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Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

News

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Kit Malthouse has been named as the new Education Secretary in Prime Minister Liz Truss’s first cabinet.

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Youth Justice

Other

Thursday, September 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Youth justice roles are available in youth offending teams (YOTs), the police, courts, Crown Prosecution Service, secure estate and voluntary sector. There are also roles in the Youth Justice Board (YJB), which oversees the system in England and Wales.

Home Office grants funding to Liverpool youth violence programme after shootings

News

Thursday, September 1, 2022

| CYP Now

The Home Office has announced a package of support for local authorities in Liverpool to deliver trauma-informed services in schools and violence prevention programmes to young people following a spate of shootings in the city.

Warning over placement of children from England and Wales in Scottish secure children’s homes

News

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

| CYP Now

The “most vulnerable” children in England and Wales are being sent to secure children’s homes (SCHs) in Scotland, new research warns, prompting calls for more provision to be created across the UK.

Intensive support scheme diverts Manchester young people at risk from gangs

Best Practice

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| CYP Now

Practitioners use relational and trauma-informed practice with young people sharing on their own terms.

Details emerge on alternative to custody accommodation scheme

News

Friday, August 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Two supported accommodation settings are to open in London offering an alternative to custody for young people on remand.

Youth work key to London's £5m violence prevention programme

News

Thursday, August 18, 2022

| CYP Now

The London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has shared multi-million pound plans to protect young people from gang involvement as Sadiq Khan warns that the cost-of-living crisis could increase levels of violent crime in the capital.

Record number of children referred as victims of trafficking

News

Monday, August 15, 2022

| CYP Now

The number of children suspected as being victims of child trafficking has reached record levels, according to Home Office figures.

Inspectors criticise ‘concerning’ standards at London youth justice service

News

Thursday, August 11, 2022

| CYP Now

Tower Hamlets and City of London Youth Justice Service (YJS) has been criticised by inspectors for not offering young people “the standards we expect”.

Children’s commissioner report reveals 650 child strip-searches

News

Monday, August 8, 2022

| CYP Now

New analysis by the children's commissioner for England has revealed that 650 children were strip-searched by the Metropolitan Police Service between 2018 and 2020.

Watchdog issues recommendations to Met over strip-searching children

News

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

| CYP Now

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been issued with a raft of recommendations from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) amid concerns over the strip-searching of children.

Sadiq Khan urges Justice Secretary to install weapons detections systems at YOT buildings

News

Friday, July 29, 2022

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London has urged Dominic Raab to back the use of weapons detection systems in all buildings used by youth justice services (YJS) across the capital after the murder of an 18-year-old at a knife awareness course.

Neurodivergent children 'face more barriers in education and justice systems'

News

Thursday, July 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Neurodivergent children face more challenges than their peers when navigating both the education and youth justice systems in England and Wales, with some being labelled as “problem children” as early as year four, according to a new study.

SEND support needs in custody

Analysis

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Research shows that around two-thirds to three-quarters of young people living in the youth secure estate have a special educational need or disabilities (SEND).

Online resource helps young people recover from trauma of care and custody systems

Features

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

A digital toolkit centred around a trauma-informed approach is being used to better support those working with care- and custody-experienced young people.

Interview: Naomi Hulston, Catch 22 chief executive

Features

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

If knowing the strengths and weaknesses of an organisation is an important aspect of leadership, then Naomi Hulston starts her job as Catch22 chief executive from a good position.

Future Roots: The farm that helps young people grow

Features

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

| CYP Now

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

| CYP Now

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.