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Chief executive of Action for Children made a Dame

    News
  • Monday, January 4, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Clare Tickell, chief executive of Action for Children, and Helen Dent, chief executive of Family Action, are among at least 115 professionals and volunteers from the children and young people's sector recognised in the Queen's New Years honours list.

Children's sector welcomes Primarolo

    News
  • Monday, June 8, 2009
  • | CYP Now
The children's sector has welcomed the appointment of new children's minister Dawn Primarolo, highlighting her experience in health and the fight against child poverty.

The next commissioner needs bite

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, June 16, 2009
  • | CYP Now
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has fired the starting gun to recruit a children's commissioner for England to succeed Sir Al Aynsley-Green early next year.

Feature: Playground soldiers

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 25, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The government is investing in military-style education programmes and the Tories have pledged to recruit ex-armed forces personnel to mentor disengaged teenagers if they win the next election. But do such schemes work? Joe Lepper reports.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

    News
  • Monday, December 19, 2016
  • | CYP Now
With the UK voting to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and government installed, policy u-turns, and an influx of children and families from war-torn Syria, 2016 has been a turbulent year. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Liverpool council takes reins on Youth Contract delivery

    News
  • Thursday, February 9, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Liverpool has become the first council to be handed devolved powers from government under the City Deals programme in an arrangement that will see the authority responsible for the delivery and design of the Youth Contract in the area.

Lack of training on youth sexuality

    Other
  • Tuesday, June 24, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in Scotland are neglected due to a lack of knowledge and training among professionals, a report claims.

Analysis: Policy - DCSF under inspection - one year on

    Other
  • Tuesday, June 24, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The Department for Children, Schools and Families celebrates its first anniversary this week. Here, CYP Now brings together a team of senior figures from the sector to deliver their verdicts on how the department has fared during its first 12 months.

Neet figures hit record high

    News
  • Thursday, November 24, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (Neet) has reached a record high since comparable records began in 2000, according to latest government statistics.

Work Wise: Jargon Buster

    Other
  • Tuesday, October 21, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Have you sat through an entire meeting and wondered what your colleagues are rambling on about? Use our handy jargon guide to find out what they mean.

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