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<img alt="Home Secretary announces new measures to tackle child abuse" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/53a9575b-c6bc-4255-822c-e0bb9a1b77ae/4/ScreenShot20171220at131008-320x198.png" />
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In a speech today Javid said the government will invest an extra £21m over the next 18 months to bolster the response law enforcement agencies to online grooming and videos and images of abuse.
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cypn
Published: 3 September 2018
<img alt="Cost of childcare rises three times faster than wages, study finds" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6d6927e3-90be-4c87-940c-c59762f4cf93/2/sandpitplaycreditfamilyandchildcaretrust-320x198.jpg" />
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Research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) shows that weekly childcare costs have increased by 52 per cent since 2008 for families with a full-time and a part-time working parent. Over the same period...
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cypn
Published: 3 September 2018
Channel 4 News anchor Cathy Newman spoke out as part of an anti-bullying campaign.
bbc
Published: 2 September 2018
A grieving mum expresses her anger, loneliness and love by calling her daughter's voicemail for two years.
bbc
Published: 2 September 2018
<img alt="Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/86832773-4111-456a-9c0e-08985c5ff8d6/4/TrainingPressmasterAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" />
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Ensuring members of the children's workforce have the right training, qualifications and ongoing professional development is vital to ensure the best possible outcomes for children, young people and families....
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cypn
Published: 1 September 2018
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Foster carers are a vital part of the children's social care sector. In the UK in 2017, 65,148 children were living with around 55,000 foster families. The Fostering Network estimates that fostering services...
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cypn
Published: 1 September 2018
<img alt="Staff departures threaten progress at 'inadequate' council, Ofsted warns" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/90409100-9627-4e15-83b5-e21f9f98f06e/1/picturedudleycouncil-320x198.png" />
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A monitoring visit by Ofsted to Dudley Council last month found that too many social workers are leaving the local authority, impacting on the workloads of the remaining staff.
Inspectors said problems...
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cypn
Published: 31 August 2018
<img alt="Inspectors hail 'innovative' work with siblings of young offenders" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ce2788a7-34a0-47f5-a2ae-6b40c928d675/2/mentor1-320x198.jpg" />
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An inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation identified a number of "innovative" areas of work, with children and young people referred to the service found to be provided with an "impressive range" of...
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cypn
Published: 31 August 2018
<img alt="School places shortage 'to affect half of councils within five years'" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/f1a5ba2c-6354-43a7-a340-6b9badd65f6a/1/classroom-320x198.jpg" />
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Analysis carried out by the Local Government Association (LGA) found that there will not be enough secondary school places for children in nearly half of England's local authority areas by 2023/24. ...
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cypn
Published: 31 August 2018