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Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

Friday, September 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending on children's centres and early years services has been slashed by more than £400m in the space of just three years, government figures show.

Daily roundup: School attainment, secure estate and family centres

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Child's success at school linked to father's achievement; secure training centre gets glowing inspection report; and Ofsted releases new inspection details for residential family centres, all in the news today.

Doncaster launches review into child sexual exploitation 'failings'

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

| CYP Now

A review has been launched into the way social services in Doncaster and South Yorkshire police deal with children at risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE), CYP Now can reveal.

Children's professionals to spearhead legal highs campaign

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth workers and youth justice professionals are set to be at the forefront of a government drive to tackle the use of legal highs by young people.

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

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Monday, September 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Lawyers will receive specialist training before taking part in sexual abuse or rape trials, under government plans to make going to court easier and less distressing for victims.

Inspectors criticise Newport youth offending service

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| CYP Now

A Welsh youth offending team (YOT) has been criticised by inspectors for poor work in protecting vulnerable children and young people from harm.

Rotherham: Twelve new abuse victims come forward

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Twelve more victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have come forward since a damning report was published last week.

Exclusive: Number of police officers in schools declines amid safety concerns

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than one in three police forces in England has cut back on numbers of officers based in schools since 2012, an investigation by CYP Now has revealed.

Inspectors criticise Norfolk Police on child sexual exploitation

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Norfolk Police has been told to take urgent action to improve its work on child sexual exploitation (CSE) after inspectors highlighted concerns over the issue.

Daily roundup: Extremism, free schools, and youth merger

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Muslim organisation warns against extremism crackdown; charities urged to establish free schools; and Changemakers joins Foyer Federation, all in the news today.

CYP Now Awards 2014 - the shortlist

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

We are delighted to confirm the shortlist for the 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards after receiving a record number of entries.

Rotherham: The key questions answered

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Friday, August 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The child abuse scandal in Rotherham has shocked the nation and dominated the news agenda for several days. Here, CYP Now looks at the background to the independent inquiry, what questions it has answered and what issues still need to be resolved.

Inspectors praise 'excellent' relationships between staff and young people at Parc YOI

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised a young offender institution (YOI) in South Wales for the positive work it does with young people held there.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Daily roundup: Child abuse inquiry, sexual assaults and radiation risks

Other

Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Home Office draws up list of candidates to chair historical child sex abuse inquiry; NSPCC figures show children as young as 10 are committing sex attacks on other youngsters; and rising number of CT scans on children prompts radiation concerns, all in the news today.

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

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Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has been handed responsibility for strengthening Department for Education links with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Probation staff are poorly trained in child protection and lack a clear understanding of what to do if children are potentially at risk, a damning report has concluded.

Daily roundup: Child abuse, school exams and early education

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Google software will help spot abuse images; Eton head says exam system out of date; and new Stonewall chief calls for nurseries to teach relationship diversity, all in the news today.

Tough task awaits new ministers

Other

Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Leaders across early years, youth services and youth justice outline the main challenges facing new ministers.

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.

Warning over shortage of child sexual abuse officers in London

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Friday, July 25, 2014

| CYP Now

London needs more specialist police officers to investigate allegations of rape and sexual assault against children, a report has found.

Daily roundup: School admissions code, extremism, and jobseeker's allowance

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Attempts to help disadvantaged children get into best schools; report on 'Trojan Horse' plot published; and review backs jobseeker's allowance sanction system, all in the news today.

Council data reveals extent of troubled families' problems

News

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Families involved in the government's Troubled Families initiative have an average of nine social problems when they enter the programme, latest research shows.

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

The home affairs committee has published a report calling for a national action plan on female genital mutilation. Catrin Gosby, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the report's proposals.

Daily roundup: Gove ‘demotion', child abuse, and maternity services

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Teachers' dislike of Gove behind "demotion"; National Crime Agency announces arrests of 600 suspected paedophiles; and guidelines published on mental health care for expectant mothers, all in the news today.

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Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

Daily roundup: School attainment, secure estate and family centres

Doncaster launches review into child sexual exploitation 'failings'

Children's professionals to spearhead legal highs campaign

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

Inspectors criticise Newport youth offending service

Rotherham: Twelve new abuse victims come forward

Exclusive: Number of police officers in schools declines amid safety concerns

Inspectors criticise Norfolk Police on child sexual exploitation

Daily roundup: Extremism, free schools, and youth merger

CYP Now Awards 2014 - the shortlist

Rotherham: The key questions answered

Inspectors praise 'excellent' relationships between staff and young people at Parc YOI

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Daily roundup: Child abuse inquiry, sexual assaults and radiation risks

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

Daily roundup: Child abuse, school exams and early education

Tough task awaits new ministers

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

Warning over shortage of child sexual abuse officers in London

Daily roundup: School admissions code, extremism, and jobseeker's allowance

Council data reveals extent of troubled families' problems

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

Daily roundup: Gove ‘demotion', child abuse, and maternity services

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