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Spending Review: Coalition urges investment in support for children from birth

Thursday, October 21, 2021

| CYP Now

A coalition representing hundreds of children’s sector organisations has issued the government with a series of proposals to support children and young people from birth.

Ofsted schools framework ‘not fit’ for children in care

News

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Ofsted’s school inspections framework is “not fit for purpose” when it comes to vulnerable children, the chair of the National Association of Virtual School Headteachers (NAVSH) has said.

University challenge: help for care leavers

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Care-experienced young people are significantly less likely to attend university than their peers. Experts explore what support needs to be in place for them to access the benefits of higher education.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021 Shortlist

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

The CYP Now Awards highlight the very best practice in work with children, young people and families.

Central Bedfordshire Council’s director of children's services resigns

News

Thursday, September 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Central Bedfordshire Council's director of children's services Sue Harrison has resigned to become executive director of education and skills at Birmingham City Council.

Children's commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

News

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

| CYP Now

Investment in residential care, increased mental health support and more benefits for care leavers are paramount to improving provision for children in care, according to the children’s commissioner for England.

Top resources for social care, youth work and education practitioners

News

Thursday, August 12, 2021

| CYP Now

Charities and organisations working to improve the lives of vulnerable children and those they work with have created a raft of resources to help professionals amid uncertain times.

Annamarie Hassall named as Nasen’s new chief

News

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

| CYP Now

Nasen has named the strategic director of the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) as its new chief executive.

Round-up: The holiday activities and food programmes taking place this summer

Features

Friday, July 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Just under three-quarters of secondary schools have signed up to deliver summer schools predominantly to pupils transitioning to year 7 as part of England’s recovery from Covid-19, the Department for Education has said.

Education and children’s services complaints ‘dominate’ ombudsman’s work

News

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Complaints about education and local authority children’s services “dominated” work carried out by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) over the last 12 months, new analysis shows.

Transition support for students with disabilities

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

| CYP Now

Transitions Service gives support to students on career and further education options while still in school, helping them make progress in achieving their goals.

Marcus Rashford urges families to use £220m school holiday programme

News

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

| CYP Now

England striker and food poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford is fronting a campaign to encourage parents to sign up for the government’s £220m holiday activities and food programme.

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

News

Monday, June 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Chris McLoughlin, director of children’s services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Letters to the Editor: ‘Better regulation’ a must for residential care

Opinion

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

| CYP Now

In her inaugural speech as president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services for 2021/22, Charlotte Ramsden said: “Crucially, we need better residential care, with placements that meet children’s actual needs.

Government funding to boost education for children in disadvantaged areas

News

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

| CYP Now

The government has revealed further details of funding aimed at “levelling-up” opportunities for families in the most disadvantaged areas.

Easing of Covid-19 restrictions: what new rules mean for children's sector

News

Monday, May 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Some Covid-19 restrictions across England have lifted allowing more freedom for people across the country.

Children in kinship care to receive more support to secure school place

News

Friday, May 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Kinship carers are set to receive more support to secure school places for the children then look after as part of the Department for Education’s revised School Admissions Code.

Children’s commissioner begins major consultation to shape post-covid future for children

News

Monday, April 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Millions of children in England have been invited to set their priorities for improving childhood as part of a major consultation being conducted by the children’s commissioner for England.

Race report 'vindicates' disproportionate exclusions of black children, critics say

News

Thursday, April 1, 2021

| CYP Now

The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities' has been criticised over the "vindication" of disproportionate use of exclusions for children from minority ethnic backgrounds in its recent report.

One in five children eligible for free school meals since pandemic

News

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

| CYP Now

More than 300,000 children became eligible for free schools meals after the start of the first Covid-19 lockdown, government figures show.

Ofsted to launch sexual abuse review

News

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

| CYP Now

Ofsted will launch an immediate review of safeguarding policies in state and independent schools over responses to allegations of sexual abuse.

Digital simulation helps practitioners spot signs of abuse

Features

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| CYP Now

NSPCC teams up with software provider to develop a computer game that helps identify child abuse.

Letters to the Editor: The lad is not for Turing

Opinion

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Holiday Activities and Food Alliance launches to support local authorities

News

Friday, March 19, 2021

| CYP Now

A new coalition of charities, academics and youth organisations has launched in a bid to support local authorities to make the best use of the government’s expanded £220m Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.

Pupil premium funding changes ‘wiping out’ Covid-19 catch up grants

News

Thursday, March 18, 2021

| CYP Now

Covid-19 recovery grants for primary schools have been “entirely wiped out” by changes to the way pupil premium funding is calculated, head teachers have warned.

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Spending Review: Coalition urges investment in support for children from birth

Ofsted schools framework ‘not fit’ for children in care

University challenge: help for care leavers

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021 Shortlist

Central Bedfordshire Council’s director of children's services resigns

Children's commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

Top resources for social care, youth work and education practitioners

Annamarie Hassall named as Nasen’s new chief

Round-up: The holiday activities and food programmes taking place this summer

Education and children’s services complaints ‘dominate’ ombudsman’s work

Transition support for students with disabilities

Marcus Rashford urges families to use £220m school holiday programme

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Letters to the Editor: ‘Better regulation’ a must for residential care

Government funding to boost education for children in disadvantaged areas

Easing of Covid-19 restrictions: what new rules mean for children's sector

Children in kinship care to receive more support to secure school place

Children’s commissioner begins major consultation to shape post-covid future for children

Race report 'vindicates' disproportionate exclusions of black children, critics say

One in five children eligible for free school meals since pandemic

Ofsted to launch sexual abuse review

Digital simulation helps practitioners spot signs of abuse

Letters to the Editor: The lad is not for Turing

Holiday Activities and Food Alliance launches to support local authorities

Pupil premium funding changes ‘wiping out’ Covid-19 catch up grants

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