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<img alt="Doubts over future of DfE's £20m social care research centre" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/56c8f132-c108-4165-8931-1f9a21d8b20a/1/166dd37205a1743be34eec14197d36e8gif-320x198.gif" />
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Plans for a What Works Centre for Children's Social Care, backed with funding of up to £20m, were first announced in January 2016. It had been due to open later that year, but is still in the process of...
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cypn
Published: 24 April 2018
<img alt="Disadvantaged families increasingly turning to foodbanks, charity warns" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/dca2a5ab-1897-4e9c-a802-44421f720ee8/3/trusselltrustfoodbank-320x198.jpg" />
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Emergency food supplies handed out through The Trussell Trust's foodbank network increased by 13 per cent between the year ending March 2018 and the previous 12 months.
This is double the increase over...
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cypn
Published: 24 April 2018
<img alt="Government reveals more than 50,000 children's home 'missing incidents'" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/0dfeb7ec-d48e-4c36-88dd-74b74533ca96/3/zahawi-320x198.png" />
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Figures released in response to a parliamentary question show that in 2017 alone there were 23,570 "missing incidents" from children's homes.
There are currently around 5,000 children living in children's...
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cypn
Published: 24 April 2018
The UK's biggest food bank network gave out 1.3 million three-day emergency food supplies last year.
bbc
Published: 24 April 2018
Massive teacher protests have shut down schools across the US - and prompted some to run for office.
bbc
Published: 23 April 2018
Trust "wants to shut ICT and design technology departments" at Great Yarmouth academy as rolls fall.
bbc
Published: 23 April 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have had a third child, but what difference does birth order make?
bbc
Published: 23 April 2018
<img alt="Government to boost support for children of alcoholics" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6440b199-e2e7-4086-bb59-314378e11c12/3/AlcoholJimVarneyPosedByModel-320x198.jpg" />
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The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions said the money will be split between local authorities and voluntary sector organisations.
Up to £4.5m will be made...
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cypn
Published: 23 April 2018
<img alt="Labour to consult on creation of statutory youth service" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/36ced8c8-7384-448a-a1a4-d6f0683bb63d/4/CatSmith-320x198.png" />
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The party has announced that it will carry out a consultation on the implementation of a statutory youth service as part of efforts to ensure young people in every local authority have access to youth...
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cypn
Published: 23 April 2018