged areas are suffering most as a result of cuts outlined in the local government finance settlement for the coming year
Daily roundup: Truancy convictions, TV, and Birmingham cuts
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- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 | CYP Now
A large rise in parental truancy convictions, cancer concerns for children who watch too much telly, and criticism over a cuts consultation in Birmingham, all in the news today.
The 2013 Report: The year ahead for children and young people
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- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 | CYP Now
The coming year will present a profound set of challenges for all those who work with children, young people and families. CYP Now's 2013 Report aims to pinpoint these issues through a range of professionals. They put their cases for what must happen in policy and practice
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
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.
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 round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools
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- Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | CYP Now
Rochdale appoints an interim head of children's social services, Ofsted is criticised over its new complaints framework, and a call for profit-making firms to take charge of the worst schools, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Protecting social workers online, school places and My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
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- Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | CYP Now
Social workers call for protection from online abuse, Stephen Twigg advocates for local authority oversight of school place planning, and Channel 4 adverts banned for negative depictions of children, all in the news today.
Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis
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- Monday, October 1, 2012 | CYP Now
The row over the future of social work representation re-ignites, a report calls for less emphasis on competitive sports, and tackling obesity among young people with mental illness, 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.
Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers
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- Monday, September 17, 2012 | CYP Now
Prime Minister David Cameron's reshuffle resulted in a bigger-than-expected overhaul at the Department for Education and elsewhere, with many new ministers taking on demanding challenges in children's policy
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: Free schools approved, child health contract in Devon and concern for Lancashire primary schools
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- Friday, July 13, 2012 | CYP Now
The next wave of free schools, a contract for children's health services in Devon, and concerns over primary school standards in Lancashire, are all in the news today.
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