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Two-year extension of Rainsbrook STC contract sparks concerns

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have criticised a move to extend MTC’s contract to run Rainsbrook secure training centre (STC) until 2023 amid concerns over the isolation of children during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Poorer students ‘three A-level grades behind better-off peers’

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Monday, March 1, 2021

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The first study to measure the education “disadvantage gap” amongst sixth form and college students has found that poorer pupils are on average the equivalent of three whole A-level grades behind their better off peers.

NEET figures hit by highest quarterly rise in a decade

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Friday, March 5, 2021

| CYP Now

The number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) has risen by the highest quarterly figure in a decade, latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

Education catch-up plan ‘will focus on wellbeing’, children’s commissioner says

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Monday, March 8, 2021

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The government’s education catch-up plan will have an equal focus on pupil's wellbeing and lost learning, the new children’s commissioner for England has said.

£22m Covid recovery fund aims to keep children's support services open

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

| CYP Now

A major funder of community based children's organisations in London has ringfenced £22m to help children and young people’s services survive as the UK recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Williamson backs exclusions and expulsions, claiming children 'lacked discipline' in lockdown

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

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Gavin Williamson has backed the use of exclusions and expulsions to tackle bad behaviour in schools, claiming children “lacked discipline and structure" in lockdown.

Schools offering lifeline to disadvantaged children during pandemic, say headteachers

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

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A major survey into the role of education in the UK's recovery from Covid-19 says schools are a vital “lifeline” to disadvantaged students.

Centrepoint reveals spike in demand for support during lockdowns

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

| CYP Now

The number of young people contacting youth homelessness charity Centrepoint for support increased by more than a third during lockdown, new research shows.

Major study to track impact of pandemic on school pupils' life chances

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Monday, April 26, 2021

| CYP Now

A new study following 12,000 year 11 students across England has been announced to see how the coronavirus pandemic will affect their education, careers and wellbeing.

Campaigners call for temporary ban on exclusions

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Thursday, May 6, 2021

| CYP Now

Campaigners are calling for a temporary ban on exclusions as children recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Extend Kickstart and Universal Credit uplift to support young people, MPs urge

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

| CYP Now

Initiatives including the Kickstart Jobs scheme and the £20 Universal Credit uplift must be extended to support young people “disproportionately” affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, a cross-party group of MPs has found.

School day ‘could be extended by 30 minutes’ as part of leaked Covid-19 catch-up plan, reports suggest

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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The school day could be extended by up to half an hour and five million children could benefit from extra tutoring as part of leaked proposals for a £15bn education catch-up plan, according to reports.

Education recovery tsar quits over ‘half-hearted’ catch-up plan

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

| CYP Now

Education recovery commissioner Kevan Collins has resigned over the government’s £1.4bn funding for school catch-up programmes.

Pupil premium extended to children with 'no recourse to public funds'

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

| CYP Now

The pupil premium will now be extended to children with "no recourse to public funds" (NRPF) following a threat of legal action.

Key issues raised by MPs over children’s Covid-19 recovery

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

| CYP Now

MPs have voted for a Labour Party motion criticising the government’s plans to help children and young people recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

#Chances4Children: Early Years Alliance launches National Week of Play

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Monday, June 21, 2021

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The Early Years Alliance (EYA) has kicked off a National Week of Play in a bid to put play back at the heart of children’s learning and development.

Covid local support grant: key facts on extra £160m fund for struggling families

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Support for families struggling with food and utility costs amid the coronavirus pandemic has been extended.

Kent invests £10m in young people’s summer activity scheme

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Friday, June 25, 2021

| CYP Now

Kent County Council is to invest £10m in a programme of events for children and young people in a bid to aid recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Measures to support the mental health needs and employment prospects of young people need to be prioritised amid Covid-19 recovery plans, according to a report from health inequalities expert Professor Michael Marmot.

One in five young people facing long-term unemployment, ONS figures show

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

| CYP Now

One in five young unemployed people have been out of work for more than a year, new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.

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Two-year extension of Rainsbrook STC contract sparks concerns

Poorer students ‘three A-level grades behind better-off peers’

NEET figures hit by highest quarterly rise in a decade

Education catch-up plan ‘will focus on wellbeing’, children’s commissioner says

£22m Covid recovery fund aims to keep children's support services open

Williamson backs exclusions and expulsions, claiming children 'lacked discipline' in lockdown

Schools offering lifeline to disadvantaged children during pandemic, say headteachers

Centrepoint reveals spike in demand for support during lockdowns

Major study to track impact of pandemic on school pupils' life chances

Campaigners call for temporary ban on exclusions

Extend Kickstart and Universal Credit uplift to support young people, MPs urge

School day ‘could be extended by 30 minutes’ as part of leaked Covid-19 catch-up plan, reports suggest

Education recovery tsar quits over ‘half-hearted’ catch-up plan

Pupil premium extended to children with 'no recourse to public funds'

Key issues raised by MPs over children’s Covid-19 recovery

#Chances4Children: Early Years Alliance launches National Week of Play

Covid local support grant: key facts on extra £160m fund for struggling families

Kent invests £10m in young people’s summer activity scheme

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

One in five young people facing long-term unemployment, ONS figures show

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