In the new edition of CYP Now: SEND Special, tackling youth violence, and DfE mythbuster

The 12-page special report includes practice examples on a council-run early years quality mark for childcare settings delivering the highest quality of SEND support; an award-winning school's speech and language therapy service; autism support centres at mainstream schools delivering inclusive education across a county; and specialist SEND support for care leavers.

The main feature looks in depth at how the public health approach has been used in the US and Scotland to reduce youth violence, and hears from experts who say it could help stem the rising number of youth knife offences in England.
 
Sector leaders also analyse whether the Department for Education's "mythbusting guide" helps clarify statutory child protection obligations or creates more confusion.
 
Also in the September edition:

• Early years - How the 30 hours childcare scheme has impacted on take-up of funded childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds
• Youth justice - Experts discuss whether enough is being done to reduce criminalisation of children in residential child care
• Health - A blueprint for the future of health visiting sets out how practitioners can best support families
• Education - The impact of cuts to specialist school support for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children
• Children's services - Will a smacking ban raise demand on children's services if adopted by the UK?
• Youth work - How youth groups can access new funding to help them become more sustainable
   

You can see the full contents of the October edition here

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