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General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

Thursday, July 4, 2024

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As voters across the UK go to the polls, children’s sector leaders and campaigners are strengthening calls for the next government to focus on young people.

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

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Monday, July 1, 2024

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Improved special educational needs support, expansion of social prescribing to boost youth mental health and investment in health visiting services are key policy asks sought by children’s charities, finds Amrit Virdi.

The hits and misses of a ‘patchy’ parliament for children’s services

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The past five years saw a pandemic, Brexit fallout, the cost-of-living crisis and regular political upheaval. For children’s services, there was progress and missed opportunities. Experts pick the key developments.

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

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Tackling child poverty is key to improving outcomes for vulnerable young people and must be a priority for the next government, leaders of youth organisations have said.

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Surrey’s director of children’s services Rachael Wardell has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

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Friday, June 14, 2024

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The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

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Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

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Creating more residential care places, restricting children’s access to social media and boosting post-16 vocational training opportunities are some of the key policies affecting children and young people in the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

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Monday, June 10, 2024

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The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

General Election 2024: What the children and young people's sector wants to see from the next government

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

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Charities supporting children and young people have released manifestos detailing what they want from the next government in the run up to the general election after more than a decade of cuts to public services.

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

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Monday, March 11, 2024

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Bradford councillors have agreed to sell off an outdoor residential centre for children as part of £40 million worth of cuts to its budget.

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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Services for children, young people and families in Birmingham face a funding drop of more than £100 million after councillors approved what are thought to be the biggest budget cuts in local authority history.

Care-experienced children in Reading share their views to break down barriers

Best Practice

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Brighter Futures for Children’s Care2Listen group has won the participation prize at the A National Voice Awards after encouraging looked-after children to share their views.

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

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Monday, October 30, 2023

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has used a visit to a holiday food scheme to call on the government to tackle child poverty.

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Children’s charities are facing a long-term decline in popularity among their traditional supporters, leaving them battling to attract donations and support, researchers are warning.

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General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

The hits and misses of a ‘patchy’ parliament for children’s services

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

General Election 2024: What the children and young people's sector wants to see from the next government

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

Care-experienced children in Reading share their views to break down barriers

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

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