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Children’s commissioner launches ‘once-in-a-generation’ review of childhood

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

| CYP Now

The new children’s commissioner for England has announced plans to create a 10-year “blueprint” to help children recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

Nine in 10 child sexual abuse survivors experience mental health problems, review finds

News

Thursday, August 5, 2021

| CYP Now

The mental health of almost all survivors of child sexual abuse has been impacted by their ordeal, new research shows.

Government to invest £290m in mental health support for mothers

News

Monday, January 11, 2016

| CYP Now

The government will invest £290m to improve mental health services for new mothers, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

News

Friday, February 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over the future of serious case reviews (SCRs) is damaging local safeguarding arrangements, local safeguarding children board (LSCB) leaders have warned.

More cash to support SEN plans

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Extra funding alone will not improve the transfer of SEN children to integrated care plans, warn campaigners.

Council guide to short breaks

Other

Monday, March 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Charities develop a toolkit to help councils deliver effective short breaks for families with disabled children.

London mayor election: the key policies for children and families

Other

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The next mayor of London will be responsible for a budget of £17bn. So what are the main candidates in May's election pledging to deliver for children, young people and families? We trawl the manifestos to find out.

Mulberry Bush Oxfordshire (MBOX) Teaching School

Best Practice

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Works with education settings to adopt a "psychodynamic" approach to understand children's behaviour as a communication of unmet needs.

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

Families 'still fighting for support' despite SEND reform

News

Monday, September 2, 2019

| CYP Now

Families are still not getting enough support for special educational needs and disabilities, according to a damning sector statement published to mark five years since the SEND reforms.

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

News

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Guidance, co-designed by young people, could help educators, youth workers and foster carers to talk to young people about online sexual harassment.

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

News

Thursday, October 20, 2022

| CYP Now

A seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales recommends the creation of a new child protection authority (CPA) as well as calling for the prosecution of people who work with children and fail to report allegations of abuse.

Children as young as 10 have low wellbeing over living costs, charity warns

News

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost-of-living crisis is impacting the wellbeing of children as young as 10 amid concerns over their family’s finances, a Children’s Society report is warning.

Calls for virtual health centre

Other

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

| CYP Now

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) is calling for the virtual school model proposed in the government's Children's Plan to be adapted to cover health.

Short breaks provision saves 174m

Other

Monday, February 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Savings of 174m a year can be made if the government maintains short break funding for disabled children and their families beyond 2011, a report has claimed.

National network to assist workers

Other

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

| CYP Now

An Oxford project is working to set up a national network for mental health professionals who work with refugee and asylum-seeking children.

News Insight: Commissioner Maggie speaks out

Other

Monday, March 15, 2010

| CYP Now

Newly installed children's commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson is anticipating big changes.

Restraint training needed for entire workforce

Other

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

The whole of the children's workforce would benefit from basic training on the law relating to the use of restraint, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.