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Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The next children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield must stand up to the government if she is to champion the rights of children and young people and allay concerns over the role's independence.

Recruitment in children's services: trends and challenges

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Funding cuts coupled with increased demand for services are intensifying the recruitment challenges for children's services employers. Joe Lepper explores the trends across the children's workforce.

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Services urged to include housing

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

| CYP Now

Public spending risks being squandered unless housing professionals work more effectively with those in health and social care to provide local services for young people, a report has warned.

Joint working - Ministerial overhaul results in new-look DCSF

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

| CYP Now

After the uncertainty of the past few weeks, the new ministerial line-up at the Department for Children, Schools and Families is now complete. Lauren Higgs investigates what it means for future policy.

Joint Working - Review of sector skills councils

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

| CYP Now

With the government examining the remit of all sector skills councils, the future for some is uncertain. Lauren Higgs reports.

CYP Now Show 2009: Workshops and debates - The hot topics

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

Visitors to the CYP Now Show 2009 will be able to attend a range of interactive workshops and panel discussions focusing on issues that affect the sector. Jo Stephenson talks to some of the speakers and discovers what's on offer.

Home in on your evidence

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Friday, April 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Billions of pounds have been spent on programmes that don't have a robust evidence base, the government argues. So how can children's and youth sector organisations prove that they are worthy of investment, asks Joe Lepper.

News Insight: A new leader but few policies at the Labour conference

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Monday, October 4, 2010

| CYP Now

After defeat at the general election, this year's Labour conference was a chance for members to reflect on the party's time in power and focus on the challenges ahead. Lauren Higgs reports.

Early intervention grant could be raided for politically sensitive services

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Monday, January 10, 2011

| CYP Now

With council elections looming this May, money for the early intervention grant could be channelled to prop up other local authority services.

News Insight: Who I decided to vote for -- and why

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Monday, May 10, 2010

| CYP Now

With public spending facing major cuts, gaining the confidence of the children and young people's workforce was key to the main parties' election campaigns. Emily Watson asks four frontline children's workers who they decided to vote for.

Child safeguarding: leaders' debate

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of safeguarding children at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports

Daily roundup: Criminal families, advice on praising children, and sex education

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Judge wants babies removed from persistent offenders; warning on praising children, and funding secured for lessons aimed at children at risk of sexual exploitation, all in the news 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.

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: The Children's Food Trust, Welsh exams, and 'annoying' young people

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

| CYP Now

The Department for Education cuts funding for the Children's Food Trust, the Welsh government decides to retain GCSEs and A levels, and concerns that the replacement for Asbos could be used "inappropriately", all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Immigration detention, Scottish children's wards, and ‘peer courts'

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Monday, February 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Outrage over the decision to sanction the use force on pregnant women in immigration detention, a call for a review of children's wards in Scotland, and a 'peer sentencing' pilot Hampshire, all in the news today.

Working Together to Safeguard Children: key revisions explained

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

It has been two years in the making, but the revised Working Together guidance has finally been published. The new, streamlined version contains crucial information for all those with a role in safeguarding children

Daily roundup: Teenage pregnancies, abuse campaign, and Universal Credit

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Fall in number of births to teenage mums; Home Office campaign on teen abuse launches; and government welfare reforms to be delayed, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Hundreds of girls admitted to hospital for stress, £12.6m of children's services cuts approved in Leicestershire, and guidance issued on improving children's basic skills, all in the news today.

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Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

Recruitment in children's services: trends and challenges

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Services urged to include housing

Joint working - Ministerial overhaul results in new-look DCSF

Joint Working - Review of sector skills councils

CYP Now Show 2009: Workshops and debates - The hot topics

Home in on your evidence

News Insight: A new leader but few policies at the Labour conference

Early intervention grant could be raided for politically sensitive services

News Insight: Who I decided to vote for -- and why

Child safeguarding: leaders' debate

Daily roundup: Criminal families, advice on praising children, and sex education

Daily roundup: multi-agency inspections, safeguarding in Kingston and poverty target concerns

Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis

Daily roundup: The Children's Food Trust, Welsh exams, and 'annoying' young people

Daily roundup: Immigration detention, Scottish children's wards, and ‘peer courts'

Working Together to Safeguard Children: key revisions explained

Daily roundup: Teenage pregnancies, abuse campaign, and Universal Credit

Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

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