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Character education can help children succeed

Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

There is a temptation to view character education as part of an agenda by Conservative politicians to take schooling and youth participation back to a bygone era when Victorian values of the British stiff upper lip ruled.

How support stops children from going into care

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Project breaks the cycle of children being taken into care.

Legal Update: Poverty as immigration control

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the situation of vulnerable families with "no recourse to public funds", due to their immigration status.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - British citizenship for children

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

A child born in the UK does not automatically acquire British citizenship simply by virtue of having been born here.

Councils struggle to meet rise in demand for child protection

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Freedom of Information Act data shows there has been a rise over the past year in the number of children in care and on child protection plans, with children's services leaders warning of major consequences for how councils work.

Skills for the Job: Preventing sudden child death

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's professionals can play a major role in helping to halve the rate of sudden infant death syndrome in the UK by 2020.

Good Idea: Resources help teachers support bereaved children

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Winston's Wish aims to support adults and teachers through school support packs to help children and young people cope with bereavement.

Children's policy under Tory rule: who's who in the government

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

The allocation of responsibilities for children, young people and families across government departments.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Legal representation in contact case ruling

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

A recent case concerned the funding of a legal representative for a father to avoid him having to cross-examine his daughter in court.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Private fostering

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Q: What is private fostering and when is a private foster carer required to notify the local authority?

Understanding how young brains work

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Until fairly recently, it was widely believed that the overwhelming majority of brain development took place in early childhood.

Troubled Families: how effective has it been?

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

A government taskforce is to review the Troubled Families programme, but questions remain over its effectiveness, says a leading academic.

Children with disabilities more susceptible to CSE

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) revelations uncover many uncomfortable truths about the daily experiences of young children, yet there remains a dearth of support available for victims of this heinous form of abuse.

For all children: Imelda Redmond, 4Children chief executive

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Imelda Redmond, chief executive of 4Children.

Councils told to set up regional agencies to increase adoptions

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Creating regional adoption agencies could help local authorities find permanent homes for the hardest-to place children, improve post-adoption support services and reduce overall costs of provision, say experts.

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, Policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people.

Dave's tale is legacy of political neglect of young adulthood

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

My very first column in the first edition of Young People Now, a forerunner publication to CYP Now, was about social exclusion and a lad I called Dave.

Ask The Experts: Get young people into your club

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on youth club attendance, school improvement on a budget, imaginative nursery toys and foster carer support

How family therapy keeps young people out of the care system

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Therapeutic approach prevents young people entering the care system.

DfE urged to focus on social work training and care placements

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders say the Department for Education should help stabilise and improve the children's social care workforce and support all forms of care permanence rather than prioritising adoption.