Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | yesterday
Children’s Minister Dawn Primarolo today launched a consultation on new rules aimed at ensuring that wherever possible births are registered by both ... (2009/0211)
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Today we realise that it’s impossible to construct our own future without first helping others to construct theirs. And this is why Government has been prioritising action over the last few years to support families at risk – including families affected by substance misuse and offending. In particular, the national roll out of Think Family is encouraging all services to co-ordinate the...
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Children’s Minister Dawn Primarolo ... (2009/0200)
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Professionals who work with young people are to be given leadership and management training under a new programme funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The £25m initiative – which will not include teachers – will be spread over three years. It is aimed primarily at youth workers. The children and young people's minister, Dawn Primarolo, said:...
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
| | Children’s Minister: ‘Think Family’ to support vulnerable children03 November 2009- 20 areas will deliver the new £6.5m Child Poverty Family Intervention Projects - The most vulnerable children in the country will from today receive extra help from local services. The Children’s Minister Dawn Primarolo will launch a package of measures and additional investment for more intensive...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... could end up subsidising the profits of some privately run nurseries. The children's minister, Dawn Primarolo, wrote to local authority chiefs, who are implementing the changes, last week ordering them to act to protect nurseries. Mick Brooks, general secretary of the National Association of Headteachers, said: "State nursery schools are the jewel in the crown of early years...
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... low-level youth crime and antisocial behaviour are significant problems. The Children’s minister Dawn Primarolo said: “The results of the summer campaign show a success story of local services working together. This has been achieved by services cracking down on young people’s drinking and taking tough action to prevent antisocial behaviour. This is testament to the united front of...
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Dawn Primarolo, minister for Children, Young People and Families, today announced three new pilot projects to help up to five million mums, dads, carers and grandparents get important parenting information support and guidance. (2009/0203)
KERRY MCCARTHY (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Almost a year ago, in the days when I could, I had a Westminster Hall debate on ' The Children of Prisoners' . It is therefore rather gratifying to see the new Barnardo's report on the issue , 'Every Night You Cry', being covered on BBC 24 this morning and Dawn Primarolo, the Children's Minister, admitting that we should have done more to support these 'invisible' children. I've got a...
Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... to develop mental health problems and become offenders themselves, it warned. Children's Minister Dawn Primarolo said there had been improvements but admitted help remained "patchy".
Simply Southville (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... anti-Tesco campaign, as Bedminster Churches condemn the superstore plan. At long last our local MP Dawn Primarolo has come off the fence on the Tesco issue and is now swinging on the gate. The Evening Post reports : ‘Ms Primarolo says in a statement: "I would prefer to see affordable and social housing at Ashton Gate. I do not believe there is a shortage of supermarkets...
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Children’s Minister, Dawn Primarolo today celebrated the first year successes of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) as new data shows the Framework is helping to drive up achievement in early years across the country. (2009/0188)
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... youngsters from misusing drugs and alcohol is "variable". The children's minister, Dawn Primarolo, said the government was "working urgently" to address the concerns. "It is deeply concerning that Ofsted's report highlights fundamental weaknesses in Cornwall's children's services," she said. "We will now ensure the council puts in place full and...
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
... sometime-attendees, three are female - the Attorney General Baroness Scotland, children's minister Dawn Primarolo, and regions minister Rosie Winterton. Two are from an ethnic minority - Baroness Scotland, and transport minister Sadiq Khan, described by Brown as an Asian "cabinet minister".So if all of the possible attenders showed up in one go, the cabinet would be more diverse than...
Mark Heenan's Little Blog of Littleworth (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
From the BBC News website : Thousands of teenagers had a total of 5,171 litres of alcohol confiscated in a summer crackdown on binge drinking, the government has said. As part of a £1.4m campaign, more than 3,500 youngsters in 69 "priority areas" of England were stopped between July and September. Children's minister Dawn Primarolo said the campaign was a "success...
