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Children with a parent in prison get timely help

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Project speeds up process of identifying children affected by parental imprisonment to boost wellbeing and reduce the risk of intergenerational offending.

Young people's lived experiences shape Scottish suicide prevention strategy

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people with lived experiences of mental health challenges or bereavement are driving the implementation of Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy, directly informing government policy around suicide prevention and support.

Catch22 helps young people get on right road

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Not-for-profit organisation delivers discussion-based workshops as part of a programme to break gang and violence ideation among young adults in custody.

Youth offending teams put effective resettlement policies into action

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

A recently published HM Inspectorate of Probation guide highlights examples of effective resettlement practice by youth offending services in Hammersmith and Fulham, Buckinghamshire, Bolton and York.

Special school develops bespoke learning plans

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Special primary school helps children overcome barriers to learning through close collaboration between therapists, teachers and learning support assistants

Green action connects children to natural world

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people add new skills and build their confidence by learning more about the environment and becoming ‘green influencers’ in their communities.

International Focus: LEGO play, worldwide

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta sets out how a LEGO play programme, developed using international evidence of what works, helps improve the speech, language and communication skills of children.

Students take charitable action to counter threat of county lines in their community

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Students from a school in Merseyside take up charitable initiatives to counter the impact of county lines and gang violence in their community.

Digital campaign boosts language outcomes

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Joint council intervention focuses on improving early language outcomes for the lowest performing pre-school age children, with low-income families specifically targeted through health visitor contact.

How I Got Here: Geraldine Roseberry, foster carer

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Geraldine Roseberry reflects on 25 years as a foster carer.

Supporting communication needs in the early years of childhood

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

In 2020, Public Health England published four peer-reviewed case studies of areas delivering speech, language and communication pathways in an integrated way. Here are summaries of the four successful approaches.

How I Got Here: Ezra Rushen, DISC (Digital Independent Specialist College)

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Saturday, July 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Ezra Rushen, head of studio at DISC (Digital Independent Specialist College), shares the moments that have shaped his career to date.

Young women grow confidence and help create safe, inclusive community spaces

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Saturday, July 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Young women from across Fife have created a safe spaces toolkit, to promote inclusive and safe community spaces in the region.

How financial training sees pupils get wise with money

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Programme improves young people's knowledge of money matters, giving them the confidence to make better decisions in managing their personal finances.

Thrive improves behaviour and attainment

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Primary in Dagenham trains its staff to deliver Thrive Approach to supporting children's social and emotional health, becoming a school of excellence in the process.

Training makes teachers ‘trusted adults’

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Cornwall's HeadStart Kernow rolled out an intensive training programme for schools as part of a National Lottery Community Fund grant to support the mental health of children and young people.

Specialist team supports students' emerging mental health needs

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Brighter Futures for Children's Mental Health Support Team fills the mental health support gap by offering school-wide, group-based and one-to-one interventions for students with low and emerging mental health needs.

Young people co-produce mental health directory

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth ambassadors collaborate with service providers on digital resource to make mental health services and advice more accessible for local young people.

Trauma-informed commissioning delivers savings

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Struggling council transforms how it commissions placements for children in care with the focus on reducing trauma and addressing complex needs.

Local Spotlight: Hull City Council

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

New leadership team drives children's services improvements in Yorkshire port city in effort to turn the tide on its Ofsted rating.

Peer researchers build skills in campaign to end youth violence in Merseyside

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Service has recruited young people as peer researchers, to investigate the extent of youth violence in Merseyside and campaign for meaningful social action to tackle it.

Regional sufficiency strategy controls costs

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Councils collaborate to optimise the commissioning of placements, which has boosted the number of providers they work with and kept costs down.

Step-down service improves placement stability

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

In-depth assessments identify ways to support young people from residential homes into foster care delivering placement stability and reducing council costs.

How I Got Here: Early years chef lecturer Sean Cowden

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Sean Cowden, early years chef lecturer at the London Early Years Foundation, on how his career path sparked an interest in childhood nutrition.

How classroom storytelling sessions target emotions

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Creative Classrooms gives children and teachers the opportunity to encourage empathy and focus on personal and social development through stories.

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Children with a parent in prison get timely help

Young people's lived experiences shape Scottish suicide prevention strategy

Catch22 helps young people get on right road

Youth offending teams put effective resettlement policies into action

Special school develops bespoke learning plans

Green action connects children to natural world

International Focus: LEGO play, worldwide

Students take charitable action to counter threat of county lines in their community

Digital campaign boosts language outcomes

How I Got Here: Geraldine Roseberry, foster carer

Supporting communication needs in the early years of childhood

How I Got Here: Ezra Rushen, DISC (Digital Independent Specialist College)

Young women grow confidence and help create safe, inclusive community spaces

How financial training sees pupils get wise with money

Thrive improves behaviour and attainment

Training makes teachers ‘trusted adults’

Specialist team supports students' emerging mental health needs

Young people co-produce mental health directory

Trauma-informed commissioning delivers savings

Local Spotlight: Hull City Council

Peer researchers build skills in campaign to end youth violence in Merseyside

Regional sufficiency strategy controls costs

Step-down service improves placement stability

How I Got Here: Early years chef lecturer Sean Cowden

How classroom storytelling sessions target emotions

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