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Mutual benefits

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Public sector employees are being encouraged to take control of the services they provide and run them as mutuals. Joe Lepper looks at the experiences of those pioneering the approach in children's services

Daily roundup: Disabled athletes, free schools, and children's centres in Sheffield

Other

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Research into children's views on disability and the Paralympics, figures show one in four free school applications come from religious groups, and plans to reorganise children's centres in Sheffield, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Funding for young offenders; Birmingham protests, and violence against parents

Other

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authority funding for young offenders is cut; protests over the future of children's services in Birmingham, and European Commission cash for a UK study on violence against parents, all in the news today.

Children in poverty 'miss out on free school meals'

News

Thursday, March 7, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 500,000 children living in poverty are missing out on free school meals that they are entitled to, research by the Children's Society has found.

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

News

Friday, March 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Sector calls for an "early intervention Budget", emotional support for primary school children, and troubled families research announced, all in the news today.

How rugby inspires numeracy skills

Other

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The power of sport is harnessed to make learning about numbers more fun for children and families

Daily roundup: Serious case review, school places, and FGM

News

Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Report highlights safeguarding flaws in Devon; survey finds support for handing school planning powers to councils, and call for teacher vigilance on FGM, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

Other

Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Care leavers discuss social exclusion with ministers; Clegg criticises knife sentence plans; and graffiti artist bequeaths piece of work to Bristol youth club, all in the news today.

Skills for the Job: Working with dyslexic children

Other

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Children who are dyslexic need not be held back by the condition, but early identification is key, says Stephanie Anderson.

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

Other

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.

Ask the Experts: Support young people leaving care

Other

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.

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

News

Sunday, April 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people's charities face funding cuts of almost £405m over the five years up to 2015/16, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has estimated.

Election 2017: a battle to ensure children's policies gain attention

Analysis

Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Following Prime Minister Theresa May's election call, children's leaders are drawing up key policies. They say issues like school funding, free childcare and recruiting health visitors must not be drowned out by Brexit.

MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

News

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The drive to establish a fair admissions system to the top universities should start before school age, a group of MPs has reported.

Shared service savings must not be at children's expense

Opinion

Monday, October 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Management of children's services will increasingly be a shared undertaking between local authorities that are striving to make savings, if a survey of council decision-makers is anything to go by.

Local authorities told to hold schools to account

News

Thursday, April 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Government must clarify local authority powers to intervene with failing maintained schools and academies to ensure standards are sustained, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Ask The Experts: Helping a child with dyspraxia

Other

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on dyspraxia, sexually transmitted infections, countering radicalisation and a councillor speaking out of turn.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

News

Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Ask The Experts: Recognise young carers' needs

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on getting help for a young carer, school safeguarding, International Women's Day, and exploring light and shade.

Fears councils will struggle to meet young carer duties

News

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils will not be able to meet legal commitments to support young carers that come into force today, campaigners have warned.

Review: The KidsKope Peer Mentoring Programme

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

News

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Labour: Ofsted has 'lost touch' on children's social care

News

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour will launch a consultation on the future of Ofsted if it wins the general election, with the party claiming the inspectorate has "lost touch" on children's social care.

Queen's Speech: 30-hour free childcare plans ‘unlikely to succeed', charities warn

News

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to extend free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week outlined in today's Queen's Speech will fail unless the government provides greater financial support, it has been claimed.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

News

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

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Mutual benefits

Daily roundup: Disabled athletes, free schools, and children's centres in Sheffield

Daily roundup: Funding for young offenders; Birmingham protests, and violence against parents

Children in poverty 'miss out on free school meals'

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

How rugby inspires numeracy skills

Daily roundup: Serious case review, school places, and FGM

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

Skills for the Job: Working with dyslexic children

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

Ask the Experts: Support young people leaving care

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

Election 2017: a battle to ensure children's policies gain attention

MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

Shared service savings must not be at children's expense

Local authorities told to hold schools to account

Ask The Experts: Helping a child with dyspraxia

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Ask The Experts: Recognise young carers' needs

Fears councils will struggle to meet young carer duties

Review: The KidsKope Peer Mentoring Programme

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Labour: Ofsted has 'lost touch' on children's social care

Queen's Speech: 30-hour free childcare plans ‘unlikely to succeed', charities warn

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

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