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MPs removed from anti-poverty charity’s board over free school meals vote

Thursday, October 29, 2020

| CYP Now

Feeding Britain has removed MPs from its board after one of its trustees voted against extending free school meals to children from low-income families out of term time.

No limit on size of informal 'childcare bubbles' amid second lockdown, DfE confirms

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

| CYP Now

There is no size limit on the number of children and adults that can meet up as part of an informal "childcare bubble" during the second lockdown, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

Services for children with SEND ‘seriously affected’ by Covid-19 pandemic

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

| CYP Now

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have regressed in their development due to lack of available services during the Covid-19 pandemic, Ofsted has said.

Mother 'left in debt' after council ends school transport for autistic son

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Monday, December 7, 2020

| CYP Now

A council that withdrew school transport for an autistic boy, leaving his mother to pay for taxis to get him to his special school, has been criticised by the local government and social care ombudsman.

DfE announces staggered returns for secondary schools after Christmas

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has announced a staggered return for secondary school pupils in England after the Christmas break.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

Children’s commissioner and Tory MPs lead calls for ‘routemap’ to end school closures

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Monday, January 25, 2021

| CYP Now

Conservative MPs and the children’s commissioner for England are leading calls for the government to provide a “routemap” for schools reopening across England.

SEND Summit to examine impact of reforms on practice

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| CYP Now

CYP Now is to stage a one-day conference for professionals working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) centred around what major SEND and alternative provision reforms mean for practitioners and families.

Call for teacher training to tackle homophobia

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

| CYP Now

Teachers should receive training in order to address homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying, a charity has said.

DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Internet and mobile phone technology will be central to government plans for young people to provide mental health support for their peers in school, it has emerged.

MPs criticise Ofsted on careers guidance scrutiny

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

MPs have criticised Ofsted for not being tough enough on schools that offer poor-quality careers guidance.

Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has set out plans to reform children's social care through a Children and Social Work Bill, with the proposals being broadly well received by the sector.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

Call to increase grammar school access for poorer children

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Grammar schools in one of the few counties to retain the selective education system are being called on to do more to improve access for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

MPs slam school careers advice

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Careers education is inadequate in too many English schools and fails to prepare young people for their future, a group of MPs has said.

Election 2019: Charity calls for free private school places for disadvantaged pupils

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

| CYP Now

Overhauling the private school system to allocate places to disadvantaged children based on academic achievement not money is among demands being made ahead of the general election by social mobility charity The Sutton Trust.

Poverty leads to unequal access to education, report says

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

| CYP Now

The impact that poverty can have on children's ability to learn and succeed at school has been revealed by latest research.

Ofsted warns councils over illegal schools 'con'

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Thursday, October 3, 2019

| CYP Now

Ofsted has warned councils to carry out robust checks to ensure they are not being conned into placing vulnerable children in illegal schools.

Council failings left disabled twins without necessary support, ombudsman finds

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Monday, August 8, 2022

| CYP Now

Liverpool City Council failed to provide two teenage siblings with the support they needed for 18 months, the local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) has found.

Toolkit to support teachers to improve student wellbeing

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

| CYP Now

A free toolkit has been designed to help teachers promote positive mental wellbeing, after charity research showed 40 per cent of teachers don’t feel confident helping students with mental health.

Concerns raised as government delays SEND review plan until 2023

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have raised concerns about further delays in improving support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after the government confirmed it will not respond to the SEND review until early next year.

‘Urgent action’ needed to help children meet healthy levels of physical activity

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

| CYP Now

The majority of children are less active than medically advised, finds a report, which warns that "urgent action" is needed to improve levels of physical activity.

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

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Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social work and early years leaders have criticised the Prime Minister’s New Year speech, saying he failed to address several key priorities for children and young people.

London mayor to fund free school meals for all primary pupils

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Monday, February 20, 2023

| CYP Now

All primary school children in London will receive free school meals for a year after the Mayor of London pledged £130m of emergency funding to help families with the rising cost of living.

Social care and education workers ‘among hardest hit’ by rising costs, charity warns

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

| CYP Now

Social care and education staff are among groups of workers being hit hardest by the cost-of-living crisis, research by the charity Food Foundation has revealed.

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MPs removed from anti-poverty charity’s board over free school meals vote

No limit on size of informal 'childcare bubbles' amid second lockdown, DfE confirms

Services for children with SEND ‘seriously affected’ by Covid-19 pandemic

Mother 'left in debt' after council ends school transport for autistic son

DfE announces staggered returns for secondary schools after Christmas

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

Children’s commissioner and Tory MPs lead calls for ‘routemap’ to end school closures

SEND Summit to examine impact of reforms on practice

Call for teacher training to tackle homophobia

DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

MPs criticise Ofsted on careers guidance scrutiny

Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

Call to increase grammar school access for poorer children

MPs slam school careers advice

Election 2019: Charity calls for free private school places for disadvantaged pupils

Poverty leads to unequal access to education, report says

Ofsted warns councils over illegal schools 'con'

Council failings left disabled twins without necessary support, ombudsman finds

Toolkit to support teachers to improve student wellbeing

Concerns raised as government delays SEND review plan until 2023

‘Urgent action’ needed to help children meet healthy levels of physical activity

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

London mayor to fund free school meals for all primary pupils

Social care and education workers ‘among hardest hit’ by rising costs, charity warns

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