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Make data sharing on school attendance mandatory, children’s commissioner says

Thursday, November 2, 2023

| CYP Now

The children’s commissioner for England has called for compulsory data sharing on attendance across all schools, academy trusts and local authorities in a bid to tackle “endemic” absenteeism in Key Stage 4.

Webinar to examine impact of vision and hearing problems on child development

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Leading experts will discuss the impact of vision and hearing problems on children’s development and how to improve support in schools, during a webinar hosted by CYP Now and its sister titles.

National Citizen Service partners with DoE for school activities pilot

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service (NCS) Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DoE) Award are linking up to run a pilot scheme to provide enrichment activities in up to 200 secondary schools.

Success of National Tutoring Programme threatened by funding shortage

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is tackling the attainment gap but a lack of funding threatens its long-term future, an evaluation from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has found.

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.

Keegan: schools must share RSHE resources with parents

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Friday, October 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Schools have an obligation to share with parents the materials used to teach relationships, sex and health education (RSHE), according to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan.

Former Health Secretary raises issue of universal autism screening for young children

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has asked the government if it is looking into carrying out universal screening in primary schools for autism and other neurodivergent conditions.

Children refusing to go to school becoming major concern among parents

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

| CYP Now

A charity is warning of a rapid rise in the proportion of children anxious about attending school.

Disadvantaged young people ‘at risk of being locked out’ of emerging tech opportunities

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Action is being called for to ensure disadvantaged young people can access education, work and training opportunities that will become increasingly available through virtual reality technology around the Metaverse.

BBC Teach partners with Adoption UK to represent care experience in the classroom

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Adoption UK has joined forces with BBC Teach to design a new set of resources for teachers and children based on how to address care experience in education settings.

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.

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.

Quarter of children’s epilepsy support plans not reviewed over last year, charity warns

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Monday, October 9, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a quarter of children with epilepsy have not had their education support plans reviewed in the last 12 months, new research finds.

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

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Friday, October 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party would introduce compulsory supervised toothbrushing in English primary schools as part of a “rescue plan for NHS dentistry” if it wins the next general election, leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Pandemic attainment gap reducing faster in maths than reading, study finds

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

| CYP Now

The gap in educational attainment between pupils from disadvantaged families and their peers is closing quicker in maths than in reading following the pandemic, new research finds.

Conservative Party Conference 2023: Key discussions impacting children and young people

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The Conservative Party Conference is taking place in Manchester this week, with discussions around banning the use of mobile phones in schools, national living wage increases and university teaching set to affect the lives of children and young people.

Call for guaranteed access to support for NEET young people

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

| CYP Now

A coalition of youth employment organisations is calling on the government to guarantee young people who are not in education, training or employment (NEET) access to support.

Lenehan urges sector to ‘keep pushing’ for SEND improvement in retirement speech

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| CYP Now

The director of the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has urged the sector to “keep pushing” for greater support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in her final speech ahead of her retirement.

Ofsted calls for PE lessons to better support SEND pupils

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can be more effectively supported if schools offer a broader physical education (PE) curriculum, according to Ofsted.

Child poverty impacting school staff roles

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

| CYP Now

An increase child poverty rates has seen school staff take on greater responsibility for issues including sourcing food vouchers and learning equipment for children, new research finds.

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Make data sharing on school attendance mandatory, children’s commissioner says

Webinar to examine impact of vision and hearing problems on child development

National Citizen Service partners with DoE for school activities pilot

Success of National Tutoring Programme threatened by funding shortage

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

Keegan: schools must share RSHE resources with parents

Former Health Secretary raises issue of universal autism screening for young children

Children refusing to go to school becoming major concern among parents

Disadvantaged young people ‘at risk of being locked out’ of emerging tech opportunities

BBC Teach partners with Adoption UK to represent care experience in the classroom

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

Labour Conference 2023: Phillipson announces plan for early years review

Quarter of children’s epilepsy support plans not reviewed over last year, charity warns

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

Pandemic attainment gap reducing faster in maths than reading, study finds

Conservative Party Conference 2023: Key discussions impacting children and young people

Call for guaranteed access to support for NEET young people

Lenehan urges sector to ‘keep pushing’ for SEND improvement in retirement speech

Ofsted calls for PE lessons to better support SEND pupils

Child poverty impacting school staff roles

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