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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
Daily roundup: Primary league tables, diagnosing cleft palate, and health inequalities in Scotland
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- Thursday, December 13, 2012 | CYP Now
Annual primary school rankings, concerns over late diagnosis of cleft palate in babies, and a report warns the poorest children in Scotland will die 13 years before their peers, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Doncaster resignation, riots report, and GCSE legal challenge
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
The chair of Doncaster's Children's Board steps down, post-riots report calls for improved youth engagement in Tottenham, and the GCSE grade boundaries argument reaches court, all in the news today.
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
Daily roundup: Rochdale resignation, the Scout Promise, and Bristol young offenders in judicial review
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- Tuesday, December 4, 2012 | CYP Now
The chair of Rochdale's safeguarding children board resigns, an alternative Scout pledge is considered for atheists, and a legal hearing into the punishment of young offenders in Bristol, 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 roundup: Scottish votes at 16, teachers on EBacc and youth violence in Westminster
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- Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | CYP Now
Plans to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the referendum on Scottish independence, a survey finds only 23 per cent of teachers support EBacc, and a call for £500,000 to tackle gangs in Westminster, 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
What have the Lib Dems done for us?
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- Monday, September 17, 2012 | CYP Now
As the coalition government approaches the halfway point in its five-year term, Joe Lepper examines what impact the Liberal Democrats have had on the wellbeing of the next generation
Daily roundup: Funding for toddlers, police commissioners and shoplifting children
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- Thursday, September 6, 2012 | CYP Now
Barnardo's warning over support for deprived three- and four-year-olds, a report reveals lack of awareness on police elections, and children steal food to feed their families, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: UK Youth Parliament ballot, Prince's Trust report and Worcestershire children's homes
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- Monday, August 20, 2012 | CYP Now
The UKYP prepares for a national ballot, a Prince's Trust report into youth unemployment and praise for Worcestershire children's homes, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Children's services complaints, violence against disabled children and unqualified staff in schools
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- Thursday, July 12, 2012 | CYP Now
Children's services complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman, changes to school staff regulations and the threat of violence on disabled children all hit the headlines 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.
CYP Now Awards 2011: Celebration of achievement
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- Monday, November 28, 2011 | CYP Now
The 2011 Children & Young People Now Awards, held on 18 November at Wolverton House in west London, was a scene of great pride and triumph.
Data Check: Councils delivering excellent children's services on the rise
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- Monday, November 14, 2011 | CYP Now
Ofsted's annual publication of the outcomes of children's services assessments for local authorities across England has revealed that in 2011, more authorities have been delivering excellent children's services than the previous year.
Councils to share services to make savings
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- Monday, October 17, 2011 | CYP Now
The vast majority of children's services decision-makers in local authorities across England are planning to share work with other councils to make financial savings, it has emerged.