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Nine in 10 councils ‘not confident’ they can deliver full funded childcare expansion

Thursday, June 27, 2024

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Just under nine in 10 councils are not confident there will be enough childcare places in their area to meet the government’s full expansion of free hours for children from working families.

Labour announces plans to tackle sale of knives to minors after death of 16-year-old

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

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The Labour Party has announced plans to strengthen laws around the sale and possession of weapons in a bid to reduce knife crime among young people if elected on 4 July.

Lack of school readiness by reception linked to persistent absenteeism, say researchers

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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Children who are not classed as "school ready" by the time they start reception are more likely to be persistently absent in later years, research finds.

More than 1,300 children in working families 'fall into poverty every week'

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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The number of children living in poverty in working households increased by 1,350 a week on average between 2010 and 2023, analysis by the TUC has found.

Sector criticises lack of manifesto pledges to improve health visiting

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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The three main political parties have been criticised over a lack of commitment to boosting support for health visiting ahead of the upcoming general election.

Pilot launches to warn pupils about violence and harassment against girls

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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A school pilot scheme is launching in Tameside to challenge violence and harassment against girls.

Council spending on early years and children’s services set for dramatic real-terms increase, data shows

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

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Local authority spending on early years provision is set to increase by almost half this year while children’s social care costs could see a real-terms increase of 11%, according to government data.

Longfield calls for new government poverty unit ahead of general election

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

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Former Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called for the next government to establish a poverty unit sitting within Downing Street as part of a 10-point plan to halve child poverty by 2029.

Prioritise foster care retention over recruitment drives, campaigners urge

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Monday, June 24, 2024

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Investment in foster care recruitment drives is “futile” without addressing deeper issues around retention in the role, campaigners have said.

Council apologises over EHCP delay linked to educational psychologist shortage

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Monday, June 24, 2024

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A sharp increase in referrals for education, health and care plans (EHCPs) and a shortage of educational psychologists led to long delays in a mother accessing support for her son, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) has ruled.

High-achieving disadvantaged five-year-olds fall behind peers by age 14, study warns

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Monday, June 24, 2024

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Children who are classed as high achieving at the age of five, but from less affluent backgrounds, are less likely to achieve the highest grades at GCSE compared with their wealthier peers, new research has found.

Scotland commits to refreshed six-year plan for care-experienced young people

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Friday, June 21, 2024

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The chair of the Scottish Independent Care Review, Fiona Duncan, has revealed a six-year plan to push forward progress on recommendations made in the country's 2016 review of children's social care.

Multi-agency data sharing must be improved to boost child development, say early years leaders

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

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The next government needs to develop a national dataset encompassing education, health and social care details for all children, according to recommendations made ahead of July’s general election by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA).

Half of councils could be bankrupt within five years, think-tank warns

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

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All political parties are underestimating the financial crisis in local government with half of councils bracing themselves for bankruptcy within five years, according to think-tank the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU).

Launch foster care recruitment campaign, next government urged amid placement shortage

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

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Major political parties must commit to launching a recruitment campaign for foster carers, a charity has warned, as initial enquiries by potential carers has fallen to its lowest level in five years.

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

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Tackling child poverty is key to improving outcomes for vulnerable young people and must be a priority for the next government, leaders of youth organisations have said.

High Court ruling highlights flaws in migrant transfer scheme, council says

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

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The government's method for evaluating its national dispersal scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is “skewed” and “does not represent reality”, says Kent County Council following a High Court ruling around the treatment of vulnerable young people arriving in the UK.

Labour and Conservative childcare pledges will hit ‘poor urban areas’ hardest, think-tank warns

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

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Disadvantaged urban areas are set to be hardest hit by a surge in demand for childcare places under early years plans published in both the Conservative and Labour parties’ manifestos, a think-tank is warning.

West Midlands hosts care-experienced football tournament

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Warwickshire Legends were victorious in the annual West Midlands Care Leavers Championship, which brought together care-experienced football players from local authorities in the region.

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Surrey’s director of children’s services Rachael Wardell has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

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Nine in 10 councils ‘not confident’ they can deliver full funded childcare expansion

Labour announces plans to tackle sale of knives to minors after death of 16-year-old

Lack of school readiness by reception linked to persistent absenteeism, say researchers

More than 1,300 children in working families 'fall into poverty every week'

Sector criticises lack of manifesto pledges to improve health visiting

Pilot launches to warn pupils about violence and harassment against girls

Council spending on early years and children’s services set for dramatic real-terms increase, data shows

Longfield calls for new government poverty unit ahead of general election

Prioritise foster care retention over recruitment drives, campaigners urge

Council apologises over EHCP delay linked to educational psychologist shortage

High-achieving disadvantaged five-year-olds fall behind peers by age 14, study warns

Scotland commits to refreshed six-year plan for care-experienced young people

Multi-agency data sharing must be improved to boost child development, say early years leaders

Half of councils could be bankrupt within five years, think-tank warns

Launch foster care recruitment campaign, next government urged amid placement shortage

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

High Court ruling highlights flaws in migrant transfer scheme, council says

Labour and Conservative childcare pledges will hit ‘poor urban areas’ hardest, think-tank warns

West Midlands hosts care-experienced football tournament

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

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