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Out-of-area care placements make support ‘more challenging’, warns youth justice inspectorate

Thursday, July 4, 2024

| CYP Now

Children in care being placed far from home due to a lack of local placements is hindering the support youth justice services (YJS) can offer, according to the probation inspectorate.

Enough funding for providers is voters’ top childcare priority ahead of election

News

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Voters believe the best way to improve early education and childcare is to ensure providers are properly funded to deliver government schemes such as the expansion of free childcare hours for working families.

Social mobility charity founder Sir Peter Lampl to retire

News

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl has announced he is to retire as executive chair of the Sutton Trust, the social mobility charity he founded 25 years ago.

General Election 2024: Young people question former government advisers on ‘distrust’ of politicians

News

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Former advisor to Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, joined a panel of commentators to be grilled by young people from the UK's most disadvantaged communities ahead of Thursday's general election.

General Election 2024: 'My family have struggled with the system for too long – young carers like me urgently need it to change'

Blogs

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

| CYP Now

For as long as I can remember, I have been told that I was “unusually mature for my age” or that I was “mummy’s extra helper”.

Council celebrates migrant children

News

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Warwickshire celebrated its refugee community with a week of workshops and cultural performances, including input from the local authority's unaccompanied migrant children and Ukrainian refugees.

Council launches consultation on cost-cutting changes to SEND transport offer

News

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Leeds City Council has launched a public consultation on changes to its home-to-school transport offer for older teenagers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in a bid to alleviate pressure on the local authority's budget.

General Election 2024: Next government must focus on sustainable employment for young people

Blogs

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Just two years ago, youth unemployment reportedly reached its lowest level since records began but the celebrations were short-lived.

Young people demand greater access to local youth services

News

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

More than half of young people want greater access to youth services in a bid to improve their mental health and sense of inclusion in their communities, new research from the National Youth Agency (NYA) reveals.

Research: Non-Mainstream Schools and Educational Outcomes of Children in Care

Research

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Children in care generally have much lower educational attainment than their peers.

How I Got Here: Tanvir Ali, former peer leader, Peer Power Youth

Features

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Graduating with a first-class degree in sociology marked the beginning of my career journey.

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Features

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

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.

Young people call for stronger political education to underpin votes at 16 pledges

News

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Young people have called for stronger political education to be offered in schools amid the general election campaign, during which two major parties have pledged to lower the voting age to 16.

Tree of Life shows young people they can flourish

Features

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Peer leaders guide pupils of African Caribbean heritage to improve their emotional wellbeing through explorations of their backgrounds and aspirations.