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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.

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.

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

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.

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Features

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Improved special educational needs support, expansion of social prescribing to boost youth mental health and investment in health visiting services are key policy asks sought by children’s charities, finds Amrit Virdi.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

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Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Creating more residential care places, restricting children’s access to social media and boosting post-16 vocational training opportunities are some of the key policies affecting children and young people in the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

News

Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Parents should be more involved in the design and delivery of services aimed at tackling ‘systemic’ child poverty in communities across the UK, a report is urging.

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

News

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

| CYP Now

King Charles III has laid out the government’s plans for legislation impacting children and young people as part of his first King’s Speech as monarch.

New local government and social care ombudsman announced

News

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

| CYP Now

A judge at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal has been announced as the new permanent local government and social care ombudsman (LGO).

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Features

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

News

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Childcare reforms and support for struggling families are among a raft of measures announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in his 2023 Budget.

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

News

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Safeguarding professionals are invited to join a pilot training programme designed to increase understanding of online grooming.

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Peers have criticised the implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014, saying it is blighted by “insufficient data and inadequate implementation and monitoring”.

Special report: Social, emotional and mental health needs

Features

Friday, December 2, 2022

| CYP Now

A fresh focus on social, emotional and mental health needs recognises behavioural links to mental health, with early intervention aiming to improve children’s ability to learn and enhance life chances.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

News

Friday, November 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Autumn statement: Cross-party MPs support free school meal extension

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

| CYP Now

Two thirds of MPs are backing calls for government to extend free school meal (FSM) eligibility to include all pupils from families receiving universal credit in the autumn statement, a survey has revealed.

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CYP Now Awards 2024: Shortlisted entries announced

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

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

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

New local government and social care ombudsman announced

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

Special report: Social, emotional and mental health needs

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Autumn statement: Cross-party MPs support free school meal extension

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