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Tackling child poverty ‘can prevent almost 5,000 children entering care’

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Child mortality and looked-after children rates could be slashed by around a third over the next decade if measures are put in place by the government to tackle child poverty, according to academics.

High cost of agency social workers and care placements led to £42mn children’s trust overspend, council says

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Monday, August 5, 2024

| CYP Now

High levels of spending on agency social workers and residential placements for children in care are key factors in a £42mn overspend at Bradford Children and Families Trust over the last year, according to a council report.

Study aims to improve mental health among young parents

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Friday, August 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Young parents are being invited to take part in an Oxford University study designed to improve their mental health.

Family support programmes could save councils £87,000 per year, study suggests

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The use of specialist family support officers for those affected by child exploitation could save councils more than £87,000 per year, a study finds.

North Tyneside Council offers digital memory boxes to care-experienced children

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

| CYP Now

North Tyneside Council has become the latest local authority to offer care-experienced children and young people access to a digital memory box where they can store photos and other memories of their family online.

Adoption drive launches amid shortage of registered adopters

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Friday, July 26, 2024

| CYP Now

A national campaign has been launched to tackle the "unprecedented decline" in adoption rates, as figures reveal there are more children waiting to be adopted than there are prospective adopters.

London council retains ‘outstanding’ children's services rating

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Redbridge Council has been rated “outstanding” by Ofsted with inspectors praising improvements in its services for care leavers.

Charities call for reform to benefits system to tackle poverty and mental health crisis

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| CYP Now

A new report from a coalition of children’s charities has warned that an inadequate benefits system is contributing to a "dual crisis" of poverty and poor mental health among families.

Leeds City Council to review child protection case linked to Harehills disturbance

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

| CYP Now

Leeds City Council will urgently review a child protection case linked to disorder in one of the city’s suburbs last week, local authority leaders have said.

DfE confirms ministerial responsibilities

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has confirmed the responsibilities of its ministers.

Ofsted finds ‘significant deterioration’ in quality of support at council's children's services

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have delivered a damning verdict on the quality of support for children and young people at Halton Borough Council.

Janet Daby to hold children’s minister brief, DfE official confirms

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Former social worker Janet Daby has been appointed as the new children’s minister, according to the Department for Education’s director general for families.

Government announces new child poverty unit

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new cross-government child poverty unit.

Councils share £30mn to help children in care build relationships with friends and family

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is investing £30mn to increase the reach of a programme to help children in care build and mend relationships with friends, family and trusted adults in their lives such as teachers.

King’s Speech 2024: Children’s mental health and wellbeing central to proposed legislation

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Legislation designed to improve children’s wellbeing is among government plans laid out by Charles III in his first King’s Speech under a Labour government.

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have welcomed elements of the King's Speech linked to services for children's mental health and education but have questioned the omission of issues including children's social care reform and votes for 16-and 17-year-olds.

Funding, policy and training gaps 'leaving SEND children at risk of exploitation'

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

A lack of funding, relevant training, and up to date guidance from government are leaving children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) at risk of criminal and sexual abuse, a study has found.

Ofsted figures highlight regional disparity in children’s home placements

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted’s national director for social care has raised concerns about an increase in children’s homes numbers “in the wrong places”, as latest figures show 25% of settings are concentrated in one region.

‘Outstanding’ council receives praise for child-centred social work

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Monday, July 15, 2024

| CYP Now

A local authority, rated “outstanding” by Ofsted, has been praised over putting the experiences of children “at the heart of social work”.

New DfE minister visits kinship carers to hear first-hand experiences

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Friday, July 12, 2024

| CYP Now

A new minister appointed to the Department for Education has met with kinship carers following a pledge by the government to "prioritise children's social care".

Consistent lead workers vital to supporting vulnerable older teens, report finds

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Vulnerable older teenagers could become “disengaged” from education, training and work opportunities without the continued help of a lead support worker, a report has found.

DfE committed to cross-government focus on tackling child poverty, Phillipson tells DCSs

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

| CYP Now

New Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has committed to a cross-government focus on tackling child poverty.

SEND reform 'urgently needed' to plug £55mn funding gap, East Sussex County Council warns

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Reform of the support system for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and a cap on profits made by private companies through children's social care are being called for by East Sussex County Council leaders facing a £55mn funding gap next year.

Young people 'unaware' they are subject to DoL orders, research finds

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Young people have shared experiences of being unaware they were placed under deprivation of liberty orders (DoL) as part of a study designed to improve outcomes for other children.

Online signposting platforms must 'speak children's language', think-tank recommends

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Online signposting of support is blighted by jargon and leaving young people feeling overwhelmed by too much information, analysis has found.

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Tackling child poverty ‘can prevent almost 5,000 children entering care’

High cost of agency social workers and care placements led to £42mn children’s trust overspend, council says

Study aims to improve mental health among young parents

Family support programmes could save councils £87,000 per year, study suggests

North Tyneside Council offers digital memory boxes to care-experienced children

Adoption drive launches amid shortage of registered adopters

London council retains ‘outstanding’ children's services rating

Charities call for reform to benefits system to tackle poverty and mental health crisis

Leeds City Council to review child protection case linked to Harehills disturbance

DfE confirms ministerial responsibilities

Ofsted finds ‘significant deterioration’ in quality of support at council's children's services

Janet Daby to hold children’s minister brief, DfE official confirms

Government announces new child poverty unit

Councils share £30mn to help children in care build relationships with friends and family

King’s Speech 2024: Children’s mental health and wellbeing central to proposed legislation

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

Funding, policy and training gaps 'leaving SEND children at risk of exploitation'

Ofsted figures highlight regional disparity in children’s home placements

‘Outstanding’ council receives praise for child-centred social work

New DfE minister visits kinship carers to hear first-hand experiences

Consistent lead workers vital to supporting vulnerable older teens, report finds

DfE committed to cross-government focus on tackling child poverty, Phillipson tells DCSs

SEND reform 'urgently needed' to plug £55mn funding gap, East Sussex County Council warns

Young people 'unaware' they are subject to DoL orders, research finds

Online signposting platforms must 'speak children's language', think-tank recommends

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