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Mental health experts to advise DfE on teacher wellbeing

Monday, March 18, 2019

| CYP Now

A panel of mental health experts will look at ways of helping teachers deal with the pressures of the job, to boost the Department for Education's proposed recruitment and retention strategy.

Call to tackle 'catastrophic' effect of domestic abuse on children

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

| CYP Now

Children affected by domestic abuse should be given priority for health support and school places, according to a report into the personal and financial cost of their experience.

Teachers lack confidence to help pupils who self-harm, study finds

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Friday, March 1, 2019

| CYP Now

More than eight out of 10 secondary school teachers say they have taught a pupil who they believe self-harms but many lack the confidence and training to support them, a charity survey has found.

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

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Monday, February 25, 2019

| CYP Now

The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be taught to all secondary school pupils, the Department for Education has announced.

Harmful sexual behaviour: charity launches guidance for children's health professionals

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Friday, February 22, 2019

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has launched new guidance on harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) to help children's health professionals to identify risk.

Black pupils 'more likely to be diagnosed with special needs'

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Friday, February 15, 2019

| CYP Now

Black pupils are more likely to be identified as having special educational needs, a study has found.

NHS failing to meet SEND support costs, say MPs

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Friday, February 15, 2019

| CYP Now

Councils are spending hundreds of millions of pounds a year on providing basic support such as wheelchairs and therapy for children with special needs which should be paid for by the health service, MPs have warned.

Government 'failing deaf children' as grades fall behind hearing classmates

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

| CYP Now

Deaf children are falling a whole grade behind their hearing classmates, prompting a charity to warn of a "lost generation".

Lack of sleep link to anxiety in children, study shows

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Monday, February 4, 2019

| CYP Now

Lack of sleep is fuelling anxiety levels among schoolchildren, a survey by a mental health charity has found.

Reform child mental health care or face crisis, government warned

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

| CYP Now

The government risks creating a mental health crisis, if it does not prioritise children's mental health in legislation reforms, academics and MPs have claimed.

Action needed over 'significantly weak' SEND provision in Sheffield

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Monday, January 28, 2019

| CYP Now

A council has been ordered to submit a written action plan to inspectors after they found "significant areas of weakness" in its special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision.

Parents' anger over SEND failures in Swindon

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Friday, January 18, 2019

| CYP Now

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Swindon face a "bleak" future due to a lack of support from council and health services, inspectors have been told.

Ombudsman slams council over SEN failings

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

| CYP Now

A council has been reprimanded for failing to properly support a string of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - leaving one child unable to attend school for two years.

'No deal' Brexit could divert DfE staff to other departments

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

| CYP Now

Department for Education (DfE) staff could be seconded to other departments to help with supply of "mission critical" items like food and medicines following a "no deal" Brexit, a committee of MPs heard today.

Sugar education to be part of core school subjects

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Monday, January 14, 2019

| CYP Now

Children are set to study sugar consumption in English and maths lessons, as part of the government's latest strategy to tackle childhood obesity.

Former Rotherham children's chief awarded CBE

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Friday, January 4, 2019

| CYP Now

A council chief who was credited with turning around Rotherham children's services following the borough's child sexual exploitation scandal, has been awarded a CBE.

Ombudsman criticises council over treatment of girl with 'school phobia'

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman for failing to consider alternative education for a child suffering from anxiety and "school phobia".

Spielman: Shortcomings in SEND support a national scandal

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

| CYP Now

Thousands of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are not getting the support they need despite government attempts to improve the system, Ofsted's chief inspector has warned.

Schools funding 'near crisis point' due to SEND pressures

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The school funding system will implode unless the government addresses shortfalls in support for SEND pupils, an influential director of children's services (DCS) has told MPs.

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 CYP Now Awards were revealed last night on a night of celebration and pride for the sector.

Bercow Review: 'Grave concerns' over lack of progress on speech and language support

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Speech and language campaigners have expressed "grave concerns" that the government is failing to support many children with speech, language and communications needs (SLCN), 10 years after the landmark Bercow Review on the issue.

One in three secondary school pupils 'has mental health problem'

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

| CYP Now

A third of secondary school pupils are suffering from mental health problems, a survey by Action for Children has found.

Stigma deters children from discussing mental health with teachers

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

| CYP Now

Children remain reluctant to discuss their mental health with teachers, even after school staff receive training on how best to provide support a study has found.

Council pays compensation for persistent failures in SEND support

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

| CYP Now

A council has agreed to pay compensation after it was judged to have failed to provide adequate support to a boy with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Families launch legal bid to prevent SEND cuts

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

| CYP Now

A council's decision to cut more than £21m from its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) budget is the latest to be challenged in court by children and their families.

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Mental health experts to advise DfE on teacher wellbeing

Call to tackle 'catastrophic' effect of domestic abuse on children

Teachers lack confidence to help pupils who self-harm, study finds

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Harmful sexual behaviour: charity launches guidance for children's health professionals

Black pupils 'more likely to be diagnosed with special needs'

NHS failing to meet SEND support costs, say MPs

Government 'failing deaf children' as grades fall behind hearing classmates

Lack of sleep link to anxiety in children, study shows

Reform child mental health care or face crisis, government warned

Action needed over 'significantly weak' SEND provision in Sheffield

Parents' anger over SEND failures in Swindon

Ombudsman slams council over SEN failings

'No deal' Brexit could divert DfE staff to other departments

Sugar education to be part of core school subjects

Former Rotherham children's chief awarded CBE

Ombudsman criticises council over treatment of girl with 'school phobia'

Spielman: Shortcomings in SEND support a national scandal

Schools funding 'near crisis point' due to SEND pressures

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

Bercow Review: 'Grave concerns' over lack of progress on speech and language support

One in three secondary school pupils 'has mental health problem'

Stigma deters children from discussing mental health with teachers

Council pays compensation for persistent failures in SEND support

Families launch legal bid to prevent SEND cuts

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