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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.

Ask the Experts: Parents can help children to learn

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on supporting parents to educate their children, giving evidence in court, discussing porn and maintaining quality.

Ask the Experts: Listening to the voice of the child

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on listening to children's views, bereavement support, tackling sexual orientation and teaching empathy.

Let's be ready to answer for our children's rights record

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson looks ahead as the UNCRC marks its Silver Jubilee.

In Focus - Sure Start children's centres

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Advertorial in association with 4Children.

Complete communicator

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Anna Feuchtwang, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

News

Friday, October 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Ask the Experts: Buying condoms is not your job

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Monday, October 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on condom distribution, writing a vision statement, being turned down for promotion and nursery staff contracts.

Councils make their case for more self-rule

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Following the Scottish independence referendum, local government groups call for English councils to gain more control of children's budgets.

Ask the Experts: Support young people leaving care

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on help with supported lodgings, youth centre bullying, improving residential units and teaching design.

Early intervention leaders' debate

Features

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of resourcing effective early help services at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with Capita One.

Daily roundup: Child abuse, children's centres and council overspend

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Friday, September 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Panel passes no confidence vote in South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner; less than half of children's centres rated "good" or better; and £2.7m overspend for Somerset Council's children's services, all in the news today.

Ten-year early help drive makes us believe we can transform lives

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

When I started out in children's services more than 30 years ago, I had high hopes that with hard work I could make a difference. Since then, the biggest learning curve has been to stop hoping.

Ask the Experts: Deter young people from drugs

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on "legal highs", saving money while safeguarding, partnership working concerns and coping with hot weather.

Councils plan to support 380,000 more troubled families by 2020

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's ambitious plans to expand the Troubled Families programme means local authorities will need to think creatively about how they reach and support more families with entrenched social problems.