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SEND reform will not ‘stem the tide of demand’ for support

Thursday, June 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Council chiefs are warning that the government’s planned special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms will not be enough to tackle a rapid increase in demand for support for families.

London mayor pledges £4m to improve speech and language support

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s violence reduction unit (VRU) is to plough £4m into improving support for children with special educational needs (SEN), who are at a greater risk of crime than their peers.

DfE announces increased access to Turing Scheme for disadvantaged students

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Monday, July 17, 2023

| CYP Now

More disadvantaged students are set to benefit from the Turing Scheme in the next academic year, with two-thirds of participants coming from deprived or underrepresented backgrounds, the government has said.

Children referred to social care more likely to fail core GCSEs, charity warns

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Children who have been referred to social care are twice as likely to fail an English or maths GCSE than their peers, research warns.

Ofsted chief inspector nominee calls for urgent attendance review

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

| CYP Now

The leader of a multi-academy trust tipped to be Ofsted’s next chief inspector has urged the inspectorate to carry out an urgent thematic review of attendance in schools.

DfE must publish plan to reduce post-pandemic disadvantage gap, say researchers

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

| CYP Now

Researchers are urging the government to publish a plan setting out how it will reduce the disadvantage gap in the wake of the pandemic.

Nick Gibb stands down as schools minister

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Monday, November 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Schools minister Nick Gibb has stepped down from his long-held Department for Education position amid a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

New trans guidance for schools is ‘unlawful’, barrister says

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

A specialist barrister has said that the government’s draft trans guidance for schools infringes on human rights and discrimination laws.

Beano and Place2Be launch children’s mental health partnership

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Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

The Beano has partnered with children’s mental health charity Place2Be to help young children build better mental health.

Funding fears amid decreasing demand for school places in London

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Monday, March 4, 2024

| CYP Now

A drop in demand for secondary school places in the capital could lead to cutting after-school clubs, narrowing curriculums and more school closures due to reduced funding, London Councils has warned.

Most recent local area SEND inspection reports

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regularly publish the results of joint inspections examining the quality of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) offered by local authorities.

Fines for parents of absent children 'penalise struggling families'

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Monday, March 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Government plans to strengthen school attendance regulations could “penalise struggling families”, professionals working with disadvantaged children have said.

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| CYP Now

Vulnerable pupils, including those with mental health problems, are at an increased risk of experiencing "an unexplained transfer" from their school, research has found.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

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Monday, April 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Home schooling register could help protect children ‘kept away from wider society’

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Thursday, May 16, 2024

| CYP Now

A national elective home education (EHE) register could help improve the lives of home-schooled children who have “little or no contact with the world outside their family”, a report by safeguarding experts has found.

Girls twice as likely to opt out of PE lessons than boys, research finds

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

| CYP Now

Twice as many girls than boys say they would choose to never take part in a PE lesson again if given the option, new research finds.

Ofsted survey shows PE in schools is improving

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

| CYP Now

The standard of physical education (PE) in primary and secondary schools is improving and pupils are doing better, according to a report by Ofsted.

LSC staff prepare for local authority transfer

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

| CYP Now

The process to transfer Learning and Skills Council staff to new agencies in preparation for the LSC's abolition in April 2010 has begun.

Young people sought for environmental think tank

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

| CYP Now

Outspoken seven- to 14-year-olds are being asked to form an environmental think tank.

Chair announced for new government award scheme

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Dame Denise Platt, chair of the recently abolished Commission for Social Care Inspection, is to chair a new government award scheme to recognise innovation and excellence in local government.

Children do worse at deprived schools

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

| CYP Now

Intelligent children who go to deprived state schools do worse than their counterparts from wealthier areas, a Sutton Trust report has found.

Teaching assistants face violence and abuse at work

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Monday, May 18, 2009

| CYP Now

Almost half of teaching assistants experience violence or abuse at work, according to research.

Tories call for action to stop school arson attacks

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Friday, May 22, 2009

| CYP Now

Police have been called into schools 3,000 times over the past two years to deal with arson attacks, according to latest figures obtained by the Conservative Party.

Tesco teams up with Glasgow to promote healthy eating

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Monday, March 10, 2008

| CYP Now

Tesco stores in Glasgow are helping children and young people learn about healthy eating and exercise following an agreement with the council.

Review backs compulsory community service

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

| CYP Now

A review of citizenship ordered by the Prime Minister has supported the idea of compulsory civic service for young people.

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SEND reform will not ‘stem the tide of demand’ for support

London mayor pledges £4m to improve speech and language support

DfE announces increased access to Turing Scheme for disadvantaged students

Children referred to social care more likely to fail core GCSEs, charity warns

Ofsted chief inspector nominee calls for urgent attendance review

DfE must publish plan to reduce post-pandemic disadvantage gap, say researchers

Nick Gibb stands down as schools minister

New trans guidance for schools is ‘unlawful’, barrister says

Beano and Place2Be launch children’s mental health partnership

Funding fears amid decreasing demand for school places in London

Most recent local area SEND inspection reports

Fines for parents of absent children 'penalise struggling families'

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

Home schooling register could help protect children ‘kept away from wider society’

Girls twice as likely to opt out of PE lessons than boys, research finds

Ofsted survey shows PE in schools is improving

LSC staff prepare for local authority transfer

Young people sought for environmental think tank

Chair announced for new government award scheme

Children do worse at deprived schools

Teaching assistants face violence and abuse at work

Tories call for action to stop school arson attacks

Tesco teams up with Glasgow to promote healthy eating

Review backs compulsory community service

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