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Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoption agency places adverts featuring real children; report questions progress on mental health provision for young offenders; and politicians in Kent give green light to children's centre closures, all in the news today.

The 2014 Report

Other

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Sector leaders look at the year ahead for children and young people.

Children's charities unimpressed by lobbying bill changes

News

Monday, January 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Government concessions that water down proposed new restrictions on charities' campaigning work do not go far enough, children's voluntary sector figures have said.

Daily roundup: Youth employment, children's centres and play streets

Other

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils want power to tackle youth underemployment locally; new outcomes framework for children's centres launched; and play streets scheme revealed as a success, all in the news today.

Councils aim to share burden of reform

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

A Children's Improvement Board scheme is allowing councils to learn from each other's experiences

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

News

Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

News

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

News

Friday, July 13, 2018

| CYP Now

A group of MPs have criticised Education Secretary Damian Hinds' "unwise" decision to become personally involved in the appointment of the new chair of the Social Mobility Commission.

Daily roundup: Exclusion inequalities, the Budget and early years teachers

Other

Thursday, March 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Children unfairly excluded from schools, campaigners say the Budget failed disadvantaged children, and DfE consults on early years teacher standards, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Pupil behaviour, children's homes and nursery inspections

Other

Friday, August 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Assaults by pupils on primary school teachers on the rise; new risk assessment guidance for children's homes published; and quarter of early years settings not inspected in last four years, all in the news today.

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

News

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

| CYP Now

The MP who led a review on early intervention has called for the government to hold its nerve in pursuing long-term societal change in the wake of riots across England.

Children's centres bear brunt of Newcastle service cuts

News

Friday, March 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Newcastle City Council has approved £3.2m worth of cuts to Sure Start and family services.

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

News

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

News

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

CYP Now breaks down key funding asks from across the sector.

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

News

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced his one-year spending review with a focus on helping the UK’s economy recover from Covid-19.

No quick fixes in turning around children's services

Other

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Management standards, specifically how to deal with inadequate leadership, were very much in the news at the end of December.

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Features

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Improved special educational needs support, expansion of social prescribing to boost youth mental health and investment in health visiting services are key policy asks sought by children’s charities, finds Amrit Virdi.

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

News

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have welcomed elements of the King's Speech linked to services for children's mental health and education but have questioned the omission of issues including children's social care reform and votes for 16-and 17-year-olds.

Editorial: Discs blunder ups pressure on ContactPoint

Opinion

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

| CYP Now

Fear can be very contagious. The "missing discs" debacle at HM Revenue & Customs has intensified security concerns about ContactPoint, the 224m database that will hold details of every child in England.

Child database delayed after security fears

News

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

| CYP Now

The government today confirmed it has delayed plans to create a database containing details of every child and young person in England.

Joint working - Lib Dems lay out their vision for children and youth

Other

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

| CYP Now

Last week, the Liberal Democrats kicked off the annual party conference season. Lauren Higgs explains how children and young people figured prominently in their policy proposals.

New commissioner needs more clout, argues critic

Other

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

| CYP Now

The new children's commissioner for England needs to strengthen the role to make a real difference to the lives of children, according to a leading children's rights campaigner.

Special report: Conservative Conference 2009 - Conservatives make a case to govern for the young

Other

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

| CYP Now

The Conservatives spelled out their plans for children and young people at last week's party conference. Lauren Higgs and Neil Puffett outline the implications of their proposals.

Recession survey deadline extended

News

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

| CYP Now

The deadline for a survey being run by Children & Young People Now has been extended.

Better joint working could save councils millions

News

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

| CYP Now

Spending on antisocial behaviour, health and social services could be cut by up to 15 per cent if agencies worked more closely together, a study has found.

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Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

The 2014 Report

Children's charities unimpressed by lobbying bill changes

Daily roundup: Youth employment, children's centres and play streets

Councils aim to share burden of reform

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

Daily roundup: Exclusion inequalities, the Budget and early years teachers

Daily roundup: Pupil behaviour, children's homes and nursery inspections

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

Children's centres bear brunt of Newcastle service cuts

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

No quick fixes in turning around children's services

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

Editorial: Discs blunder ups pressure on ContactPoint

Child database delayed after security fears

Joint working - Lib Dems lay out their vision for children and youth

New commissioner needs more clout, argues critic

Special report: Conservative Conference 2009 - Conservatives make a case to govern for the young

Recession survey deadline extended

Better joint working could save councils millions

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