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General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

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Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election on 4 July.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

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Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Children eligible for free school meals (FSM) who live near a Sure Start centre saw increased performance at GCSE by three grades, six times higher than children not eligible for FSM, new research has found.

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

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Monday, April 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The ability to pause Ofsted inspections in circumstances where there are concerns for leaders’ wellbeing will be extended to cover children’s social care and early years providers, the inspectorate has said.

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers

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Friday, March 15, 2024

| CYP Now

Programmes within schools and nurseries should be at the forefront of a government plan to tackle childhood poverty, a think-tank led by the former Children’s Commissioner for England has told ministers.

Budget fails to address local authority funding crisis, sector leaders warn

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Jeremy Hunt’s latest budget does nothing to address a funding crisis facing local authorities, sector leaders have said.

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Parents should be more involved in the design and delivery of services aimed at tackling ‘systemic’ child poverty in communities across the UK, a report is urging.

Public service providers urged to plan for copper wire switch off

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Childcare providers, schools and local authorities have been urged to plan for the switch off of BT’s copper wiring system.

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have praised Ofsted plans to push forward with reforms to its complaints process, allowing providers to contact the inspectorate to raise concerns following inspections.

Autumn statement 2023: Sector leaders criticise lack of measures for struggling families

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have criticised the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision to reduce National Insurance payments and increase the National Living Wage over measures to support families “at the sharp end of the cost-of-living crisis”.

MPs to investigate urban planning's role in boosting children’s wellbeing

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

| CYP Now

An inquiry is being launched by MPs into how planning, building and urban design can “enhance the health and wellbeing of children and young people”.

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

| CYP Now

King Charles III has laid out the government’s plans for legislation impacting children and young people as part of his first King’s Speech as monarch.

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

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Monday, October 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Half of local authorities say changes to early years development assessments introduced two years ago have damaged the quality of early years education, according to latest research.

Labour Conference 2023: Phillipson announces plan for early years review

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party will carry out a review of early years provision in England, chaired by former Ofsted chief inspector Sir David Bell, if elected, shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said.

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General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers

Budget fails to address local authority funding crisis, sector leaders warn

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

Public service providers urged to plan for copper wire switch off

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

Autumn statement 2023: Sector leaders criticise lack of measures for struggling families

MPs to investigate urban planning's role in boosting children’s wellbeing

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

Labour Conference 2023: Phillipson announces plan for early years review

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