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Fears of 'childcare staffing crisis' amid steep drop in trainee early years teachers
<img alt="Fears of &#39;childcare staffing crisis&#39; amid steep drop in trainee early years teachers" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6fe48909-3f23-4891-b830-f7ab97e3527f/2/PictureMagdaRikitaSavetheChildren-320x198.png" /> <p> Teacher training figures published by the Department for Education show there were 365 new entrants to an early years teacher training course in the 2018/2019 academic year. This is 185 fewer than in... </p>
cypn
Published: 30 November 2018
Ormiston Rivers Academy boy 'stole pupils' data from school laptop'
He shared personal information of several Year 11 students among fellow pupils.
bbc
Published: 30 November 2018
DfE orders review of Northamptonshire children's services amid plans to split council
<img alt="DfE orders review of Northamptonshire children&#39;s services amid plans to split council" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/dcbf2510-e1e6-4bb4-a409-478774fc3c04/1/northamptonshirecountycouncil-320x198.png" /> <p> The commissioner has been named as Malcolm Newsam, who has previously been drafted in as commissioner to help improve children's services in Rotherham and Sandwell. His appointment follows a highly critical... </p>
cypn
Published: 30 November 2018
Children's services experience major increase in FGM cases
<img alt="Children&#39;s services experience major increase in FGM cases" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/981df578-f7e3-49da-ac9c-0707fea9d97f/3/LeethenBartholomewpictureBarnardos-320x198.png" /> <p> Analysis of Department for Education data by the National FGM Centre shows that FGM was a feature in 1,960 social work assessments by councils in 2017/18, compared with 970 cases the previous year. ... </p>
cypn
Published: 30 November 2018
School uniform 'should be gender neutral' in Wales
Schools should not dictate what clothing is for "girls" and "boys", according to proposed new guidance.
bbc
Published: 29 November 2018
Majority of struggling parents 'put off work' due to childcare costs
<img alt="Majority of struggling parents &#39;put off work&#39; due to childcare costs" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7b6e61b9-7558-48f9-b41b-c91f1f6b05fa/3/ofstedchildcarecreditndna-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The Centre for Social Justice and Save the Children study found that 57 per cent of low-income parents said they would be put off working or working additional hours because of the associated costs of... </p>
cypn
Published: 29 November 2018
Local economics and children's services standards 'central to lower care rates'
<img alt="Local economics and children&#39;s services standards &#39;central to lower care rates&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b1f47cce-dc61-48b7-8442-04dd737a9e2b/1/picturemorguefile-320x198.png" /> <p> Research conducted for the What Works Centre for Children's Social Care found that while 60 per cent of local authorities saw an average rise in the rate of looked-after children between 2012 and 2017,... </p>
cypn
Published: 29 November 2018
Youth offending teams urged to link up with magistrates to review orders
<img alt="Youth offending teams urged to link up with magistrates to review orders" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/0db0261f-046a-4eb4-8908-2ebaf498ae1f/3/SRPRACTICEAntonioguillemAdobeStock125640617-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Northamptonshire YOS is the only youth justice team in the country to use the approach, whereby magistrates take part in youth rehabilitation order review meetings with young people. The informal meetings,... </p>
cypn
Published: 29 November 2018
Ed Farmer: Expel students who defy initiations ban, says dad
"Coercive" drinking rituals must end, says a man whose son died after an organised bar crawl in Newcastle.
bbc
Published: 29 November 2018