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Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Judges for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards have scrutinised nearly 400 entries and their assessments have produced shortlists in each of the 19 categories.

NCB appoints president and chair

News

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

The former boss of Serco's children's services arm has been appointed chair of the National Children's Bureau (NCB)

Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers

Other

Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron's reshuffle resulted in a bigger-than-expected overhaul at the Department for Education and elsewhere, with many new ministers taking on demanding challenges in children's policy

Political row erupts over Barnet children's centre cuts

News

Friday, September 21, 2012

| CYP Now

A political row has broken out over the future of children's centres in the London Borough of Barnet.??

Councils can offer safety net on school standards

Opinion

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

| CYP Now

The drive to put children and families at the centre of services has received a crucial endorsement this month.

Gove announces 261 schools to receive building money

News

Thursday, May 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced that fewer than half of those who applied for a share of £2bn funding to renovate or rebuild run-down schools have been successful.

Ask the Experts: Evaluating effectiveness

Other

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Ask the Expert: Succession planning

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

News

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Daily roundup: Drug treatment, Doncaster children's services, and foster care

Other

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Four-year-olds referred for drug and alcohol treatment; launch date for independent children's services trust in Doncaster delayed a month; and call for long-term foster care to be used more, all in the news today.

Birmingham providers forced to pay 'living wage' to retain childcare funding

News

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Nursery owners in Birmingham have been told they will be stripped of funding to deliver the government's free childcare schemes unless they pay staff enhanced wages.

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

News

Friday, May 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Self-esteem damaged by overuse of the internet; schools accused of extremism could be converted to academies; and Ofsted criticises Nottingham Safeguarding Children Board, all in the news today.

NCB unveils new chief executive

News

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) has announced that Anna Feuchtwang is to become its new chief executive.

Guide shows early help impact

Other

Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

New Early Intervention Foundation online tool gives commissioners an idea of how effective programmes are.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

News

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

News

Friday, September 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

Leicestershire lays groundwork for under-5s public health transfer

Other

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

In October 2015, local authorities will gain responsibility for commissioning the national Healthy Child Programme (HCP).

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

News

Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

News

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

| CYP Now

A struggling council that a government report recommended be scrapped and replaced with two new unitary authorities is pushing ahead with plans to establish children's services to an independent trust in 12 months' time.

News roundup: Disabled young people, birth parents' rights, and men in childcare

Other

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

A report warns that disabled young people miss out on shaping services; changes to birth parents' rights to maintain contact with children in care, and early years leaders urged to challenge stereotypes around male professionals, all in the news today.

Converter academies 'refusing' support to struggling schools, MPs find

News

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

| CYP Now

High-achieving schools that take academy status are reneging on their promise to support poorly performing schools, according a damning report from MPs.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

Other

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals to reform the Office of the Children's Commissioner aim to strengthen children's rights in line with international standards.

The 2014 Report: Performance improvement

Other

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Over the lifetime of the current parliament, local government funding will fall by 43 per cent, while demands on children's social care have increased. Politicians have made funding children's services a priority, increasing spending at the expense of other budgets.

Recognising good factors can help the less fortunate

Other

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson on supporting those at the margins of society.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

Other

Monday, March 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Chamber of Commerce warning on youth unemployment figures; fraction of public health spending goes on child obesity; and government launches action plan to tackle violence against females, all in the news today.

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Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

NCB appoints president and chair

Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers

Political row erupts over Barnet children's centre cuts

Councils can offer safety net on school standards

Gove announces 261 schools to receive building money

Ask the Experts: Evaluating effectiveness

Ask the Expert: Succession planning

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

Daily roundup: Drug treatment, Doncaster children's services, and foster care

Birmingham providers forced to pay 'living wage' to retain childcare funding

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

NCB unveils new chief executive

Guide shows early help impact

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Leicestershire lays groundwork for under-5s public health transfer

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

News roundup: Disabled young people, birth parents' rights, and men in childcare

Converter academies 'refusing' support to struggling schools, MPs find

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

The 2014 Report: Performance improvement

Recognising good factors can help the less fortunate

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

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