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Young people will be offered jobs that give back to the community, The NCS Trust has said. Picture: NCS Trust.

2 October 2023

DCMS and NCS Trust to fund UK Year of Service programme

Amrit Virdi Youth Work

Dame Rachel de Souza is children's commissioner for England. Picture: Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

29 September 2023

Children’s commissioner criticises proposed use of pepper spray in YOIs

Fiona Simpson Youth Justice

The Home Office has invested £4m into the initiative. Picture: Adobe Stock

29 September 2023

Home Office and YEF to invest in childhood trauma response training

Amrit Virdi Youth Work

Foster with North East aims to quash misconceptions around foster care. Picture: Adobe Stock

29 September 2023

North East launches foster care recruitment partnership

Amrit Virdi Children's Services

Children who share a bed describe feeling tired, anxious and embarrassed. Picture: Adobe Stock

29 September 2023

Boost financial support for families to reduce ‘bed poverty’, government urged

Fiona Simpson Health

Andrea Leadsom is the government's early years adviser. Picture: UK Parliament

28 September 2023

Finding suitable buildings blocks quick roll-out of family hubs, Leadsom says

Cyp Now Early Years

Around Around 100,000 children from the three countries are set to be eligible for support through the funding. Picture: Ministry of Defence

28 September 2023

Mental health fund for migrant children launches

Joe Lepper Social Care

Greater support is needed for those who are long-term NEET, the coalition says. Picture: Adobe Stock

28 September 2023

Call for guaranteed access to support for NEET young people

Joe Lepper Youth Work

The guidance lays out councils' duty to provide 'leisure-time activities and facilities for young people'. Picture: Adobe Stock

28 September 2023

DCMS updates statutory guidance on delivery of youth services

Fiona Simpson Youth Work

Lucy Frazer was appointed as Culture Secretary in February. Picture: UK Parliament

28 September 2023

Youth services is a cross-government responsibility, says Culture Secretary

Fiona Simpson Youth Work

Sadiq Khan takes part in a catering workshop delivered by Sweet Dee’s Jerk at the funding launch. Picture: CYP Now/Mankirat Kaur

28 September 2023

Mayor of London invests £3.4m in after-school programmes to reduce violence

Mankirat Kaur Youth Justice

Absence rates 'are significantly higher among pupils with SEND', MPs warn. Picture: Mediteraneo/Adobe Stock

27 September 2023

Mental health and SEND support for pupils needed to tackle school absence, say MPs

Joe Lepper

Funding for free hours has failed to keep pace with inflation, research finds. Picture: Feedback/Adobe Stock

27 September 2023

Fewer disadvantaged two-year-olds 'eligible for funded childcare'

Joe Lepper Early Years

26 September 2023

Inside CYP Now this October: Residential care special, custody restraint ban, case recording advice

Derren Hayes Children's Services

Almost 900 children in sibling groups are waiting for adoption. Picture: pressmaster/Adobe Stock

26 September 2023

Voluntary agencies publish sibling adoption guide

Fiona Simpson Social Care