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<img alt="Parents' anger over SEND failures in Swindon" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/2c0f693a-6fc9-4b41-b79f-4f6a5c05ab34/3/ScreenShot20180518at121246-320x198.png" />
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A joint inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission found a raft of failures in SEND support across the Wiltshire town, which have left parents and carers "upset, angry and concerned", according...
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Published: 18 January 2019
<img alt="Youth fund for transforming spaces awards £1.5m" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/23742edf-00be-4530-b73f-7a7a0af86f2e/3/YouthFocusNE0215-320x198.jpg" />
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Cafes, old libraries and even a camper van are to be transformed into youth clubs, quiet spaces or creative hubs, in some of the UK's most deprived areas. A total of 144 organisations will receive up...
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Published: 17 January 2019
<img alt="Birmingham children's services no longer 'inadequate' " src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/2c7a9e26-1520-4cbe-9339-5f37902070b9/1/birminghamcouncil-320x198.jpg" />
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Following a visit in December inspectors praised progress made by Birmingham Children's Trust (BCT), which took over the running of children's services in the city in April last year, in a bid to improve...
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Published: 17 January 2019
<img alt="Ombudsman slams council over SEN failings" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/d186536a-1181-41a3-9f98-bd2a508f7abe/4/DSC0036-320x198.jpg" />
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The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has upheld 11 complaints against Norfolk County Council, in the last two years relating to its failure to provide suitable provision for children with SEND....
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Published: 17 January 2019
<img alt="'No deal' Brexit could divert DfE staff to other departments" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/d9581643-8615-4fc4-9e02-4c7619ecc7e7/3/ScreenShot20190116at143812-320x198.png" />
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Asked what preparations had been made following Theresa May's crushing commons defeat yesterday, Education Secretary Damian Hinds said DfE staff could be temporarily sent to work in higher priority areas...
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Published: 16 January 2019
<img alt="Low wages see four in 10 childcare workers reliant on benefits" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/82510eef-b9b5-4d11-919e-687ab922bef4/1/NURSERYhighwaystarzAdobeStock96380248-320x198.jpg" />
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The report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) described levels of financial insecurity as "serious", with research finding that 44.5 per cent of childcare workers were receiving state assistance after...
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Published: 16 January 2019
<img alt="Ofsted inspections to focus on 'quality of education' over performance data" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ad8426aa-ed1c-4041-9bbc-4787f79a449e/4/amandaspeilman-320x198.jpg" />
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The education watchdog has published proposals to change the way it inspects early years settings, schools and further education and skills providers.
This includes introducing a "quality of education"...
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Published: 15 January 2019
<img alt="Vinspired environmental work set to carry on after charity collapse" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5457ce7c-a8cf-4d6b-a9e0-23359fbed095/2/volunteerphoto451-320x198.jpg" />
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Among work handled by Vinspired, which closed its doors last November, is youth engagement for Our Bright Future - a £33m partnership led by the Wildlife Trusts to involve young people in environmental...
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Published: 15 January 2019
<img alt="Monthly care applications reach three-year low" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/92e1466b-1b94-43e7-8574-a5a5b3da124b/1/picturemorguefile-320x198.png" />
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Figures from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) show there were 975 applications made in December last year.
This is the first month since September 2015, when 985...
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Published: 15 January 2019