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Universities and colleges awarded for care leaver support

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

| CYP Now

Four universities and colleges have been handed a national award for the support they offer to students with care experience.

Ombudsman criticises Cambridgeshire council for failings over treatment of disabled boy

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Cambridgeshire County Council has been criticised by the local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) over its delay in apologising after a clinically vulnerable boy missed out on 14 months of education and support during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Critics attack DfE plans to ‘penalise' schools not taking part in tutoring scheme

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has been accused of “political grandstanding” over plans to “penalise” schools that are not signed up to its National Tutoring Programme (NTP).

Government rejects call for Covid catch-up plan to focus on pupil mental health

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Ministers have rejected MPs’ calls for post-pandemic catch-up support in schools to focus on improving the mental health needs of children.

Digital safety platform launched to protect young children online

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

| CYP Now

An interactive online safety programme teaching primary school children about cyberbullying, online grooming and how to keep their personal information secure has been launched by online safety experts, Internet Matters.

SEND Review ‘misses opportunity’ to increase support for deaf children, MP warns

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Ministers have been accused of “missing an opportunity” to allow all deaf children access to a specialist early intervention programme which helps them learn to listen and speak.

Questions over ‘extremely slow’ progress to close disadvantage gap

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Monday, July 18, 2022

| CYP Now

Progress in narrowing the disadvantage gap between poor children and their peers in England and Wales has been “extremely slow” in both nations over the last decade, new research finds.

‘Disruptive behaviour’ most common reason for exclusions, DfE figures show

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Monday, August 1, 2022

| CYP Now

"Disruptive behaviour” has been cited as the most common reason for school exclusions, according to the Department for Education, prompting calls from communication experts for greater support for children with speech and language problems.

Skipping breakfast linked to lower GCSE grades

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

| CYP Now

Students who regularly skipped breakfast before school achieved lower GCSE grades than those who frequently ate a morning meal, new research reveals.

Coronavirus: Isolation advice for children's homes and special schools

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Monday, March 23, 2020

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has issued guidance for children’s homes and residential special schools on managing isolation during the coronavirus outbreak.

Number of children in care with SEN increases

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Friday, March 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Increasing numbers of children in care have a special educational need (SEN) making them almost four times more likely to receive specialist support than non-looked after children, government statistics show.

Coronavirus: Thousands of children 'have not received substitute free school meals'

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Monday, March 30, 2020

| CYP Now

Tens of thousands of children eligible for free school meals may not have received substitute meals or vouchers after schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, new research suggests.

Key findings from the latest ONS data on impact of Covid-19

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Monday, May 4, 2020

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have warned that new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) could indicate a new “child poverty and mental health emergency” in the UK.

Covid-19 impact on vulnerable children: key messages from education committee hearing

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

| CYP Now

The UK could face “losing a generation of young people” to poverty and poor mental health following the coronavirus crisis, the education select committee has heard.

Half of disadvantaged pupils could stay at home as schools reopen, education leaders say

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Monday, June 1, 2020

| CYP Now

Just half of children from England’s most disadvantaged communities are set to return to school today as settings reopen to more children, new research warns.

Out of school and holiday clubs to resume from 4 July

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

| CYP Now

Out of school clubs, including holiday clubs, will resume from 4 July as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease, the Prime Minister has announced.

PM pledges apprenticeships and training for every young person

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

| CYP Now

Every young person is to be offered an "opportunity guarantee" enabling them to take up an apprenticeship or an in-work placement, the government has said.

DfE confirms sport premium funding for primary schools

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Monday, July 6, 2020

| CYP Now

A total of £320m will be made available to schools in England through the PE and Sport Premium during the 2020/21 academic year, the government has confirmed.

ADCS president calls for urgent action to address inequality in first virtual speech

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| CYP Now

Financial, social and educational inequality should be addressed as a “priority” as the UK eases out of Covid-19 lockdown, the president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

#Chances4Children: Internship programme sees SEND young people learn job skills

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

| CYP Now

Students with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) in Lancashire have been learning job skills thanks to an internship programme led by the county council.

Youth Work in the 2020s conference goes online

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Friday, July 31, 2020

| CYP Now

CYP Now’s Youth Work in the 2020s conference is taking the digital leap forward, and will run as a virtual event from 2nd to 5th November.

Schools urged to make contingency plans for local lockdowns

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

| CYP Now

The government has urged schools to have contingency plans in place to prepare for further outbreaks of coronavirus as a row over the full reopening of settings next month deepens.

#Chances4Children: Support for young carers returning to school

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

| CYP Now

Two major charities have teamed up to raise awareness of support needed by young carers as they return to school.

'Exhausting' impact of Covid-19 on families with disabled children

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Monday, October 5, 2020

| CYP Now

Families raising disabled children are struggling emotionally and financially due to the impact of lockdown, new research shows.

Education Endowment Foundation launches new research over widening attainment gap

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

| CYP Now

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has announced three new studies aimed at analysing the impact of support made available by schools during closures and the widening attainment gap.

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Universities and colleges awarded for care leaver support

Ombudsman criticises Cambridgeshire council for failings over treatment of disabled boy

Critics attack DfE plans to ‘penalise' schools not taking part in tutoring scheme

Government rejects call for Covid catch-up plan to focus on pupil mental health

Digital safety platform launched to protect young children online

SEND Review ‘misses opportunity’ to increase support for deaf children, MP warns

Questions over ‘extremely slow’ progress to close disadvantage gap

‘Disruptive behaviour’ most common reason for exclusions, DfE figures show

Skipping breakfast linked to lower GCSE grades

Coronavirus: Isolation advice for children's homes and special schools

Number of children in care with SEN increases

Coronavirus: Thousands of children 'have not received substitute free school meals'

Key findings from the latest ONS data on impact of Covid-19

Covid-19 impact on vulnerable children: key messages from education committee hearing

Half of disadvantaged pupils could stay at home as schools reopen, education leaders say

Out of school and holiday clubs to resume from 4 July

PM pledges apprenticeships and training for every young person

DfE confirms sport premium funding for primary schools

ADCS president calls for urgent action to address inequality in first virtual speech

#Chances4Children: Internship programme sees SEND young people learn job skills

Youth Work in the 2020s conference goes online

Schools urged to make contingency plans for local lockdowns

#Chances4Children: Support for young carers returning to school

'Exhausting' impact of Covid-19 on families with disabled children

Education Endowment Foundation launches new research over widening attainment gap

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