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Government announces new child poverty unit

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

| CYP Now

Feltham Young Offender Institution (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’

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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.