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4 Jul 11
More public funding should be focused on children from deprived backgrounds to prevent costly social problems later on, according to a government commissioned review published today.
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22 Jun 11
A government youth programme that aims to provide six weeks of volunteering for 16-year-olds is too expensive and should be scrapped, MPs have said.
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14 Jun 11
Teachers across England and Wales are to strike at the end of the month after backing plans to take industrial action over proposed changes to public sector pensions.
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8 Jun 11
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that the government’s Winter Fuel Payment to pensioners is almost 14 times more likely to be spent on heating than on anything else – even though there is...
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6 Jun 11
Councils could have their fostering and adoption services inspected at the same time under plans put forward by Ofsted today.
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31 May 11
Directors of children's services have called for the government to clarify the future of their role, in light of the Baby P Appeal Court case and many council'’ plans to merge the post with others
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10 May 11
Local authorities should be allowed more freedom to develop their own child protection services and let social workers decide what is best for children, according to a major review published today.
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20 Apr 11
Councils should identify their most active citizens and use their experience to help improve services as well as save money, a think-tank said today.
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19 Apr 11
Spending on youth services represents ‘an investment in the country’s future’ even at a time of spending cuts, the Audit Commission said today.
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15 Apr 11
Ofsted should be split into two different inspectorates, MPs have recommended.
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12 Apr 11
Social workers have paid too little attention to children's views and to adults with potentially useful information on abuses, an Ofsted report on serious case reviews has found
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7 Apr 11
A children’s charity has called for funding for Sure Start children's centres to be ring-fenced again because of large cuts to the programme.
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30 Mar 11
Children in care are less likely to be bullied than they were three years ago but still complain that their opinions are ignored.
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23 Mar 11
Public sector cuts are affecting the quality of commissioning of children’s services, experts have warned
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16 Mar 11
After addressing the CIPFA international conference in London, the former US comptroller general and founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative talks to Public Finance about: fiscal...
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9 Mar 11
Government proposals to radically reform services for young people with special educational needs have been welcomed by children’s charities but have alarmed teaching unions.
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1 Feb 11
Almost a third of eligible children are missing out on free school meals because of the stigma associated with claiming them, Welsh Assembly members said today.
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1 Feb 11
The government is considering a trial suspension of some statutory child protection procedures at five councils, following an official report criticising the amount of bureaucracy facing social...
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28 Jan 11
Hundreds of Sure Start children's centres are at risk of closing within the year, while thousands will have to cut back on staff and services, children's campaigners are warning
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21 Dec 10
A leading think-tank has called on the government to retain Child Trust Fund contributions for children in care.
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9 Dec 10
Children’s services at 12 councils in England have been rated as poor by Ofsted inspectors
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3 Dec 10
The strategy for tackling child poverty should be overhauled, with more funding targeted during the first five years of life, according to a major review published today
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1 Dec 10
Councils in London have published figures today showing that current proposals for the pupil premium for deprived children could make school funding less fair
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23 Nov 10
Ten local authorities have had their child protection services rated as 'inadequate' by Ofsted
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18 Nov 10
Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
4 Jul 11More public funding should be focused on children from deprived backgrounds to prevent costly social problems later on, according to a government commissioned review published today.
22 Jun 11A government youth programme that aims to provide six weeks of volunteering for 16-year-olds is too expensive and should be scrapped, MPs have said.
31 May 11Directors of children's services have called for the government to clarify the future of their role, in light of the Baby P Appeal Court case and many council'’ plans to merge the post with others
10 May 11Local authorities should be allowed more freedom to develop their own child protection services and let social workers decide what is best for children, according to a major review published today.
18 Nov 10Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
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