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Care-experienced young people urge Labour government to ‘take bold action’

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

| CYP Now

More than 80 care-experienced young people have written an open letter and produced a video urging the leaders of all political parties, including Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to urgently improve to the care system.

Council gives nurseries six months to find school or academy partner

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Croydon Council is warning two of its maintained nurseries that they need to find an academy or primary school partner within six months to ensure they are financially sustainable.

Former Covid education recovery tsar returns to DfE

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Sir Kevan Collins, the former Covid education recovery tsar who quit in a row over the previous government’s “half-hearted” plan to boost post-pandemic learning, has returned to the Department for Education as an advisor.

Mark Gifford to step down as NCS chief

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Citizen Service (NCS) has announced he will step down after four years in the role.

Oasis to pilot youth hub modelled on Labour’s manifesto pledge

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Oasis Charitable Trust is set to pilot the first in a series of youth hubs in support of the Labour government’s Young Futures Programme.

Campaign launched as Girlguiding reject bids for outdoor centres

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Monday, July 8, 2024

| CYP Now

Campaigners have questioned Girlguiding's decision to reject bids to buy outdoor activity centres from two charities founded by members of the uniformed youth group.

Phillipson prioritises children's social care reform

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Monday, July 8, 2024

| CYP Now

New Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has highlighted children’s social care and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as key issues she plans to prioritise.

General Election 2024: Former children's minister Johnston among Tory MPs to lose seats

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Friday, July 5, 2024

| CYP Now

Former children’s minister David Johnston is one of several Conservative politicians to lose their seats at the General Election following Labour’s landslide victory at the polls.

General Election 2024: How Labour's win could impact the children and young people’s sector

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Friday, July 5, 2024

| CYP Now

The children and young people's sector has welcomed Labour's landslide win in the general election, and has urged Keir Starmer's party to deliver on key manifesto pledges to boost youth services and support for mental health.

General Election 2024: Care Review chair Josh MacAlister elected as Labour MP

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Friday, July 5, 2024

| CYP Now

Chair of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Josh MacAlister has been elected as a Labour MP as the party celebrates a landslide general election victory.

Bridget Phillipson appointed as Education Secretary

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Friday, July 5, 2024

| CYP Now

Bridget Phillipson has been named as Education Secretary in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new cabinet.

DfE threatened with internal review over failure to share membership of expert group

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s rights campaigners are calling for an internal government review over the Department for Education’s failure to share details on the membership of an expert group set up to oversee standards and regulations linked to settings for looked-after children.

General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

| CYP Now

As voters across the UK go to the polls, children’s sector leaders and campaigners are strengthening calls for the next government to focus on young people.

Scouts issues volunteer plea as waiting lists reach record level

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

| CYP Now

The Scouts waiting lists for young people to join has reached its highest ever level of 107,000 nationally, prompting the charity’s deputy UK chief volunteer CJ Ledger to issue a plea for more volunteers.

Out-of-area care placements make support ‘more challenging’, warns youth justice inspectorate

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

| CYP Now

Children in care being placed far from home due to a lack of local placements is hindering the support youth justice services (YJS) can offer, according to the probation inspectorate.

Enough funding for providers is voters’ top childcare priority ahead of election

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Voters believe the best way to improve early education and childcare is to ensure providers are properly funded to deliver government schemes such as the expansion of free childcare hours for working families.

Social mobility charity founder Sir Peter Lampl to retire

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl has announced he is to retire as executive chair of the Sutton Trust, the social mobility charity he founded 25 years ago.

General Election 2024: Young people question former government advisers on ‘distrust’ of politicians

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Former advisor to Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, joined a panel of commentators to be grilled by young people from the UK's most disadvantaged communities ahead of Thursday's general election.

Council celebrates migrant children

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Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Warwickshire celebrated its refugee community with a week of workshops and cultural performances, including input from the local authority's unaccompanied migrant children and Ukrainian refugees.

Council launches consultation on cost-cutting changes to SEND transport offer

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Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Leeds City Council has launched a public consultation on changes to its home-to-school transport offer for older teenagers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in a bid to alleviate pressure on the local authority's budget.

Young people demand greater access to local youth services

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Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

More than half of young people want greater access to youth services in a bid to improve their mental health and sense of inclusion in their communities, new research from the National Youth Agency (NYA) reveals.

Young people call for stronger political education to underpin votes at 16 pledges

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Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Young people have called for stronger political education to be offered in schools amid the general election campaign, during which two major parties have pledged to lower the voting age to 16.

Sir Jack Petchey: Tributes to businessman ‘committed’ to supporting youth projects

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Friday, June 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth workers and sector leaders have paid tribute to charity founder Jack Petchey after his death aged 98.

In July’s CYP Now: Family courts and care proceedings; calls for next government; inside family hubs

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Friday, June 28, 2024

| CYP Now

The new edition of Children & Young People Now has coverage of the latest developments in policy, research and practice across services for children, young people and families.

Lack of access to youth services reduces young people’s interest in sector careers, NYA warns

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Friday, June 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Reduced access to youth services could be preventing young people from entering the sector when looking for employment, a new survey from the National Youth Agency (NYA) warns.

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Care-experienced young people urge Labour government to ‘take bold action’

Council gives nurseries six months to find school or academy partner

Former Covid education recovery tsar returns to DfE

Mark Gifford to step down as NCS chief

Oasis to pilot youth hub modelled on Labour’s manifesto pledge

Campaign launched as Girlguiding reject bids for outdoor centres

Phillipson prioritises children's social care reform

General Election 2024: Former children's minister Johnston among Tory MPs to lose seats

General Election 2024: How Labour's win could impact the children and young people’s sector

General Election 2024: Care Review chair Josh MacAlister elected as Labour MP

Bridget Phillipson appointed as Education Secretary

DfE threatened with internal review over failure to share membership of expert group

General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

Scouts issues volunteer plea as waiting lists reach record level

Out-of-area care placements make support ‘more challenging’, warns youth justice inspectorate

Enough funding for providers is voters’ top childcare priority ahead of election

Social mobility charity founder Sir Peter Lampl to retire

General Election 2024: Young people question former government advisers on ‘distrust’ of politicians

Council celebrates migrant children

Council launches consultation on cost-cutting changes to SEND transport offer

Young people demand greater access to local youth services

Young people call for stronger political education to underpin votes at 16 pledges

Sir Jack Petchey: Tributes to businessman ‘committed’ to supporting youth projects

In July’s CYP Now: Family courts and care proceedings; calls for next government; inside family hubs

Lack of access to youth services reduces young people’s interest in sector careers, NYA warns

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