In the June edition of CYP Now: National Tutoring Programme; Care Commissioning Special; Troubled Families

Key policy articles include:

• Key features of the revamped Troubled Families programme, which experts say needs to focus on tackling child poverty
• Three childcare experts set out their priorities for the government’s new early years strategy
• National Citizen Service Trust chief Mark Gifford outlines his plans for a year-round programme
• Social work organisations raise concerns over new Cafcass NQSW training scheme
• Education Policy Institute chief Natalie Perera answers questions on its new study about education catch up
• Project reveals how the justice system is ignoring the needs of young women

Must-read practice articles include:

• School leaders on how the National Tutoring Programme is helping address the pandemic’s impact on disadvantaged pupils’ education
• Latest developments in policy, practice and research in the commissioning of children’s social care services
• What Blackpool Borough Council has done to reshape its children’s services systems
• Profile of foster carer and fostering ambassador Louise Day
• How Game Changer helps young people into employment
• International spotlight looks at the work of agencies in the US to support girls in gangs

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