CYP Now - Opinion

Opinion

Junior Smart: 'Camila cared passionately about the issues affecting young people and their families.' Picture: St Giles Trust

28 January 2024

Remembering a ‘compassionate and radical’ leader

Junior Smart

Alison O'Sullivan: 'Providing for children who arrive after traumatic journeys has far-reaching impact across our child welfare system'. Picture: ADCS

28 January 2024

'Unfit’ asylum transfer scheme needs an overhaul

Alison O’Sullivan

“We need all political parties to recognise that the current situation for the UK’s children is unacceptable”. Picture: Tom Sickova/Adobe Stock

3 January 2024

We need a joined-up strategy for children

The Children’S Charities Coalition Children's Services

Derren Hayes: 'Childcare funding, school standards and tackling violence resonate with the public at large and so will be higher up the agenda this year'

3 January 2024

Three key sector issues for a general election year

Derren Hayes Editorial

Deborah McMillan is national safeguarding partner facilitator

3 January 2024

Statutory guidance gives us ‘permission’ to practice

Deborah Mcmillan Social Care

John Drew is senior associate at the Prison Reform Trust

3 January 2024

A five-point plan for urgent youth custody reform

John Drew Youth Justice

Kathy Evans: "This is an existential crisis for the nation’s children’s charities"

23 November 2023

The cost of leaving

Kathy Evans Your Shout

Derren Hayes: 'There are dozens of examples of good local practice across the country but what is really needed now is a national strategy'

23 November 2023

We need a national strategy to uphold children’s rights

Derren Hayes Children's Services

Jo Davidson is an associate at The Staff College

23 November 2023

Make the UK and the world a child-friendly place

Jo Davidson Children's Services

Mark Russell is chief executive of The Children’s Society

23 November 2023

Children feel the strain of the rising cost of living

Mark Russell Cost-of-living

Dr Sam Parrett: “Non-attendance is becoming a pandemic in itself, which is too big an issue for schools themselves to deal with”

19 October 2023

To tackle attendance, we must redefine it

Dr Sam Parrett Education

Derren Hayes: "The average duration of care proceedings had crept up from the 26-week target to the mid-30s in early 2020, suggesting there is a fundamental system problem with delays"

19 October 2023

Quicker care proceedings can give children certainty

Derren Hayes Social Care

Alison O’Sullivan, chair of National Children’s Bureau

19 October 2023

Growing movement to protect care experience in law

Alison O’Sullivan Social Care

Junior Smart, founder of SOS Project St Giles and director, Smart Training and Consultancy

19 October 2023

Six reasons to support, not condemn, young people

Junior Smart Youth Work

Jon Rallings: “Virtual schools are at an important juncture since their remit was expanded”

21 September 2023

Virtual schools’ expanded remit needs more cash

Jon Rallings Education

<
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
…
>

<
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
…
>