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DfE has ‘little understanding’ on impact of spending on disadvantaged pupils, NAO finds

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has “limited evidence” on how well more than £4 billion worth of funding is being spent on initiatives designed to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

Charities call for reform to benefits system to tackle poverty and mental health crisis

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| CYP Now

A new report from a coalition of children’s charities has warned that an inadequate benefits system is contributing to a "dual crisis" of poverty and poor mental health among families.

Ministers urged to introduce legislation on access to playgrounds

News

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

| CYP Now

Charity Play England is calling on ministers to reform planning guidance to increase access to green spaces and playgrounds for children.

Leeds City Council to review child protection case linked to Harehills disturbance

News

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

| CYP Now

Leeds City Council will urgently review a child protection case linked to disorder in one of the city’s suburbs last week, local authority leaders have said.

Reach young people through their interests

Opinion

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

| CYP Now

DfE confirms ministerial responsibilities

News

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has confirmed the responsibilities of its ministers.

More parenting, less corporate

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Monday, July 22, 2024

| CYP Now

I have had the privilege, over recent weeks, to be invited to attend two regional conferences as a delegate - both of which have been led and facilitated by care experienced young people from across the North East region. The events were moving and inspirational and, as always, have got me thinking…

SEND inclusion to be key focus of government’s curriculum review

News

Monday, July 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Barriers faced by disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools will be central to a government-commissioned review of the school curriculum.

Home education: Can the government do more to support families?

Blogs

Monday, July 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Here in the UK, home education has become more and more common, with parents opting for this route of education rather than choosing to send their children to a traditional school.

Disabled children among hardest hit by lack of holiday childcare places

News

Friday, July 19, 2024

| CYP Now

Children with disabilities are among those set to be most adversely impacted by a reduction in holiday childcare places this summer.

Ofsted finds ‘significant deterioration’ in quality of support at council's children's services

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have delivered a damning verdict on the quality of support for children and young people at Halton Borough Council.

Janet Daby to hold children’s minister brief, DfE official confirms

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Former social worker Janet Daby has been appointed as the new children’s minister, according to the Department for Education’s director general for families.

Ofsted chief suggests end of single-word judgments could be announced ‘within weeks’

News

Thursday, July 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted’s chief inspector has hinted that the removal of the inspectorate’s one-word judgments could be announced “within weeks”.

Government announces new child poverty unit

News

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new cross-government child poverty unit.

Councils share £30mn to help children in care build relationships with friends and family

News

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is investing £30mn to increase the reach of a programme to help children in care build and mend relationships with friends, family and trusted adults in their lives such as teachers.

King’s Speech 2024: Children’s mental health and wellbeing central to proposed legislation

News

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Legislation designed to improve children’s wellbeing is among government plans laid out by Charles III in his first King’s Speech under a Labour government.

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

News

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have welcomed elements of the King's Speech linked to services for children's mental health and education but have questioned the omission of issues including children's social care reform and votes for 16-and 17-year-olds.

Funding, policy and training gaps 'leaving SEND children at risk of exploitation'

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

A lack of funding, relevant training, and up to date guidance from government are leaving children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) at risk of criminal and sexual abuse, a study has found.

North East Lincolnshire ranked as toughest place for girls to grow up

News

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

North East Lincolnshire is the most challenging place for girls to grow up in the UK, according to a major new study.

Ofsted figures highlight regional disparity in children’s home placements

News

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted’s national director for social care has raised concerns about an increase in children’s homes numbers “in the wrong places”, as latest figures show 25% of settings are concentrated in one region.

Incidents of violence increase by more than 50% at Feltham YOI

News

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

| CYP Now

Feltham Young Offender Insititution (YOI) has been branded the "most violent prison in the country" by inspectors following a surge in violence among young people.

Young children with SEND face ‘widest attainment gap on record’

News

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged reception-aged children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are academically further behind their non-disadvantaged peers than at any other time on record, according to a new report.

New government, new messages

Blogs

Monday, July 15, 2024

| CYP Now

Schools used to commonly say “we are here to educate and not to care for children”. And we all rightly criticised them then.

‘Outstanding’ council receives praise for child-centred social work

News

Monday, July 15, 2024

| CYP Now

A local authority, rated “outstanding” by Ofsted, has been praised over putting the experiences of children “at the heart of social work”.

NHS trusts struggling to cope with demand for children's support, study finds

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Monday, July 15, 2024

| CYP Now

Just 16% of NHS trusts are keeping up with demand for children and young people’s services with waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments as long as three years in some areas, a survey has found.

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