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Josh MacAlister (left) elected as a Labour MP while Bridget Phillippson (right) has retained her seat. Picture: Bridget Phillipson/X

5 July 2024

General Election 2024: Care Review chair Josh MacAlister elected as Labour MP

Fiona Simpson Social Care

David Johnston was appointed children's minister in August 2023. Picture: UK Parliament

5 July 2024

General Election 2024: Former children's minister Johnston among Tory MPs to lose seats

Derren Hayes Children's Services

Bridget Phillipson is MP for Houghton and Sunderland. Picture: UK Parliament

5 July 2024

Bridget Phillipson appointed as Education Secretary

Fiona Simpson Education

Moving children to a new area could leave them unsupported and open to greater risk, HM Inspectorate of Probation warns. Picture: Candy1812/Adobe Stock

4 July 2024

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

Joe Lepper Youth Justice

Scouts waiting list stands at 107,000 nationally. Picture: Scouts

4 July 2024

Scouts issues volunteer plea as waiting lists reach record level

Joe Lepper Youth Work

Children's sector leaders are urging the next government to invest in young people's services.

4 July 2024

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

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Willow: 'There is huge public interest in transparency over who has been selected for this expert group'. Picture: Article 39

4 July 2024

DfE threatened with internal review over failure to share membership of expert group

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Sir Peter Lampl also founded the Education Endowment Foundation. Picture: sirpeterlampl.co.uk

3 July 2024

Social mobility charity founder Sir Peter Lampl to retire

Joe Lepper Children's Services

A plan to improve recruitment and retention is staff is also need to sustain the early years sector, leaders say. Picture: LightfieldStudios/Adobe Stock

3 July 2024

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

Joe Lepper Early Years

Alastair Campbell, Salma Shah and Kwajo Tweneboa were on the panel discussing answering questions from young people. Picture: Jo Rogers.

2 July 2024

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

Amrit Virdi Youth Work

Young people want more political education in the UK curriculum. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Monkey Business

1 July 2024

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

Amrit Virdi Youth Work

The consultation is hoping to make support more cost effective for the local authority. Picture: Adobe Stock/ stockbusters

1 July 2024

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

Amrit Virdi Education

Celebrations included a youth art competition. Picture: Warwickshire County Council

1 July 2024

Council celebrates migrant children

Amrit Virdi Social Care

Young people aged 16- and 17 want access to services which boost careers skills. Picture: Jacob Lund/Adobe Stock

1 July 2024

Young people demand greater access to local youth services

Fiona Simpson Youth Work

The July edition of CYP Now is out now.

28 June 2024

In July’s CYP Now: Family courts and care proceedings; calls for next government; inside family hubs