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<img alt="Union raises concerns over 'inconsistent and fragmented' careers advice" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/bd8c8134-4714-4e5f-88d6-d0f9bdd6687d/1/connexionsadviceandguidance-320x198.jpg" />
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Unison has condemned cuts to careers guidance services, a short-term approach to careers policy and questions the quality of advice being offered by the National Careers Service, which launched six years...
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Published: 15 August 2018
<img alt="Council to reassess bids to run children's health services" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/831a46fa-4aae-4bf3-a164-bed8c5eda277/2/lancashirecountycouncil-320x198.jpg" />
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Last November, Lancashire County Council appointed Virgin to run public health services for 0- to 19-year-olds under a five-year contract worth £104m.
The contract covers the delivery of the Healthy...
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Published: 15 August 2018
<img alt="Fund launches to tackle youth loneliness" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/c8a703d3-4a24-41f2-b064-b2f9273a8514/1/59fbd33f02d94b06dd3314af741fe2e1jpg-320x198.jpg" />
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The funding is part of the wider £11.5m Building Connections Fund, which was announced by the government in June to tackle loneliness.
This youth specific element to the fund includes £1m from the government...
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Published: 15 August 2018
<img alt="Council ordered to take urgent action to tackle 'serious shortfalls in practice'" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7044f2ff-5834-4dfd-835b-b5489dec3db2/3/neglectmorguefile-320x198.jpg" />
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An Ofsted focused visit of children in need and child protection services at St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council last month found provision had deteriorated since the previous inspection in November...
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Published: 14 August 2018
<img alt="Charity sees children's centres income fall by £14m" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/a025165b-8825-4ba6-9300-657dde23f576/2/surestartarlenconnelly270712-320x198.jpg" />
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The latest annual report and accounts published by Action for Children show that the fall in early help work in the past financial year has resulted in income from children's centres dropping by £13.8m...
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Published: 14 August 2018
<img alt="Legal ruling gives SEND pupils greater protection against exclusion" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/1597e4f9-fdcb-4b1e-a5ec-761655b93f1f/1/classroom-320x198.jpg" />
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The ruling was made during the summer at the Upper Tribunal in London in the case of a 13-year-old boy who was excluded from school due to behaviour linked to his autism.
Under the Equality Act children...
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Published: 14 August 2018
<img alt="Ofsted reveals scale of whistleblowing in children's services" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b282bba6-cfbd-431c-b04e-46a7c2343213/2/ofstedbuilding04-320x198.jpg" />
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From this year the inspectorate is required to disclose how many whistleblowing reports it receives from those working in children's services.
From April 2017 to the end of March 2018 Ofsted received...
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Published: 14 August 2018
<img alt="Rough Sleeping Strategy to include care leaver support" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/1781e4fc-5a20-4a81-b448-626205f651b6/1/homelessalexdeverill-320x198.jpg" />
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The cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy, launched today, includes plans to create specialist personal advisers to provide intensive support to care leavers at greatest risk of homelessness.
Specialist...
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Published: 13 August 2018
<img alt="YOIs to develop physical activity and wellbeing strategies for young prisoners" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/8063cccc-6fea-4d8e-86ef-5f8b45e9a53b/1/39bfab39de9801128e5cd2659c07cb24gif-320x198.gif" />
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The A Sporting Chance review by Professor Rosie Meek of Royal Holloway, University of London, recommended all youth custodial establishments develop integrated strategies to overcome a lack of co-ordination...
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Published: 13 August 2018