Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms
Children's Commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson, tri-borough director of children's services Andrew Christie and Ofsted's lead on youth strategy Tony Gallagher are among the judges confirmed for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.
Durham DCS recognised in Queen's birthday honours
Rachael Shimmin, corporate director for children and adults services at Durham County Council, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), it was announced at the weekend.
Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine
The 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.
Your guide to the Children and Families Act
What the act means for everyday practice across the children's workforce.
Children and Families Act 2014
The Children and Families Act 2014 has wide-ranging implications for children's services, from the creation of childminder agencies to better support for young people in care.
Sector leaders look at the year ahead for children and young people.
CYP Now Awards extends deadline to 11 July
The deadline to enter the 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards has been extended by one week, to Thursday 11 July. Entries must be received before 12 noon that day.
CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry
The awards that really matter
The Children & Young People Now Awards represent the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK. They recognise the most innovative and effective work in transforming young lives and building a better society. Too much of this work goes unnoticed and unappreciated - these awards set to put that right and spread good practice.
Daily roundup: Exclusion inequalities, the Budget and early years teachers
Children unfairly excluded from schools, campaigners say the Budget failed disadvantaged children, and DfE consults on early years teacher standards, all in the news today.
Children and Families Bill must heed children's views
The Children and Families Bill, which began its second reading in parliament last week, focuses in large part on the most vulnerable children in society.
Mutual benefits
Public sector employees are being encouraged to take control of the services they provide and run them as mutuals. Joe Lepper looks at the experiences of those pioneering the approach in children's services
DfE must serve children, not our sitcom writers
In what ended up as an explosive exit interview, Tim Loughton lifted the lid on the inner workings of the Department for Education at a select committee hearing last week with the department's former ministers.
Do we need more men?
Women outnumber men across the children's workforce, particularly in work with young children. Charlotte Goddard investigates whether it matters and what employers could do to redress the balance
Labour plots vision for youth
Neil Puffett talks to Karen Buck MP, opposition spokeswoman for youth services
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