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After seizing power following 13 years in opposition, this year's Conservative conference offered the party the chance to set out its stall for the next five years. Neil Puffet reports.

Comprehensive Spending Review

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

| CYP Now

Vetting and barring scheme review gets underway

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Friday, October 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The vetting and barring scheme (VBS) is being reconsidered by the government under terms outlined today (22 October) by the Home Office.

DfE bans charities from publicising their work, leaked letter reveals

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

| CYP Now

A letter leaked to CYP Now has revealed the Department for Education (DfE) is ordering charities delivering government-funded programmes to stop publicising their work with immediate effect in an apparent bid to save on spending.

Former Cameron advisor: Impossible to measure youth work impact

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

| CYP Now

There is no reliable way of measuring the impact of youth work and the sector should "stop looking" for one, a former advisor to ex-Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Clegg pledges commitment to improving social mobility

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged dramatic improvements in social mobility in a speech to mark the first 100 days of the coalition government.

Kids Company to expand lunch club

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

| CYP Now

A scheme to help young Londoners prepare for the move from primary to secondary school has spawned a range of lunchtime clubs.

Schools urged to improve volunteering opportunities for pupils

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Monday, December 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Ofsted is urging schools to run more community volunteering schemes for their pupils.

Motivate to Communicate! 300 Games and Activites for Your Child with Autism

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

| CYP Now

Simone Griffin and Dianne SandlerJessica Kingsley PublishersISBN 978184905041812.99208 pages

Private tutors refuse to register with vetting and barring scheme

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Friday, April 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Thousands of private tutors are set to refuse to register for the government's controversial vetting and barring scheme, a poll has revealed.

Spending Review Insight: So, after the proclamation, where does this leave us?

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Monday, October 25, 2010

| CYP Now

The spending review outlined the government's deficit reduction plan, ending months of speculation. Here, a 10-strong panel delivers its verdict on last week's announcement and foretells of some of the tough decisions that lie ahead for children and young people's services.

Children's charities urge Gove to protect voluntary sector from 'devastating cuts'

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

| CYP Now

Children and families' charities have written an open letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove expressing concern about the impact spending cuts will have on the most vulnerable children and the charities that support them.

News Insight: Worries surround vetting reforms

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Monday, November 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Reviews of the vetting and barring scheme and criminal records checks are due to be published early in 2011. Neil Puffett reports.

Hung parliament likely to benefit young people

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| CYP Now

A hung parliament could lead to better policies for children and young people, leading figures in the sector have claimed.

News Insight: Balls finds the going tough in Morley

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| CYP Now

In the final of three reports from around the country, Neil Puffett takes CYP Now's "Election 2010 Bus" to Morley and Outwood in West Yorkshire to investigate the issues facing children in the constituency being contested by Children's Secretary Ed Balls.

Election 2010 update: Tory candidates from the children's sector fail to win seats

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Friday, May 7, 2010

| CYP Now

Two highly publicised Conservative candidates from the children and young people's sector failed to get into parliament last night in tightly fought constituency battles.

Gove urged to reverse E2E programme cuts

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

| CYP Now

The Association of Learning Providers (ALP) has urged the new Schools Secretary Michael Gove to work with his new colleagues in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to reverse Labour's plans to cut Entry to Employment (E2E) programmes.