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Are children's charities too afraid now to ‘bite the hand that feeds'?
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- 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
Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work
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News
- Thursday, January 3, 2013 | CYP Now
The government adoption adviser Martin Narey received a knighthood in the New Year's honors list, among more than 150 people recognised for their work with children and young people.
Daily roundup: Primary league tables, diagnosing cleft palate, and health inequalities in Scotland
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- Thursday, December 13, 2012 | CYP Now
Annual primary school rankings, concerns over late diagnosis of cleft palate in babies, and a report warns the poorest children in Scotland will die 13 years before their peers, all in the news today.
Quiz of the Year 2012
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
How closely have you been following the ups and downs of the children and young people's sector over the past 12 months? Test your knowledge here with the CYP Now quiz of the year
Resilience prevails amid Osborne's bleak choices
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Opinion
- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
Like a piercing, bitter English winter, Chancellor George Osbourne's "autumn statement" was eye-wateringly harsh. It is, without doubt, children and young people growing up in the most deprived households who are being asked to bear the brunt.
Families braced for more pain as autumn statement extends cuts
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- 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
Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards
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News
- Friday, November 30, 2012 | CYP Now
Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.
Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2012 announced
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News
- Friday, November 30, 2012 | CYP Now
A literature festival for children in the care system, a film and live performance featuring poetry composed by young deaf children, and a scheme to take cricket from the village green to the inner cities, were just some of the inspiring winners of the 2012 Children & Young People Now Awards.
Children's policy ‘must not suffer' as a result of DfE job cuts
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News
- Thursday, November 15, 2012 | CYP Now
Plans to cut 1,000 jobs at the Department for Education must not further downgrade the standing of children and young people's policy in government, professionals have warned.
4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation
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News
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | CYP Now
A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.
Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove
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News
- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
The Education Secretary has defended claims the government is cutting the Early Intervention Grant, insisting that funding for councils will in fact increase.
Care begins at home as Timpson gets to grips with punishing brief
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Other
- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
In his first interview since taking office, Edward Timpson outlines how he plans to address the challenges ahead
Spending for the future: Can we do more with less?
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- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
Despite belated signs of economic growth, further cuts loom beyond the end of the spending review period in 2015. CYP Now asks four figureheads to set out the long-term challenges in financing children's services
Children need a long-term plan in this spending abyss
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Other
- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
The country might be out of recession (again), but with the size of the deficit still enormous, public spending shows no sign of returning to growth. In our special report, we examine the long-term challenges and consequences of children's services spend continuing to fall during this decade.
Daily roundup: Scottish votes at 16, teachers on EBacc and youth violence in Westminster
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- Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | CYP Now
Plans to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the referendum on Scottish independence, a survey finds only 23 per cent of teachers support EBacc, and a call for £500,000 to tackle gangs in Westminster, all in the news today.
Lib Dem conference: £100m capital funding for two-year-old entitlement
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News
- Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | CYP Now
Councils across England are to receive £100m of capital funding to help nurseries and childminders increase the number of places they offer, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced.
Daily roundup: Play centre saved, BASW chief steps down and parenting charity merger
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Other
- Monday, September 24, 2012 | CYP Now
A Nottingham play centre is saved from closure, all change at the top of the British Association of Social Workers, and two parenting charities announce a merger, all in the news today.
What have the Lib Dems done for us?
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Other
- Monday, September 17, 2012 | CYP Now
As the coalition government approaches the halfway point in its five-year term, Joe Lepper examines what impact the Liberal Democrats have had on the wellbeing of the next generation
NCB appoints president and chair
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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)
Tim Loughton 'asked to step down' as Elizabeth Truss named children's minister
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News
- Tuesday, September 4, 2012 | CYP Now
Children's minister Tim Loughton has been axed from his children's minister post in the cabinet reshuffle.
David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle
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News
- Tuesday, September 4, 2012 | CYP Now
David Laws is to return to government as minister in the Department for Education, following the cabinet reshuffle.
Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012
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News
- 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.
Daily roundup: Neets statistics, primary school places and measles on the rise
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- Wednesday, August 22, 2012 | CYP Now
The number of young people not in employment, education or training increases again, Brent council unveils plan to create thousands of school places, and a rise in measles cases in Birmingham, all in the headlines today.
Daily roundup: Hospital profits, welfare reforms and parents on play
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- Tuesday, August 21, 2012 | CYP Now
Government says hospitals such as Great Ormond Street should sell services abroad, a relief fund for young people hit by welfare changes, and parents' views on children's play, all in the news today.
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