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Future Roots: The farm that helps young people grow

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Future Roots gives children who struggle to cope in school the chance to learn and develop through farming. Founder Julie Plumley explains how countryside activities help transform young lives.

Praise for 'impressive' Parc YOI's Covid-19 response

News

Monday, July 25, 2022

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Inspectors have praised Parc young offender institution (YOI) for “maintaining the high standards” of its previous inspection, despite the challenges of the pandemic.

Longfield urges Education Secretary to fund specialist care placements for teenagers

News

Monday, July 25, 2022

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Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has urged the new Education Secretary to fund the development of specialist residential placements for teenagers in care.

‘Get a grip’ on delayed plans for secure school, MPs tell government

News

Friday, July 15, 2022

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MPs have urged the government to “get a grip” on plans for the UK’s first secure school amid almost four years of delays in opening the setting.

Government ‘has no plan or ambition’ for children’s secure estate

News

Thursday, July 14, 2022

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Youth justice campaigners have accused ministers of having “no clear central plan or ambition for the children’s secure estate”.

Charlie Taylor: Children in youth custody ‘let down’

News

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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Children in the youth custody system are being “let down” by poor provision across all settings, the chief inspector of prisons has said.

Too early to measure impact of improvements at Oakhill STC, say inspectors

News

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

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Inspectors have welcomed improvements to support for young people at Oakhill Secure Training Centre (STC) but warned that "it is too soon” to establish whether they are leading to better care for children.

Ministerial departures throw policy reforms into turmoil

News

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

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Children's sector leaders have warned that ministerial resignations at the Department for Education have raised questions over the future of major policy reforms.

Guide aims to improve education for children in custody

News

Friday, July 1, 2022

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New guidelines designed to tackle “woefully inadequate” education for children in custody have been published to “outline key steps that practitioners can take to address the problem”.

Redthread chief John Poyton steps down

News

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

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John Poyton, chief executive of violence prevention charity Redthread, has announced plans to step down from the organisation after two decades.

Oasis launches new website for secure school

News

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

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New details of England’s first secure school have been revealed on a website launched by Oasis Charitable Trust which will run the provision.

Young people laud youth work role in tackling trauma

News

Friday, June 24, 2022

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Young people have highlighted the importance of youth practitioners showing empathy when working with those who have experienced trauma.

National Deprivation of Liberty Court to deal with child cases

News

Thursday, June 23, 2022

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A national Deprivation of Liberty Court will deal with all new cases involving children, it has been announced.

Campaigners warn Bill of Rights ‘offers no guarantee’ to protect children

News

Thursday, June 23, 2022

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Campaigners have slammed government plans to overhaul human rights legislation, fearing that children’s rights will be eroded.

Recognise Covid errors for next pandemic response

Opinion

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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Iris was a few weeks short of her 18th birthday when she took her life in August 2020.

Factors for Werrington YOI failures

Analysis

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Staffing issues, offender management and insufficient activities behind rise in violence at once good YOI.

Feltham YOI ‘recovering from a worrying decline’, say inspectors

News

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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Inspectors have praised improvements at Feltham A young offender institution (YOI) three years after concerns were raised about high levels of “chaos and violence” at the establishment.

Disadvantaged children under YOTs ‘least likely’ to access employment schemes

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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The most disadvantaged young people involved with youth offending services, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), are least likely to be supported through education and employment, new research has found.

Cookham Wood YOI: Inspectors raise concerns over continued violence

News

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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Inspectors have warned that levels of violence “remain high” at Cookham Wood young offender institution (YOI) in Kent, despite progress being made to reduce the number of incidents over the last year.

OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours

News

Monday, June 6, 2022

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Sunderland’s director of children’s services (DCS) Jill Colbert has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Five ways Covid changed custody

Analysis

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Research into the impact of the pandemic on youth justice services identifies key lessons to improve practice.

Inspections Clinic: Youth offending services

Features

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Latest probation inspectorate annual report highlights services striving to tackle disproportionality but management of young offender risk in the community remains a problem, reports Jo Stephenson.