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Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

#Chances4Children: Call to 'put children first' in post-lockdown recovery planning

News

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

| CYP Now

More than 150 organisations supporting vulnerable children have urged the Prime Minister to prioritise children as the UK begins the next phase of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

News

Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election.

Coalition one-year report: freedoms, cuts and reviews galore

Other

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| CYP Now

One year since the coalition government assumed power, CYP Now asks leading figures across the sector to examine its record to date in serving the needs of children, young people and families.

Ofsted reports increase in 'excellent' children's services

News

Monday, November 7, 2011

| CYP Now

More local authorities are providing excellent services for children this year, the latest annual round-up of Ofsted assessments has found.

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Funding

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for projects promoting cultural understanding, fulfilling potential, environment and innovation

Daily roundup: Free school meals, single parents and school sports

Other

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Free school meals under threat from budget cuts; single-parent families hit by benefits cap and MPs to investigate impact of the Olympics on school sports, all in the news today.

Skills for the Job: Understanding the dangers of porn

Other

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

With pornography becoming increasingly available online, professionals must recognise its impact on children who view it.

CYP Now Awards extends deadline to 11 July

News

Thursday, July 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The deadline to enter the 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards has been extended by one week, to Thursday 11 July. Entries must be received before 12 noon that day.

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, GCSEs, and free childcare

Other

Monday, September 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Increase in number of trafficked children, pupils have to keep studying English and maths, and free childcare for deprived two-year-olds takes effect, all in the news today.

NCAS Conference: Timpson unveils children's services innovation programme

News

Monday, October 21, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has launched a sector-wide initiative to harvest and test "adventurous" ideas that professionals have to improve services for vulnerable children.

Are children's charities too afraid now to ‘bite the hand that feeds'?

Other

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: Academies, gender-related abortion, and 'safe-havens' for bullied children

Other

Friday, January 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Figures show 15 per cent of all schools are now academies, claims of illegal gender-related abortions in the UK, and a Welsh scheme asks shops and businesses to provide 'safe-havens' to children being bullied on their way to school, in all the news today.

Adoption reforms ‘risk undermining support for vulnerable children'

News

Thursday, January 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Plans to redirect £150m of early intervention funding into adoption reform risk reducing frontline services for vulnerable children, the chair of the Local Government Association's (LGA) children and young people board has warned.

Central intelligence

Other

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency safeguarding hubs bring together different professionals to share intelligence about children at risk. As they spring up nationwide, Joe Lepper examines what impact they are having

Daily roundup: Child protection, 'avoidable deaths', and violent extremism

Other

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Doncaster child protection faces review, UK comes bottom of EU league for avoidable child deaths, and anti-extremism programme helps 500 young people, all in the news today.

Labour conference: Sheerman moots plan to raise the participation age to 25

News

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people could be required to participate in compulsory education, training or employment up to the age of 25, a Labour MP has suggested.

Daily roundup: Early intervention funding, UK Youth Parliament, and the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

Other

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association calls on government to rethink plan to "top-slice" early intervention cash, 250,000 young people vote in a UKYP consultation, and the Northern Irish justice minister advocates increasing the age of criminal responsibility, all in the news today.

Families braced for more pain as autumn statement extends cuts

Other

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

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

News

Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

Ask The Experts: Help a child understand dementia

Other

Monday, August 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on discussing dementia with young children, sexual health, school improvement and dealing with parents' fears.

Young person loses legal battle over work experience scheme

News

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

| CYP Now

A 23-year-old graduate has lost a judicial review against government over a mandatory work experience scheme that she claimed amounted to "forced labour".

Daily roundup: Fingerprinting two-year-olds, Quintin Kynaston School and a £7m youth zone

Other

Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Private firm G4S admits to taking children's fingerprints "in error", the head teacher of a flagship academy is suspended, and plans for a major youth project in Preston, all in the news today.

School pupils reveal negative views on mental illness

News

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| CYP Now

?One in ten pupils want classmates with mental health problems to be removed from their school, according to a survey of 1,000 14- to 18-year-olds in the West Midlands.

Lib Dem conference: Call for joint youth worker and teacher training

News

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth workers and teachers should be trained together in a bid to boost links between the professions and increase support for young people, the chief of the National Youth Agency (NYA) has said.

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Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

#Chances4Children: Call to 'put children first' in post-lockdown recovery planning

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Coalition one-year report: freedoms, cuts and reviews galore

Ofsted reports increase in 'excellent' children's services

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Daily roundup: Free school meals, single parents and school sports

Skills for the Job: Understanding the dangers of porn

CYP Now Awards extends deadline to 11 July

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, GCSEs, and free childcare

NCAS Conference: Timpson unveils children's services innovation programme

Are children's charities too afraid now to ‘bite the hand that feeds'?

Daily roundup: Academies, gender-related abortion, and 'safe-havens' for bullied children

Adoption reforms ‘risk undermining support for vulnerable children'

Central intelligence

Daily roundup: Child protection, 'avoidable deaths', and violent extremism

Labour conference: Sheerman moots plan to raise the participation age to 25

Daily roundup: Early intervention funding, UK Youth Parliament, and the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

Families braced for more pain as autumn statement extends cuts

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

Ask The Experts: Help a child understand dementia

Young person loses legal battle over work experience scheme

Daily roundup: Fingerprinting two-year-olds, Quintin Kynaston School and a £7m youth zone

School pupils reveal negative views on mental illness

Lib Dem conference: Call for joint youth worker and teacher training

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