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Stephanie Peacock appointed youth minister

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Friday, July 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Stephanie Peacock has been named as youth minister by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

EHCPs for half of children delayed, study finds

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Friday, July 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Just 49% of education, health and care plans (EHCPs) for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) were produced within the 20-week statutory limit in 2022, with families "begging" councils for help, a report has revealed.

Three quarters of London boroughs sign up to charter to tackle lost learning

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Friday, July 26, 2024

| CYP Now

More than three quarters of London boroughs have now signed up to an inclusive education charter designed by Sadiq Khan’s violence reduction unit (VRU).

Redthread explores merger with Catch22

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth violence prevention charity Redthread is considering a merger with Catch22 after experiencing “major financial challenges”, the organisation has announced.

Attainment for children with SEND ‘has not improved over last decade’

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Educational attainment amongst children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has not improved since the introduction of landmark reforms a decade ago, despite an increase in investment of £4bn, new research shows.

Early years maths programme benefitting disadvantaged young people

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Children eligible for the early years pupils premium (EYPP) are most likely to benefit from a maths programme provided by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), analysis has found.

SEND complaints dominating a quarter of ombudsman’s casework

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The majority of cases dealt with by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) are linked to complaints about services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Somerset youth club re-opens with support of local mental health charity

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

| CYP Now

A Somerset youth club has reopened after a local mental health charity saved it from permanent closure.

Proven youth work strategies needed to combat increasing violence, research finds

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The new government much invest in youth work strategies proven to reduce increasing levels of violence among young people, researchers say.

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.

Government announces new skills and development body

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| CYP Now

The government has announced a new skills body set to be introduced to support those not in education, employment or training (NEET) after the age of 16.

DfE has ‘little understanding’ on impact of spending on disadvantaged pupils, NAO finds

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has “limited evidence” on how well more than £4 billion worth of funding is being spent on initiatives designed to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

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.

Ministers urged to introduce legislation on access to playgrounds

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| CYP Now

Charity Play England is calling on ministers to reform planning guidance to increase access to green spaces and playgrounds for children.

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.

SEND inclusion to be key focus of government’s curriculum review

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Monday, July 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Barriers faced by disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools will be central to a government-commissioned review of the school curriculum.

Disabled children among hardest hit by lack of holiday childcare places

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Friday, July 19, 2024

| CYP Now

Children with disabilities are among those set to be most adversely impacted by a reduction in holiday childcare places this summer.

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.

Ofsted chief suggests end of single-word judgments could be announced ‘within weeks’

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted’s chief inspector has hinted that the removal of the inspectorate’s one-word judgments could be announced “within weeks”.

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.

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Stephanie Peacock appointed youth minister

EHCPs for half of children delayed, study finds

Three quarters of London boroughs sign up to charter to tackle lost learning

Redthread explores merger with Catch22

Attainment for children with SEND ‘has not improved over last decade’

Early years maths programme benefitting disadvantaged young people

SEND complaints dominating a quarter of ombudsman’s casework

Somerset youth club re-opens with support of local mental health charity

Proven youth work strategies needed to combat increasing violence, research finds

London council retains ‘outstanding’ children's services rating

Government announces new skills and development body

DfE has ‘little understanding’ on impact of spending on disadvantaged pupils, NAO finds

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

Ministers urged to introduce legislation on access to playgrounds

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

DfE confirms ministerial responsibilities

SEND inclusion to be key focus of government’s curriculum review

Disabled children among hardest hit by lack of holiday childcare places

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

Ofsted chief suggests end of single-word judgments could be announced ‘within weeks’

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

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