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Levelling Up: the key proposals for children and young people

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Flagship policy paper sets out plans to boost education outcomes for pupils in disadvantaged communities and invest in youth training, but children’s services leaders criticise lack of measures on child poverty.

Welsh success fuels call for school counselling

Analysis

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Call for provision in every primary and secondary in England follows success of scheme in Wales.

Five ways Covid changed custody

Analysis

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Research into the impact of the pandemic on youth justice services identifies key lessons to improve practice.

Initiatives to aid Ukraine arrivals

Analysis

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Local schemes have been launched to assist Ukrainian children and the youth workers who support them.

Recruitment agency practices compound workforce pressures

Analysis

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

CYP Now investigation shows 10-fold rise in agency social work teams being used by local authorities in last five years, with children’s services leaders saying staff shortages are placing huge pressure on budgets.

Secret to independence success

Analysis

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

A project supporting young migrants has shared learning on how to become an independent charity.

Group to push for more support for ‘hidden army’ of young carers

Analysis

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

I am delighted that a new APPG for young carers is being constituted in parliament. Our aim is to raise the profile of the too often neglected hidden army of young carers, and lobby government for better recognition and support.

Coronavirus: campaigners warn on capacity of children’s charities

Analysis

Monday, March 30, 2020

| CYP Now

Amid the response to the Covid-19 crisis, third sector leaders have called on the government to prioritise economic assistance for children’s charities so they can meet the rising support needs of vulnerable groups.

Young leaders hone their skills

Analysis

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Programme for "high potential" youth workers will boost support for young people affected by violence.

Rise in home schooling prompts concerns

Analysis

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

A surge in the number of children being educated at home due to parents’ Covid fears could cause problems for children and councils.

Restorative justice use in school

Analysis

Monday, August 26, 2019

| CYP Now

A school's use of "restorative justice" to address a pupil's behaviour missed the mark, explains expert.

Research helps shape Care Review findings on improving outcomes

Analysis

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| CYP Now

The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care has set out fundamental reforms for the care system in England. Here, a research team member explains how they gathered evidence, particularly on the role of kinship care.

Combined voice on youth policy

Analysis

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| CYP Now

The Liverpool City Region has recently launched a youth combined authority (YCA), the fifth area in England to create such a body.

Case for expanding school-led childcare

Analysis

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Panel of experts assess the children’s commissioner for England’s proposals for early education to be run by schools and childminders.

Support for GRT young people

Analysis

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Range of initiatives in development to help practitioners support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people.

UK Youth Parliament tender bids to expand reach of programme

Analysis

Thursday, December 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Experts question if increased UK Youth Parliament funding is enough to boost engagement and diversity as the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport moves to relaunch the youth voice programme.

Revamped social action scheme sees NCS aim for greater impact

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

National Citizen Service boss sets out rationale for moving programme to a year-round offer while slimming down core residential element to reduce costs, but experts fear it may dilute the experience for young people.

Loss of support for deaf children

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Report reveals shortage of teachers for deaf pupils due to funding cuts is harming children's education.

Play in peril: charting the decline of playgrounds across 40 years

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Author of a landmark directory of adventure and holiday play provision in 1980 draws on new data that documents how many schemes are still running and assesses the impact that closures have had on children.

Schools to extend reach through more places for two-year-olds

Analysis

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Faced with a shortage of childcare provision in some areas, councils are submitting proposals to allow schools to admit two-year-olds, but some experts raise questions over the quality of early education being provided

NCAS Conference: three key issues for children’s sector

Analysis

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s services leaders recently gathered in Bournemouth for the annual National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) 2023, against a backdrop of increasing rates of vulnerability among children and dwindling finances for local authorities.

Review highlights best practice to shape the future of youth work

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

MPs canvass the sector to identify youth work practice models that put trusted relationships between young people and practitioners at their core and which should be championed by the next government.

National roadmap to ACE recovery

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Report for MPs says government must lead fight on tackling harm of adverse childhood experiences.

Child-first coaching to support young people’s mental health

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

A group of charities, policymakers and educators with a passion for using sport to improve the health and wellbeing of children are supporting efforts for physical activity to be socially prescribed through primary care networks.

Early SEND support needs going unmet

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

A shortage of special needs support in the early years is increasing pressure on childcare providers and schools, new reports reveal.

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Levelling Up: the key proposals for children and young people

Welsh success fuels call for school counselling

Five ways Covid changed custody

Initiatives to aid Ukraine arrivals

Recruitment agency practices compound workforce pressures

Secret to independence success

Group to push for more support for ‘hidden army’ of young carers

Coronavirus: campaigners warn on capacity of children’s charities

Young leaders hone their skills

Rise in home schooling prompts concerns

Restorative justice use in school

Research helps shape Care Review findings on improving outcomes

Combined voice on youth policy

Case for expanding school-led childcare

Support for GRT young people

UK Youth Parliament tender bids to expand reach of programme

Revamped social action scheme sees NCS aim for greater impact

Loss of support for deaf children

Play in peril: charting the decline of playgrounds across 40 years

Schools to extend reach through more places for two-year-olds

NCAS Conference: three key issues for children’s sector

Review highlights best practice to shape the future of youth work

National roadmap to ACE recovery

Child-first coaching to support young people’s mental health

Early SEND support needs going unmet

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