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Toolkit to support teachers to improve student wellbeing

Thursday, October 13, 2022

| CYP Now

A free toolkit has been designed to help teachers promote positive mental wellbeing, after charity research showed 40 per cent of teachers don’t feel confident helping students with mental health.

Free school meal expansion could boost economy by almost £100bn, research suggests

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| CYP Now

Expanding free school meal eligibility to include all children in state education could add £99.5bn to the economy, research is suggesting.

One in five children behind in speech and language, new research finds

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| CYP Now

Some 1.7 million children are now estimated to be behind with talking and understanding words following the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Council criticised over 'flawed' home to school transport scheme

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Monday, October 10, 2022

| CYP Now

A local authority has been criticised over its “flawed” post-16 transport policy after a teenager with special educational needs was denied free travel to college.

Free mental health programme for military children launches

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Monday, October 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Military charity Little Troopers will offer free mental health support to children from military families, marking World Mental Health Day with the launch of their new therapy programme.

Children's mental health needs 'overlooked in school behaviour policies'

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Monday, October 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Current responses to behaviour in school are not reflective of children's and young people’s mental health needs, a survey by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) has found.

Resources to support childcare providers through winter challenges

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

| CYP Now

The Early Years Alliance (EYA) has launched a series of free resources to help childcare providers and families to navigate seasonal and financial challenges this winter.

Therapy for under-fives reduces wider mental health problems in families, study finds

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Mental health problems in families can be reduced by offering therapeutic interventions to babies and pre-school age children as well as their parents or care givers, a study has found.

Legislation needed to improve opportunities for young people with lifelong conditions, say campaigners

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Campaigners are calling for a new law to ensure young people with cerebral palsy and other lifelong conditions have access to education, training, and work opportunities.

Mental health and cost-of-living crisis ‘double threat’ to young ethnic minority people

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

| CYP Now

The wellbeing of young people from ethnic minority backgrounds is at risk from a “double threat” of rising costs and an increase in mental health issues following the pandemic, a survey is warning.

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Guidance, co-designed by young people, could help educators, youth workers and foster carers to talk to young people about online sexual harassment.

Youth workers instrumental in building children’s 'digital resilience', study finds

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Youth workers must work with education professionals, parents and carers to help children become aware of and deal with the impact of online risks, new research finds.

Surge in applications to national deprivation of liberty court

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Monday, October 3, 2022

| CYP Now

There were more than 200 applications involving children to the national deprivation of liberty (DoL) court in its first two months of operation, latest data from the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory shows.

Tolhurst rules out review of free school meal eligibility

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Education “does not currently have any plans” to assess the impact of rising inflation on eligibility for free school meals, according to new schools and childhood minister Kelly Tolhurst.

Labour Conference 2022: Five key youth sector conversations

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Young people’s mental wellbeing, the housing crisis, and online safety were among the top issues discussed at the Labour Conference’s Youth Zone, in conversations held between MPs, youth advocates and organisations.

Sector cautiously welcomes Labour pledge to provide free breakfast clubs

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Education providers and organisations have responded to the Labour Party's pledge to introduce free breakfast clubs for all English primary schools with cautious optimism.

Wandsworth Council proposes school food strategy

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Councillors in south London have agreed to the development of a school food strategy, aimed at supporting children whose families are struggling with food insecurity, amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Children’s happiness continues to decline, annual wellbeing survey reveals

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Monday, September 26, 2022

| CYP Now

One in nine children have poor wellbeing and their happiness in life continues to decline, the Children's Society's annual Good Childhood Report has revealed.

DfE must ‘raise awareness’ of free period product scheme, Girlguiding warns

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Monday, September 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Girlguiding has called on the government to better publicise a scheme offering free period products in schools, amid concerns that more pupils could miss education, due to not being able to afford such items.

Mini budget: Sector questions ‘glaring absence’ of support for vulnerable families

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Friday, September 23, 2022

| CYP Now

Organisations supporting children and young people across the sector have criticised a “glaring absence” of help for families hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis in Kwasi Kwarteng’s first mini budget.

Youth club psychologist pilot prompts call for more mental health partnerships

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Mental health services are being urged to forge partnerships with local youth clubs to better identify hard to reach young people in need of support.

‘Reconsider’ position on benefits deductions, child poverty campaigners urge ministers

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Child poverty campaigners are urging the government to reconsider a proposal to pause deductions to benefits this winter to ease the financial pressure on struggling families.

Campaigners warn of 'alarming' rise in teenage suicides

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Campaigners are calling for dedicated mental health support in schools after figures revealed that suicide rates among 15- to 19-year-olds in England have reached their highest point in 30 years.

Children’s sector offers support to bereaved young people amid national mourning

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Children’s organisations have stepped up their support for young people affected by grief and bereavement amid the period of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week.

Delay launch of new SEND inspection framework say children's services leaders

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Monday, September 12, 2022

| CYP Now

The development and introduction of a new inspection framework for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services should be paused until after policy reforms for the sector have been finalised, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

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Toolkit to support teachers to improve student wellbeing

Free school meal expansion could boost economy by almost £100bn, research suggests

One in five children behind in speech and language, new research finds

Council criticised over 'flawed' home to school transport scheme

Free mental health programme for military children launches

Children's mental health needs 'overlooked in school behaviour policies'

Resources to support childcare providers through winter challenges

Therapy for under-fives reduces wider mental health problems in families, study finds

Legislation needed to improve opportunities for young people with lifelong conditions, say campaigners

Mental health and cost-of-living crisis ‘double threat’ to young ethnic minority people

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

Youth workers instrumental in building children’s 'digital resilience', study finds

Surge in applications to national deprivation of liberty court

Tolhurst rules out review of free school meal eligibility

Labour Conference 2022: Five key youth sector conversations

Sector cautiously welcomes Labour pledge to provide free breakfast clubs

Wandsworth Council proposes school food strategy

Children’s happiness continues to decline, annual wellbeing survey reveals

DfE must ‘raise awareness’ of free period product scheme, Girlguiding warns

Mini budget: Sector questions ‘glaring absence’ of support for vulnerable families

Youth club psychologist pilot prompts call for more mental health partnerships

‘Reconsider’ position on benefits deductions, child poverty campaigners urge ministers

Campaigners warn of 'alarming' rise in teenage suicides

Children’s sector offers support to bereaved young people amid national mourning

Delay launch of new SEND inspection framework say children's services leaders

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