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Adolescent mental health research receives £10m boost

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Monday, September 30, 2019

| CYP Now

A new £10m research centre dedicated to adolescent mental health is aiming to influence better policy in schools.

Children’s happiness continues to decline, annual wellbeing survey reveals

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Monday, September 26, 2022

| CYP Now

One in nine children have poor wellbeing and their happiness in life continues to decline, the Children's Society's annual Good Childhood Report has revealed.

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Guidance, co-designed by young people, could help educators, youth workers and foster carers to talk to young people about online sexual harassment.

Council criticised over 'flawed' home to school transport scheme

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Monday, October 10, 2022

| CYP Now

A local authority has been criticised over its “flawed” post-16 transport policy after a teenager with special educational needs was denied free travel to college.

Free school meal expansion could boost economy by almost £100bn, research suggests

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| CYP Now

Expanding free school meal eligibility to include all children in state education could add £99.5bn to the economy, research is suggesting.

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

| CYP Now

A seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales recommends the creation of a new child protection authority (CPA) as well as calling for the prosecution of people who work with children and fail to report allegations of abuse.

Third UK lockdown had ‘biggest negative impact’ on children’s mental health

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Covid-19 restrictions introduced in early 2021 had the biggest negative impact on the mental health and wellbeing of children than any other lockdown during the pandemic, research has found.

Teachers raise alarm over lack of mental health support in schools

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Teachers are concerned over a lack of access to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in schools, with 92 per cent saying their school either has not enough or no access to provision.

LEGO launches Braille bricks

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

| CYP Now

LEGO has released its first set of Braille bricks to the public to boost access to play for children who are blind or have blind family members.

Local authority SEND transport costs could top £1bn by 2028, council leaders warn

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Monday, November 20, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost of school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across county councils could reach more than £1 billion for the first time over the next five years, local authority leaders warn.

Free school meals scheme may not be extended without government funding, Sadiq Khan says

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has suggested he may be unable to extend a free school meals scheme for primary school students over the next academic year if re-elected due to a lack of funding reserves.

Breakfast clubs for all primary school children among Labour’s health pledges

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

| CYP Now

The introduction of free breakfast clubs for all primary school children, better access to mental health support and curbs on junk food advertising are among plans to improve children’s health being proposed by the Labour Party should it win the next general election.

Report slams ‘significant lack’ of government action to tackle root cause of school absences

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Mental health experts have criticised a lack of action by the government to tackle underlying issues behind persistent school absences such as poor emotional wellbeing and poverty.

Interactive magazine to help young people talk about cancer

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

| CYP Now

Teenage Cancer Trust has developed an interactive magazine edited by teenagers to encourage pupils to talk about cancer.

Takeaways near schools are damaging pupils' health

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Friday, March 28, 2008

| CYP Now

The number of businesses selling junk food near schools is threatening the health of children and young people, the School Food Trust has claimed.

Local authorities get twice as long to appeal CAAs

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

| CYP Now

Local authorities and their partners will be given more time to appeal judgments made by Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) inspectors, following pressure from councils.

CYP Now subscribers affected by postal strike can get digital copy

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Friday, October 23, 2009

| CYP Now

CYP Now subscribers who do not receive their issue because of the current postal strike can access a digital copy.

Balls limits parents' right to remove children from PSHE

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

| CYP Now

Parents will no longer be able to withdraw children over the age of 15 from personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE), Children's Secretary Ed Balls has announced.

Family charities urge services to work together

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

| CYP Now

A coalition of family charities has called for all forms of children and young people's services to consider ways of working together to prevent family breakdown during the recession.

Call for improved school alcohol education

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

| CYP Now

Alcohol education in schools should be made a key part of the science and personal, social, and health education curricula, according to guidance.

Director of Harrow's children's services to stand down

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Monday, September 14, 2009

| CYP Now

The director of Harrow's children's services is to leave the council after more than seven years in the post.

Conservative conference: Specialist charities 'should teach sex education' in schools

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Monday, October 5, 2009

| CYP Now

Sex education in schools could be taught by advisors from specialist charities such as Brook, shadow children's minister Tim Loughton has said.

Fears abuse accusations could be lost in the post

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Monday, October 19, 2009

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised about the security of the new vetting and barring procedures after it emerged allegations against adults working with children can be sent in the post.

SkillsActive calls for staffing regulations to be relaxed

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Monday, December 21, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to relax staffing regulations for holiday play schemes or risk a repeat of 2009, when thousands of children were turned away from them.

Balls should recognise 'grown-up Baby Ps'

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Monday, January 4, 2010

| CYP Now

The director of the Howard League for Penal Reform has called on Children's Secretary Ed Balls to recognise that children in the criminal justice system are "grown-up Baby Ps" and treat them accordingly, as the sector gives its views on resolutions Balls should make this New Year.

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Adolescent mental health research receives £10m boost

Children’s happiness continues to decline, annual wellbeing survey reveals

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

Council criticised over 'flawed' home to school transport scheme

Free school meal expansion could boost economy by almost £100bn, research suggests

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

Third UK lockdown had ‘biggest negative impact’ on children’s mental health

Teachers raise alarm over lack of mental health support in schools

LEGO launches Braille bricks

Local authority SEND transport costs could top £1bn by 2028, council leaders warn

Free school meals scheme may not be extended without government funding, Sadiq Khan says

Breakfast clubs for all primary school children among Labour’s health pledges

Report slams ‘significant lack’ of government action to tackle root cause of school absences

Interactive magazine to help young people talk about cancer

Takeaways near schools are damaging pupils' health

Local authorities get twice as long to appeal CAAs

CYP Now subscribers affected by postal strike can get digital copy

Balls limits parents' right to remove children from PSHE

Family charities urge services to work together

Call for improved school alcohol education

Director of Harrow's children's services to stand down

Conservative conference: Specialist charities 'should teach sex education' in schools

Fears abuse accusations could be lost in the post

SkillsActive calls for staffing regulations to be relaxed

Balls should recognise 'grown-up Baby Ps'

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