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Plans unveiled for 600 extra childcare apprentices

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

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An initiative backed by the Princess of Wales's charity aims to fund hundreds of early years apprentices.

One in 20 child strip-searches fail to meet legal safeguards, Children’s Commissioner warns

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Monday, August 19, 2024

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One in 20 strip-searches carried out on children over the last five years failed to meet legal standards of practice, research from the Children’s Commissioner for England finds.

Research highlights 'negative impact' of free schools on local education

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Monday, August 19, 2024

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Free schools have had a range of negative effects on neighbouring state schools, a study has found, concluding that the programme should be paused and reviewed.

Council proposes closing all Sure Start children’s centres

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

| CYP Now

North Yorkshire Council is looking to close all 18 of the county’s remaining children’s centres as part of a shift in the authority's priorities.

One in five children in care placed far from home, charity warns

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

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One in five children in care in England are being placed more than 20 miles from their family, friends, school and wider community, research by children’s charity Become is warning.

Social work involvement acts as barrier to mental health support, study finds

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

| CYP Now

Vulnerable children and those from economically disadvantaged areas face unequal access to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), latest research suggests.

Research reveals lack of youth cadet force opportunities in Wales

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The proportion of young people joining cadet forces in Wales is almost half the UK average, according to latest research.

Union urges council to improve social worker protection after Harehills riot

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

| CYP Now

Public services union Unison has called on Leeds City Council to improve protection for social workers dealing with child protection incidents.

YJB ‘supports alternatives to prosecution’ for children involved in riots

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

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The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is looking into “alternatives to prosecution” for children involved in violent disorder across the country in a bid to prevent reoffending, the organisation’s chair had said.

Regularly assess pupils' non-academic abilities to identify SEND sooner, experts say

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Monday, August 12, 2024

| CYP Now

Developing better assessment tools to identify children’s needs and more training for education professionals to deliver improved support for young people and families are key recommendations in a report on how to tackle the “crisis” in special education needs and disabilities (SEND) services.

Campaigners call for swift closure of child prisons

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Monday, August 12, 2024

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Children’s rights and justice charities have called for the urgent closure of all youth custody settings because a review of evidence shows they cannot be made safe or suitable for children.

CYP Now Awards 2024: Shortlisted entries announced

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Monday, August 12, 2024

| CYP Now

The shortlist for this year’s Children & Young People Now Awards has been revealed.

International Youth Day 2024: celebration of youth-led digital solutions

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Monday, August 12, 2024

| CYP Now

International Youth Day 2024, hosted by the United Nations, is celebrating youth digital pathways for sustainable development.

Demand for help with parental conflict rises by almost half, charity finds

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Friday, August 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Visits to a children's charity website from those seeking help for issues relating to parental conflict have increased by 46% over the past year.

Children living in temporary accommodation hits record level, official figures show

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Friday, August 9, 2024

| CYP Now

The number of children in England who are homeless and living with their families in temporary accommodation has surged over the past year to reach the highest level ever recorded, according to official figures.

DfE warns of 'critical' social worker shortage over next decade

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

| CYP Now

A workforce capacity crisis leaving children's social services unable to meet demand over the next decade could become “critical”, the Department for Education’s annual report warns.

Trials to test effectiveness of youth arts and sports schemes in preventing crime

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

| CYP Now

Six youth sports, arts and outdoor activity schemes have received £11mn to test their effectiveness in preventing young people from becoming involved in crime and violence.

Boosting Staying Put take up 'could reduce care leaver homelessness'

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

| CYP Now

Increasing the number of young people in care involved in Staying Put foster care schemes could prevent hundreds of care leavers a year becoming homeless, evaluation of the initiative has found.

Leicester playgrounds' future uncertain amid £1mn funding cuts

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Adventure playgrounds in Leicester have until the end of September to prove they can become self-funded as the council plans to cut their £1mn a year funding.

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

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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.

Charity expands youth employment pathways programme

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Charity UK Youth is expanding a scheme that connects youth organisations with small- and medium-sized businesses to create employment opportunities for young people not in education, employment or training (Neet).

Call for clarity on family hubs funding

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s sector leaders have called on the new Labour government to quickly commit to long-term funding for family hubs amid concerns that any delays could see services close or lose staff.

Sector leaders speak out over racially motivated violence

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth work and children’s charity leaders have publicly condemned the violent incidents in towns and cities across the UK targeting refugees and asylum seekers over the past week.

Eight in 10 early years settings struggling with staff retention, survey finds

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Monday, August 5, 2024

| CYP Now

More than eight in 10 nurseries, pre-schools and childminders have seen an increase in the number of staff members leaving the sector compared to two years ago, a survey of the early years workforce has found.

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.

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Plans unveiled for 600 extra childcare apprentices

One in 20 child strip-searches fail to meet legal safeguards, Children’s Commissioner warns

Research highlights 'negative impact' of free schools on local education

Council proposes closing all Sure Start children’s centres

One in five children in care placed far from home, charity warns

Social work involvement acts as barrier to mental health support, study finds

Research reveals lack of youth cadet force opportunities in Wales

Union urges council to improve social worker protection after Harehills riot

YJB ‘supports alternatives to prosecution’ for children involved in riots

Regularly assess pupils' non-academic abilities to identify SEND sooner, experts say

Campaigners call for swift closure of child prisons

CYP Now Awards 2024: Shortlisted entries announced

International Youth Day 2024: celebration of youth-led digital solutions

Demand for help with parental conflict rises by almost half, charity finds

Children living in temporary accommodation hits record level, official figures show

DfE warns of 'critical' social worker shortage over next decade

Trials to test effectiveness of youth arts and sports schemes in preventing crime

Boosting Staying Put take up 'could reduce care leaver homelessness'

Leicester playgrounds' future uncertain amid £1mn funding cuts

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

Charity expands youth employment pathways programme

Call for clarity on family hubs funding

Sector leaders speak out over racially motivated violence

Eight in 10 early years settings struggling with staff retention, survey finds

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

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