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<img alt="Council receives £19m government funding for youth projects" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/8e356438-1487-42be-b65f-407fad54b0ea/5/ScreenShot20170615at102936-320x198.png" />
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Sheffield Council will receive £19.3m from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's Life Chances Fund - the largest amount of money handed out in the second round of funding, which in total...
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Published: 8 May 2018
<img alt="Major rise in number of children in 'out-of-area' residential care" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/4619dd89-4cb9-4b58-b2c7-a8866590ee39/3/Coffey-320x198.png" />
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Department for Education figures obtained by Labour MP for Stockport Ann Coffey show that the number of children placed in residential care out of their council area has risen by 64 per cent, from 2,250...
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cypn
Published: 8 May 2018
<img alt="Rise in child poverty among working families, claims TUC" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5b4f5a1a-891d-43ce-a134-e19f6f0626e4/1/coparentsistock-320x198.jpg" />
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The analysis estimates that 3.1 children with working parents will be living in poverty this financial year (2018/19), compared with 2.1 million in 2010.
It adds that children with at least one working...
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cypn
Published: 7 May 2018
Measures to give teachers the support they need to teach pupils skills such as coding, computer programming and cyber security announced today
d_f_e
Published: 6 May 2018
Today, Damian Hinds spoke at the NAHT conference where he announced plans to improve teacher early career support and development, as well as new measures on school accountability
d_f_e
Published: 4 May 2018
<img alt="Charity calls for 'drastic action' to protect youth services" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/3341d8c6-92b3-4b26-90d8-cc0351626f9f/1/denisehatton-320x198.jpg" />
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The charity's call comes in response to analysis it has published that shows spending on youth services by English and Welsh councils has fallen by £750m between 2010/11 and 2016/17.
According to the...
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cypn
Published: 4 May 2018
<img alt="High needs fund 'not enough' to meet rising SEND demand, warns heads union" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/65dac4d0-8def-4b2f-9b66-08dd18dcff60/1/istock000007424146istock-320x198.jpg" />
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The government currently pays £5.9bn to local authorities through its "high needs block" funding, which is then allocated to schools to support children with complex needs.
But analysis by the National...
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cypn
Published: 4 May 2018