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Inspectors criticise Rainsbrook STC for locking up children 23 hours a day for two weeks on arrival

Monday, December 7, 2020

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Children who arrived at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre during the Covid-19 pandemic were locked in cells for more than 23 hours each day for their first two weeks, inspectors have found.

Covid-19 restrictions could set back children’s development by six months, Ofsted warns

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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Repeated isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic has left many children across early years settings and schools “at least six months behind where they should be” in terms of learning and social and emotional development, Ofsted has said.

Coronavirus lockdown: Nurseries remain open despite fears over safety

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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Nurseries and childminders in England will remain open despite the introduction of strict new lockdown measures including the closure of schools, the Prime Minister has said.

Babies ‘overlooked’ during Covid-19 response, First 1,001 Days Movement says

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Babies' needs have been overlooked as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, a new report shows.

Three quarters of schools struggling to support SEND children during Covid lockdown

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) amid the Covid-19 health crisis, research has found.

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends inspections amid outbreak

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Ofsted has suspended all inspections including those involving schools, early years settings and children’s social care provision due to the outbreak of coronavirus in England.

Coronavirus: Youth groups join major volunteering push

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Thursday, March 19, 2020

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Youth groups are among a number of charities working with the government to co-ordinate a major volunteering push during the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus: Charities call for urgent support for care leavers

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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Thousands of care leavers facing increased isolation and financial insecurity during the coronavirus outbreak need greater support from the government, a coalition of children’s charities and support organisations has said.

Coronavirus: Government urged to postpone consultation on unregulated accommodation

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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The Department for Education has been urged to postpone its consultation into unregulated supported accommodation in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Consultation on unregulated accommodation extended

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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The government has made an eleventh-hour decision to extend the controversial public consultation on unregulated supported accommodation due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Wednesday 22 April

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Just a quarter of childcare settings across England and Wales remain open to children of key workers and vulnerable children amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Death of second social worker sparks fresh call for PPE

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Friday, April 24, 2020

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Social work leaders have renewed urgent calls for practitioners to be given personal protective equipment (PPE) following news of the death of another social worker from coronavirus.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 1 May

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Friday, May 1, 2020

| CYP Now

Health visitors have released new guidance aimed at parents unable to book six-weekly postnatal checks for their babies and those who have had appointments cancelled.

Kinship carers 'plunged into poverty' during coronavirus crisis

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

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A quarter of kinship carers face financial hardship that has worsened as a result of the coronavirus crisis, a cross-party taskforce of MPs and peers has said.

£6.5m fund launches to boost support for those at risk of youth violence

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

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Organisations supporting vulnerable young people at risk of youth violence can bid for a share of £6.5m from a new grant round launched today by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF).

NCS removes residential stays from autumn programme

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service (NCS) has confirmed that its autumn programme will not include its usual residential nights away due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Local Government Association: Give councils power to close schools and nurseries with new Covid-19 cases

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

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Councils should be given powers to close schools or early years settings where testing shows new clusters of Covid-19 cases, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Monday 18 May

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Monday, May 18, 2020

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Teachers’ unions have renewed calls for the government to ensure the safety of pupils and staff ahead of the reopening of schools in two weeks’ time.

Call to extend pupil premium to over-16s to aid pandemic catch up

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

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The pupil premium given to schools to support disadvantaged children should be extended to post-16 education in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Sutton Trust has said.

Poor mental health ‘primary driver’ for high NEET rates

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Mental health challenges and lack of confidence are the “primary drivers” preventing young people from accessing work, education or training, according to a new report.

Coronavirus: Free childcare funding to continue

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

| CYP Now

Early years providers will continue to receive funding for delivering free early years entitlement despite the government advising settings close due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus: DfE asks social workers to visit vulnerable children with symptoms

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Monday, March 23, 2020

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Social workers have been asked to continue visits to vulnerable children who are in self-isolation because either they or one of their family are showing symptoms of coronavirus.

Coronavirus: DfE launches free school meals voucher system

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Children who are eligible for free school meals will continue to be able to access them at home during the coronavirus outbreak after the government announced a national voucher scheme.

Adoption Support Fund to subsidise online services amid Covid-19 pandemic

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

| CYP Now

The government has pledged £8m from the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) to subsidise online services to help adoptive families facing “greater stress” during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Minister backs plans to relax council duties to vulnerable children

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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The government will not row back on plans to relax local authorities' statutory duties to vulnerable young people, including care leavers, children’s minister Vicky Ford has said.

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Inspectors criticise Rainsbrook STC for locking up children 23 hours a day for two weeks on arrival

Covid-19 restrictions could set back children’s development by six months, Ofsted warns

Coronavirus lockdown: Nurseries remain open despite fears over safety

Babies ‘overlooked’ during Covid-19 response, First 1,001 Days Movement says

Three quarters of schools struggling to support SEND children during Covid lockdown

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends inspections amid outbreak

Coronavirus: Youth groups join major volunteering push

Coronavirus: Charities call for urgent support for care leavers

Coronavirus: Government urged to postpone consultation on unregulated accommodation

Consultation on unregulated accommodation extended

Coronavirus daily round-up: Wednesday 22 April

Death of second social worker sparks fresh call for PPE

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 1 May

Kinship carers 'plunged into poverty' during coronavirus crisis

£6.5m fund launches to boost support for those at risk of youth violence

NCS removes residential stays from autumn programme

Local Government Association: Give councils power to close schools and nurseries with new Covid-19 cases

Coronavirus daily round-up: Monday 18 May

Call to extend pupil premium to over-16s to aid pandemic catch up

Poor mental health ‘primary driver’ for high NEET rates

Coronavirus: Free childcare funding to continue

Coronavirus: DfE asks social workers to visit vulnerable children with symptoms

Coronavirus: DfE launches free school meals voucher system

Adoption Support Fund to subsidise online services amid Covid-19 pandemic

Minister backs plans to relax council duties to vulnerable children

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