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Data-gathering ‘machine’ defines commissioner’s long-term legacy

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

In one of her last interviews as children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield reflects on key decisions during her tenure, how power to obtain data has been a defining feature and highlights future challenges.

Spotlight on childcare funding policies

Analysis

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Councils urged to check on nursery providers’ "free" childcare charging practices after ombudsman ruling in Leicestershire case.

Progress on child mental health

Analysis

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Three experts identify issues for the newly launched parliamentary inquiry on delivering 2017 reforms.

Youth parliament comes of age

Analysis

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

As UK Youth Parliament turns 20, supporters outline plans to grow by tapping into alumni network.

Youth policy and funding review

Analysis

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Minister says review must identify what youth services young people want and ensure equality of access.

Turing Scheme: how young people can benefit from opportunities

Analysis

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

The new Turing Scheme will support young people in schools, colleges and universities to study or work abroad, to develop new skills, gain international experience and boost their employability.

Lockdown response: how services deliver vital support for children

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Early years, education and youth work services are working hard to ensure children and young people can access learning and support amid the pandemic, but sector leaders worry financial pressures could lead to closures.

Support child self-regulation

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

The pandemic has affected children’s development; expert outlines how childcare settings can help.

Guide helps children’s workers respond to sibling sexual abuse

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Sexual abuse involving child siblings is thought to be the most common form of intra-familial child sexual abuse.

Care Review: sector leaders set out their priorities for change

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Children’s services experts and voluntary sector chiefs want children’s social care review to deliver solutions to early help funding crisis, investment in social workers, more support for carers and the leaving care ‘cliff edge’.

Care experts outline ambitions

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Care-experienced people want the Care Review to shape a system that better meets children’s needs.

Lockdown widens digital divide

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Campaigners call for improvements in national scheme to provide care leavers with digital equipment.

Factors for stagnation in use of homes

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

With children’s homes occupancy rates not keeping pace with demand, experts cite a mismatch between children’s needs and available places.

Lessons for successful home schooling of children with SEND

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

The recently published research from the University of Sussex, highlights that for some children with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learning at home during the lockdowns of the past year has been a positive experience.

Charities push for Staying Put

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Better funding and tackling bureaucracy are needed to help more over-18s stay with their foster carer.

Four key leaving care challenges

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

New guide sets out what children’s professionals should do to get the best outcomes for care leavers.

Coaching for a crime-free life

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

London youth offending services are to test using life coaches to tackle reoffending by young people.

Upgrading early years degrees

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Research finds early years degree system is fragmented and complex; expert sets out three key changes.

The changing needs of childhood

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Providers and policymakers must be aware of societal changes to deliver responsive services, say experts

Youth jobs crisis: schemes set up to help young people find work

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

The pandemic has seen the number of young people in work reach a record low level. Experts say government schemes are short-term solutions, prompting youth organisations to develop their own support programmes.

Children’s professionals develop local projects to aid Covid recovery

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Grants totalling £300,000 have been awarded to 32 individuals across the UK developing innovative solutions to some of the worst effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and families.

Practitioners reflect on lockdown problems

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

NSPCC has analysed staff diaries to identify key challenges of lockdown for services and vulnerable families so future lessons can be learned

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.

Social action: Step Up To Serve fails to reach most disadvantaged young people

Analysis

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

As the government’s flagship youth social action initiative Step Up To Serve prepares to close, figures show participation among disadvantaged young people has fallen, prompting questions over its effectiveness.

Early adopters set out the key features of children’s trusts

Analysis

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

When it launched its children’s social care reform programme nearly five years ago, the Department for Education expressed an ambition that a third of councils should be in the process of handing responsibility for services to a children’s trust, or had completed the process, by 2020.

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Data-gathering ‘machine’ defines commissioner’s long-term legacy

Spotlight on childcare funding policies

Progress on child mental health

Youth parliament comes of age

Youth policy and funding review

Turing Scheme: how young people can benefit from opportunities

Lockdown response: how services deliver vital support for children

Support child self-regulation

Guide helps children’s workers respond to sibling sexual abuse

Care Review: sector leaders set out their priorities for change

Care experts outline ambitions

Lockdown widens digital divide

Factors for stagnation in use of homes

Lessons for successful home schooling of children with SEND

Charities push for Staying Put

Four key leaving care challenges

Coaching for a crime-free life

Upgrading early years degrees

The changing needs of childhood

Youth jobs crisis: schemes set up to help young people find work

Children’s professionals develop local projects to aid Covid recovery

Practitioners reflect on lockdown problems

Rise in home schooling prompts concerns

Social action: Step Up To Serve fails to reach most disadvantaged young people

Early adopters set out the key features of children’s trusts

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