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Council receives 'outstanding' rating for children’s services

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted has found that young people in Hampshire have benefitted from a "significant investment" in its children's services workforce prompting an "outstanding" rating from inspectors.

SEND inclusion in mainstream schools key to DfE reorganisation

Analysis

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| CYP Now

As new Prime Minister Keir Starmer finalises ministers, changes in the Department for Education teams suggest a focus on reforming support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Toolkit aims to spread innovative practice in leaving care services

Analysis

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| CYP Now

A toolkit that helps organisations supporting care leavers to improve support services has been developed by academics, campaigners and people with care experience.

Warning over state of council finances

Analysis

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| CYP Now

ADCS president tells children’s services leaders funding deal is essential to balance councils’ books.

New government puts children’s wellbeing at heart of its agenda

Analysis

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| CYP Now

In the King’s Speech, Labour outlined legislation to improve child mental health services, protect children educated outside of school, boost safeguards for vulnerable young people and raise education standards.

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.

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).

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.

Disabled children among hardest hit by lack of holiday childcare places

News

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.

Government announces new child poverty unit

News

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

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

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

News

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.

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

News

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.