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Ofsted chief inspector to step down

Thursday, March 16, 2023

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Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman is to leave at the end of the year after more than six years leading the inspectorate.

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.

One fifth of homeless children change schools multiple times

News

Monday, March 13, 2023

| CYP Now

More than one fifth of homeless children have been forced to move schools multiple times as a result of being placed into temporary accommodation, according to research by Shelter.

Universities urged to act as rent guarantors for care leavers

News

Monday, March 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Universities are being called on to support care-experienced and estranged students seeking accommodation by offering accessible rent guarantor services, as part of a campaign by charity Unite Foundation.

Be Our Guarantor: an estranged student's call to universities

Blogs

Monday, March 6, 2023

| CYP Now

I knew nothing about rent guarantors before starting university at Salford in 2017.

Schools left unsupported by councils as early help referrals surge

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Monday, February 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Almost a quarter of early help referrals made by schools are being rejected by councils amid a “surge” in appeals to support families in need, a charity has warned.

Children in foster care worry more about family life, report finds

News

Monday, January 23, 2023

| CYP Now

Children in foster care are more likely to be concerned about their family life than other children, a report has found.

Government urged not to ‘pick and choose’ child sexual abuse inquiry recommendations

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Friday, January 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Members of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) have urged the government to accept their proposals as an “integrated package”, to best protect vulnerable children.

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

News

Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social work and early years leaders have criticised the Prime Minister’s New Year speech, saying he failed to address several key priorities for children and young people.

Projects to support Ukrainian refugee children over Christmas

Features

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

| CYP Now

Richmond Council's call for new hosts to house Ukrainian children and their families over the festive period is one of many projects aiming to help refugee families prepare for their first Christmas in the UK.

Children’s commissioner calls for greater distribution of family hubs

News

Monday, December 19, 2022

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Increased numbers of family hubs and improvements to the government’s Start for Life scheme are among calls made by the children’s commissioner for England to improve family life for children.

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

News

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”.

Gillian Keegan: DfE ‘committed’ to creating elective home education register

News

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is “definitely committed” to legislating on an elective home education (EHE) register for children missing from schools, the Education Secretary has said.

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Analysis

Friday, December 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Key sector leaders back independent inquiry recommendation that reporting of child sex abuse should be made compulsory in law, but others remain concerned that it would lead to children’s services being ‘overwhelmed’.

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Ofsted chief inspector to step down

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

One fifth of homeless children change schools multiple times

Universities urged to act as rent guarantors for care leavers

Be Our Guarantor: an estranged student's call to universities

Schools left unsupported by councils as early help referrals surge

Children in foster care worry more about family life, report finds

Government urged not to ‘pick and choose’ child sexual abuse inquiry recommendations

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

Projects to support Ukrainian refugee children over Christmas

Children’s commissioner calls for greater distribution of family hubs

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

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

Gillian Keegan: DfE ‘committed’ to creating elective home education register

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

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