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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
Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'
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- Monday, January 7, 2013 | CYP Now
Government plans to cap benefit payments until 2015 will reverse efforts to reduce child poverty and plunder the income of low- to middle-earning families, charities have warned.
Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'
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- Friday, January 4, 2013 | CYP Now
The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".
Daily roundup: University admissions imbalance, families unaware of benefit changes, and low teacher morale
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- Thursday, January 3, 2013 | CYP Now
The universities minister has called on higher education institutions to tackle low attainment among white, working class males; more than 300,000 families are unaware of changes to the child benefit system according to the Telegraph; and the NUT finds more than half of teachers are suffering low morale, all in the news today.
Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work
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- Thursday, January 3, 2013 | CYP Now
The government adoption adviser Martin Narey received a knighthood in the New Year's honors list, among more than 150 people recognised for their work with children and young people.
Daily round up: Care for abuse victims, the two-year-old offer, and Mumsnet on miscarriages
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- Wednesday, December 19, 2012 | CYP Now
Plan to offer 24-hour support to child abuse victims over Christmas, Daycare Trust to support local authorities on delivering the two-year-old entitlement, and Mumsnet concerns over NICE guidelines on miscarriages, all in the news today.
Support services sideline teenage dads, charities warn
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News
- Tuesday, December 18, 2012 | CYP Now
Teenage fathers are being ignored by "mother-centred" support services that treat young men as "invisible", a report by a consortium of charities has warned.
Councils challenged to improve support for troubled families
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News
- Monday, December 17, 2012 | CYP Now
Troubled families tsar Louise Casey is stepping up pressure on councils to implement government plans to support 120,000 families whose lives are blighted by crime, antisocial behaviour and truancy.
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.
How parent champions raise service take-up
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
Project helps increase access to childcare, early learning and children's centre services, and leads to better outcomes for children
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
Resilience prevails amid Osborne's bleak choices
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Opinion
- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
Like a piercing, bitter English winter, Chancellor George Osbourne's "autumn statement" was eye-wateringly harsh. It is, without doubt, children and young people growing up in the most deprived households who are being asked to bear the brunt.
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
Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner
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News
- Monday, December 10, 2012 | CYP Now
England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.
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.
Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards
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News
- Friday, November 30, 2012 | CYP Now
Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.
Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced
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News
- Friday, November 30, 2012 | CYP Now
A literature festival for children in the care system, a film and live performance featuring poetry composed by young deaf children, and a scheme to take cricket from the village green to the inner cities, were just some of the inspiring winners of the 2012 Children & Young People Now Awards.
Children's policy ‘must not suffer' as a result of DfE job cuts
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News
- Thursday, November 15, 2012 | CYP Now
Plans to cut 1,000 jobs at the Department for Education must not further downgrade the standing of children and young people's policy in government, professionals have warned.
4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation
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- Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | CYP Now
A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.
Daily roundup: Homeless families, job satisfaction, and call for Royal Commission on child abuse
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- Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | CYP Now
More families in B&B accommodation, youth work and childcare staff rate their job satisfaction, and a call for wide-ranging commission on child abuse, all in the news today.
Troubled families scheme 'must extend beyond 2015'
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News
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012 | CYP Now
The government should expand the eligibility criteria for the troubled families programme and extend the initiative beyond 2015, according to leaders at Westminster Council.
Children's policy 'given too little attention' at the Department for Education
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News
- Monday, November 5, 2012 | CYP Now
Senior staff at the Department for Education spend less time working on children and families policy than they do on matters relating to schools or colleges, a report by a cross-party group of MPs has found.
LGA chief warns shrinking council budgets threaten early intervention
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News
- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
Funding pressures are forcing councils to invest in child protection services at the expense of early intervention, the chair of the Local Government Association's (LGA) children and young people board has warned.
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
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