http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations/Details of all current consultation exercises being conducted by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.en-gb© Crown copyright. http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/copyright/info@dcsf.gsi.gov.ukinfo@dcsf.gsi.gov.ukhttp://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/feeds/dfes8831.gifhttp://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations/2009-02-13 15:00:00http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1600 This consultation invites views on proposals to: • amend existing regulations to allow local authorities to collect Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) data and supporting individual child level information from non-funded early years providers (i.e. providers who only provide services to non-funded children); • start to use existing powers in the regulations for local authorities to collect EYFSP information from schools which are exempt from registration with Ofsted and who are not funded to provide the free entitlement;• give a clear statutory underpinning for the cases where some early years providers want to voluntarily pass information about children to their local authority; and • simplify the EYFSP data collection process for early years providers by building on the existing ‘eye-profile’ system. Subject to the views submitted as part of this consultation, we intend to amend current regulations in mid-2009.2009-01-29 12:00:00http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1579The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families has launched a consultation on alcohol guidance, advice and information for parents, children, young people.  We would welcome the views of children, young people, parents, carers and those organisations and professionals working with young people in health, children’s services and education settings.  2009-01-28 11:00:00http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1590The Government wants to provide children and young people with the best start in life and break cycles of deprivation for good. The Government's ambitious pledge in 1999 to end child poverty by 2020 has already led to 600,000 fewer children in poverty in the UK. While good progress has been made, 2.9 million children remain in poverty. The Government is determined to tackle this. The Government is now consulting on legislative proposals prior to the introduction of a child poverty Bill in 2009. Legislation will require the Government to be accountable to Parliament on progress to end child poverty. As effective local action is critical, legislation will also provide a framework to strengthen approaches locally to accelerate progress across all our communities.2009-01-19 16:30:00http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1605The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families has commissioned an independent review to assess whether current systems that support and monitor home education are the right ones.  We would welcome your views.2009-01-19 12:00:00http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1603The Department is consulting on proposals to amend The Education (Areas to which Pupils and Students Belong) Regulations 1996. These amendments will: delete the references to FE, update the references to legislation, and mean that the Regulations will no longer determine which local authority is responsible for identifying children's special educational needs (SEN), assessing them, drawing up SEN statements and maintaining those statements in respect of looked after children placed outside their home local authority areas. These last amendments would allow the Department to reaffirm its guidance that it should be the local authority where the looked after child is placed rather than the home authority which should carry out these duties (except in cases where the child is in a 52 week residential placement).2009-01-14 12:00:00http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1597In the Young Runaways Action Plan published in June 2008 the Government committed to updating guidance for local authorities on supporting children and young people who go missing from home or care. The existing guidance was published by the Department of Health in 2002. This draft guidance has been produced with help and support from our statutory and voluntary sector deliver partners, and we now invite comments as part of a formal consultation process.2009-01-12 15:00:00http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1585A commitment, set out in Fair Play: A consultation on the play strategy, stated that "To make it easier for head teachers and governors to access examples of good practice, we will pull together all relevant material into one place to encourage all schools to further develop their play facilities". Such materials do exist but are not all in one place. These materials have been pulled together into a downloadable PDF document and feedback is sought as to the layout, format and contents of the document .2008-12-16 16:30:00http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1591The children and young people’s workforce strategy, which is England wide only, sets out a vision for 2020 in which everyone who works with children and young people is: ambitious for every child and young person, excellent in their practice, committed to partnership and integrated working, and respected and valued as professionals. The Government’s ambition is that all children and young people should achieve their full potential across all the Every Child Matters outcomes: staying safe; being healthy; enjoying and achieving; making a positive contribution and achieving economic wellbeing. The quality and capacity of the children and young people’s workforce are critical to making a reality of those ambitions. The strategy describes how Government will work with partners to ensure that everyone in the workforce receives the support and development they need to achieve this vision. And it identifies reforms which need to have impact across the whole of the children and young people’s workforce as well as priorities for development in each part of it. We would like to hear your views about the vision and priorities for addressing issues that affect the whole workforce.2008-12-09 11:15:00http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090220061931/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/consultations/conDetails.cfm?consultationId=1584One year ago, we set out in The Children’s Plan our ambition to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up. World-class schools and world-class standards are central to achieving this vision. It is because every child deserves a great education that we are taking the next steps to making it a reality. We have now produced two linked documents that set out further information and invite feedback. The first describes how the entire school system will need to change, and how individual schools will need to look beyond traditional boundaries, be outwards facing and work in close partnership with young people, parents, other schools, colleges, universities and with other children's services. Views are sought on how we can best achieve this. The second document is about School Report Cards, and seeks input on the principles that should govern the report cards.