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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
Unconditional offers used to 'get people through door'
A "disturbing" rise in the number of unconditional offers made by universities is revealed.
bbc
Published: 29 November 2018
How long does it take to poo Lego out if a child eats it?
Parents naturally worry if their child swallows a small object but this experiment means they can relax a little.
bbc
Published: 29 November 2018
Lemn Sissay: 'Being in care affects everything'
Writer and presenter Lemn Sissay describes what it was like growing up in care and calls for an end to the ‘wilderness’ many care leavers face.
bbc
Published: 28 November 2018