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Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

Thursday, May 17, 2018

| CYP Now

One in three councils are yet to consider how they will replace local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements for multi-agency working, a study has found.

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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Friday, April 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Health visitor role extended as part of £45m initiative

News

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

| CYP Now

Children and parents will be seen by health visitors at least eight times before their fourth birthday as part of an early intervention initiative designed to improve outcomes for children.

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

News

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards are open for entries to organisations, individuals and teams from across the UK.

Sugar tax to provide £26m for school breakfast club expansion

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Monday, March 19, 2018

| CYP Now

The government is to spend up to £26m of the proceeds from a new tax on sugary drinks to open more breakfast clubs in disadvantaged areas.

Government mental health plans 'lack early years focus'

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Government plans to improve mental health help for children and young people are missing an opportunity by failing to look at early years support, experts have warned.

Union demands action to tackle health visitor shortages

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Friday, January 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Unite has called on government to tackle health visitor and nurse shortages by reintroducing training bursaries after new figures showed unfilled nursing posts have reached record levels.

*Health visitor workload hits record high

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| CYP Now

The workload of health visitors has risen to a record high, official statistics show.

Damian Hinds replaces Justine Greening as Education Secretary

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Monday, January 8, 2018

| CYP Now

Former employment minister Damian Hinds has been made Education Secretary following a government reshuffle.

Councils 'should produce local strategies' to boost life chances

News

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Every local authority should develop its own strategy for improving life chances for disadvantaged children in order to tackle widening gaps in social mobility across the country.

Sector slams Budget for failure to tackle funding shortage

News

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders have hit out at the lack of additional funding in the Budget to address pressures in schools, social care and youth services.

Government launches early years healthy eating drive

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Example menus and recipes have been published by government as part of efforts to encourage early years settings to provide healthy meals for young children.

Government 'must improve early language support to drive social mobility'

News

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Early language development should be treated as a critical indicator of children's wellbeing on a par with obesity and vaccinations in order to boost social mobility, a report by the Early Intervention Foundation has said.

Education select committee 'to prioritise social justice and productivity'

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

| CYP Now

An influential group of MPs that probes government policy on children and young people will focus on the issues of social justice and productivity over the term of the current parliament, it has been announced.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2017: The shortlist

News

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The judges have examined all the entries, and we can unveil the shortlist for the CYP Now Awards 2017.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

News

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Children's centres 'should take on mental health role'

News

Friday, August 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Government should review the way children's centres are funded and work towards using them as a resource to tackle mental health issues early, a think-tank has said.

Children's Food Trust announces closure

News

Friday, July 21, 2017

| CYP Now

A charity set up by the government to improve the quality of school meals has announced its closure, four years after its government funding was pulled.

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

News

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Following last month's government reshuffle, ministerial responsibilities relating to the children and young people's sector have been finalised.

New parliament: what issues lie ahead for the children's sector?

Analysis

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The loss of its overall majority has been politically costly for the government, but it has also caused policy upheaval and ministerial changes affecting children's services. Sector leaders consider the implications.

Election 2017: Party Policy Guide

Features

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett has trawled the manifestos to provide the definitive guide to what the three main UK-wide parties pledge on key issues for children, young people and families.

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

News

Thursday, May 18, 2017

| CYP Now

A new criminal offence will be introduced for perpetrators of domestic abuse directed at a child, the Conservative Party has said.

Health visitor checks: Public Health England to monitor councils on delivery

News

Thursday, April 13, 2017

| CYP Now

The government quango responsible for public health has pledged to ensure that local authorities fulfil their duty to provide health visitor checks for young children, in the wake of a government decision to maintain their mandatory status.

Birmingham early years staff to be consulted on redundancies

News

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

| CYP Now

A group consultation exercise is due to launch shortly ahead of a number of redundancies within Birmingham City Council's early years services, it has emerged.

Health visitors report rise in children with communication difficulties

News

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

| CYP Now

There has been an eight per cent rise in health visitors reporting more children experiencing delayed language in the space of a single year, it has emerged.

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Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

Health visitor role extended as part of £45m initiative

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

Sugar tax to provide £26m for school breakfast club expansion

Government mental health plans 'lack early years focus'

Union demands action to tackle health visitor shortages

*Health visitor workload hits record high

Damian Hinds replaces Justine Greening as Education Secretary

Councils 'should produce local strategies' to boost life chances

Sector slams Budget for failure to tackle funding shortage

Government launches early years healthy eating drive

Government 'must improve early language support to drive social mobility'

Education select committee 'to prioritise social justice and productivity'

Children & Young People Now Awards 2017: The shortlist

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Children's centres 'should take on mental health role'

Children's Food Trust announces closure

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

New parliament: what issues lie ahead for the children's sector?

Election 2017: Party Policy Guide

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

Health visitor checks: Public Health England to monitor councils on delivery

Birmingham early years staff to be consulted on redundancies

Health visitors report rise in children with communication difficulties

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