Children and Young People Now Daily Bulletin

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Children & Young People Now’s daily breaking news bulletin delivers the top stories affecting the sector every working day.

Breaking News 9th February 2010

Birmingham axes youth grants

Hundreds of thousands of pounds of grant-aided funding will be slashed from voluntary youth work in Birmingham next year, CYP Now can reveal.

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Sure Start campaign to raise profile of children’s centres and protect services

CYP Now has signed up to support the Shout Out for a Sure Start campaign, launched this week by charity 4Children.

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Problems remain at Doncaster’s children’s services

Children in Doncaster are still being left at risk due to “delays and a lack of robust decision making”, despite action being taken to improve the council’s beleaguered children’s services.

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Small charities need help to prove their value

Effective work with children and families could be going to waste because voluntary organisations cannot afford to evaluate their work, a leading children’s charity has warned.

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Expert criticises youth prison diets

The government is ignoring growing links between good diet and reduced rates of violent behaviour by failing to feed young offenders properly, a leading expert on nutrition has claimed.

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Lack of job security risks driving away good staff

The children and young people’s sector stands at risk of losing many talented staff to alternative careers amid heightened fears over job security, a CYP Now survey has revealed.

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Chidren and Young People Now Daily Bulletin

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Children & Young People Now’s daily breaking news bulletin delivers the top stories affecting the sector every working day.

Breaking News 4 February 2010

Prime Minister voices support for lowering voting age to 16

The Prime Minister has confirmed his support for lowering the voting age to 16 but said such a move must go hand-in-hand with improvements in citizenship education.

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  Electoral Reform Society calls for lowering voting age
  Public in favour of lower voting age
  Voting age could be lowered in Scotland and Wales

Agencies team up to help families find financial support

Child Poverty Action Group has teamed up with family support agencies to help families with children under five to find grants and benefits.

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  Charity given funds to help families hit by recession

Government urged to engage parents to boost BME learning

The government must communicate more effectively with the parents of black and minority ethnic (BME) young people to tackle inequality in training provision, a six-month inquiry has concluded.

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  Nearly half of all young black people left unemployed

Interactive magazine to help young people talk about cancer

Teenage Cancer Trust has developed an interactive magazine edited by teenagers to encourage pupils to talk about cancer.

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  Young people to warn of cancer risk
  Teens to get dedicated cancer centres
  Advice on … Cancer awareness

Construction pilot to support recession-hit apprentices

Construction Skills, the sector skills council for the building industry, has launched a pilot scheme to support apprentices whose training has been cut short by the recession.

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Government does U-turn on charitable status of academies

The government has backtracked on plans to give academies automatic charitable status as part of the Children, Schools and Families Bill.

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  Accredited providers to get cash to run school groups
 
Latest discussion
  Youth Opportunity Fund – are young people being cheated?
 
  Do young people really want youth clubs open at weekends?
 
 

Other top stories

 
  Council suspends staff after review of children’s services
 
  Inequality gap widens for health of under-fives
 
  ‘Boredometer’ to tell young people about positive activities
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Children and Young People Now Bulletin

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Children & Young People Now’s daily breaking news bulletin delivers the top stories affecting the sector every working day.

Breaking News 3 February 2010

Inequality gap widens for health of under-fives

The government has not significantly improved the health of under-fives despite spending more than £10bn, according to an Audit Commission study.

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  Free fitness scheme for under-fives in Liverpool
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Council suspends staff after review of children’s services

Calderdale Council has suspended a number of staff members following an independent review of the authority’s children’s social services.

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Coventry youth workers enter eleventh week of industrial action

Fresh strikes in Coventry will mean that the longest running industrial action by youth and community workers is about to enter its eleventh week.

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  Youth and community workers to strike over service cuts
  Coventry youth workers strike over cuts

‘Boredometer’ to tell young people about positive activities

A project that aims to promote positive activities has launched an application that delivers information to young people on social networking sites.

Boris urges London businesses to take on apprentices

London Mayor Boris Johnson is challenging businesses in the capital to take on more apprentices as part of plans to help young people weather the economic downturn.

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Figures reveal drop in number of registered childminders

The number of registered childminders in England has decreased by more than 2,000 over the last year, according to figures released by Ofsted.

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  Childminder numbers plummet
  Drop in male childminders
 
Latest discussion
  Youth Opportunity Fund – are young people being cheated?
 
  Do young people really want youth clubs open at weekends?
 
 

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  Ofsted to reduce early years staff
 
  Older children suffer childcare gap
 
  Fewer children drug poisoned
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Choose Or Lose – Young People’s Elections

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Choose Or Lose – Young People’s Elections

Elections to both U.K Youth Parliament and Young People’s Council will be taking
place March 22nd – 26th, with a results event on the evening of Saturday 27th
March.


Elections will be split across the three areas of the City and will run simultaneously.


Area 1 election will cover: Belgrave, Rushey Mead, Beaumont Leys, New Parks,
Fosse, Latimer and Abbey.


Area 2 election will cover: Humberstone and Hamilton, Thurncourt, Charnwood,
Coleman, Evington, Spinney Hills, and Stoneygate.


Area 3 election will cover: Castle, Knighton, Alyestone, Eyres Monsell, Freeman,
Western park, Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields.


Elections are open to all young people aged 11 – 19 years. Voting will be via, ballot
box, online or by text. Please show your support by sharing with your staff teams.


For up to date information join us on Choose or Lose – Leicester


For more information please contact Bez Killeen 07976348206 or
Bernadette.killeen@leicester.gov.uk

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Children and Young People Daily Bulletin

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Children & Young People Now’s daily breaking news bulletin delivers the top stories affecting the sector every working day.

Breaking news February 2nd 2010

Service chiefs lack faith in Ofsted

Directors of children’s services remain unconvinced about the quality of Ofsted’s workforce and leadership, a CYP Now poll has revealed.

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Teen parents left waiting on PM’s housing pledge

A government pledge to provide supported housing for 16- and 17-year-old parents has come under fire after it emerged funding for just 43 additional units has been allocated so far.

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Young people lukewarm about weekend opening

A survey of almost 2,000 young people has triggered calls for a government rethink on recommendations for more youth service provision on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Capital’s councils push for control

London Councils has proposed scrapping the YPLA to give boroughs control of their education services.

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Councils fail to make use of voluntary adoption agencies

Around 1,000 children a year are in foster care unnecessarily because local authorities are failing to make use of voluntary sector adoption services, it has been claimed.

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Young want voices heard in family courts

Young people want their views to be better represented in family courts, according to a report published by the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass).

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Latest discussion
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arrow bullet Young Scots reject proposed regulations on sexualised images
arrow bullet British Youth Council in call for national transport discount card
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Children and Young People Now Daily Bulletin

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Children & Young People Now’s daily breaking news bulletin delivers the top stories affecting the sector every working day.

Breaking News 1 February 2010

Disadvantaged families are failing to access childcare

The most disadvantaged families in the UK are failing to access childcare even when it is offered to them for free, according to a government report.

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  Parents turn to family to cut cost of childcare
 

Gap in childcare quality between rich and poor areas widens


Police get increased powers to confiscate alcohol

New powers have come into effect making it easier for police to confiscate alcohol and stop retailers selling to underage children.

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Councils call for one national inspectorate

The Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested that all public services be scrutinised by one national inspectorate, as part of plans to introduce a radical new system for accountability.

Extended services need more support to reach disadvantaged

Schools need more support from government and councils to ensure their extended services are reaching their most disadvantaged pupils, according to a government review.

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Early years curriculum failing poor white and Bangladeshi boys

The government’s early years curriculum is failing to help poor white and Bangladeshi boys to keep up with their peers.

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Half of under-fives achieve ‘good’ development since EYFS


Prison inspectors praise ‘impressive’ young women’s unit

The 26-bed unit for young offenders at New Hall women’s prison has been praised in a report by prison inspectors.

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  Inspection finds young women’s prison in ’state of crisis’
 
Latest discussion
  Was a judge right to say a teenage rapist should be named?
 
  Does family breakdown cause or reflect social problems?
 
 

Other top stories

 
  Most parents find parenting frustrating
 
  Youth workforce report reveals gender pay gaps
 
  Safety adviser to investigate smacking loophole
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Children and Young People Now

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Children and Young People Now Daily Bulletin

Children & Young People Now’s daily breaking news bulletin delivers the top stories affecting the sector every working day.

Breaking News – 29th January 2010

Youth workforce report reveals gender pay gaps

A new report on the state of the workforce, which shows at least six million people in England work or volunteer with young people, has revealed a gender pay gap…

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  Decline in male youth workers
 

Youth Work – Youth workers push for pay boost

Safety adviser to investigate smacking loophole

The government’s chief adviser on the safety of children is to investigate a loophole in the law on smacking, which could allow part-time educational settings such as Sunday schools, as…

 

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Committee highlights flaws in chlamydia screening programme

The National Chlamydia Screening Programme has been marred by financial problems and lack of direction from government, according to a damning House of Commons Public Accounts Select Committee report.

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Chlamydia screening programme branded a waste of money

Chlamydia testing branded a failure

 

Rise in disadvantaged young people going to university

Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in England are 30 per cent more likely to go into higher education than they were five years ago.

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Education – White working-class frustration

Inspection finds young women’s prison in ’state of crisis’

Young women in Cornton Vale Prison and YOI are living in poor conditions, mixing with adult prisoners and spending too much time in their cells, according to an inspection report…

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Scotland: Renewed attack on prison placements
Sex education for young prisoners

Camden police increase youth centre support after shooting

Police in Camden have pledged to step up their youth centre support after a youth worker was shot while trying to break up a fight.

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Youth work – Living in a gangsta’s paradise
Youth club closed after shooting

Latest discussion

  Should youth workers and teachers intervene in fights?
 
  Does family breakdown cause or reflect social problems?
 
More In Discussion
 

Other top stories

 
  Olympics organisers to recruit young leaders
 
  Naming of teenage rapist ‘violates UN law’
 
  Insurance mandatory for all childminders in Northern Ireland


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