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MPs to examine role of education in preventing mental health problems

Monday, December 12, 2016

| CYP Now

An inquiry into the role of education in preventing mental health problems will be held by an influential group of MPs, it has been announced.

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's and youth organisations are being encouraged to enter this year's CYP Now Awards.

Skills council seeking input on CAF guidance

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Thursday, January 8, 2009

| CYP Now

The sector skills council for the children's workforce is looking for practitioners and managers to help update guidance on the Common Assessment Framework and the lead professional role.

Kent suspends staff member over 'mocking disabled children'

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Kent County Council has suspended a member of staff amid allegations that council staff mocked disabled children who were applying for school bus passes.

Reading councillor quits after 'inadequate' inspection

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

| CYP Now

A Reading councillor has blamed "shoddy politics" for his decision to step down as lead member for children's services.

Government pledges millions for cookery lessons

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

| CYP Now

The government is spending more than 55 million pounds on improving the provision of cookery lessons for school children in an attempt to tackle the burgeoning obesity crisis.

Majority of children want compulsory sex education, survey finds

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| CYP Now

The overwhelming majority of young people want sex and relationships education (SRE) in schools to be made compulsory, children's charity Barnardo's has said.

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

| CYP Now

As the dust settles following the government's comprehensive spending review, experts reflect on what the announcement could mean for the children's sector.

Michael Gove backs down on cuts to school sports funding

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Monday, December 20, 2010

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has been forced to rethink cuts to school sports funding following fierce opposition to the plans.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Gateshead offers free school lunch trial

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Friday, July 11, 2008

| CYP Now

A local authority in the north of England is to offer children starting school this September free school dinners.

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

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Monday, May 17, 2010

| CYP Now

The new Department for Education has called a moratorium on the work of all government quangos and arm's length bodies in the children and young people's sector.

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.

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.

Primary pupils speak of suicide in 'growing mental health crisis'

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

| CYP Now

Children as young as nine are talking about suicide, according to a survey of teachers that reports a crisis in pupils' mental health.

Schools should play bigger role in child wellbeing, says Nice

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Teachers should be trained to spot the signs of emotional distress in pupils so that schools can better target support at those experiencing problems, new advice suggests.

Call for reforms to focus on wellbeing of disabled children

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Charities and parenting groups have urged the government to ensure reforms in the Children and Families Bill meet the support needs of disabled children and young people.

DfE to revamp 'outdated' sex education guidance

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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

| CYP Now

The government is to revise its "outdated" statutory guidance on relationships and sex education, which hasn't been updated for more than 17 years.

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Schools 'must address causes of truancy' to help troubled families

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

| CYP Now

The troubled families programme will be unsuccessful if professionals fail to address the underlying causes of truancy in schools, such as chronic child health conditions, a charity has warned.

Councils struggling to meet SEND deadline, ombudsman warns

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Local authorities are struggling to transfer all children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to new education, health and care (EHC) plans by the April deadline, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned.

Health services neglected under SEN reforms, government warned

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Government proposals to reform the special educational needs (SEN) system will fail unless health services are placed under a legal duty to support children, MPs have warned.

Poor provision for deaf children is forcing families to move

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Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

One in ten families of deaf children have been forced to move due to poor quality local support and cuts to services, according to a survey.

DfE warns of educational psychologist shortages

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Friday, April 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is preparing to take action to address reported shortages of educational psychologists among some councils, it has emerged.

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

| CYP Now

One in three councils are yet to consider how they will replace local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements for multi-agency working, a study has found.

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MPs to examine role of education in preventing mental health problems

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

Skills council seeking input on CAF guidance

Kent suspends staff member over 'mocking disabled children'

Reading councillor quits after 'inadequate' inspection

Government pledges millions for cookery lessons

Majority of children want compulsory sex education, survey finds

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

Michael Gove backs down on cuts to school sports funding

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Gateshead offers free school lunch trial

Government puts work of children's sector bodies on hold

Families launch legal bid to prevent SEND cuts

Sugar education to be part of core school subjects

Primary pupils speak of suicide in 'growing mental health crisis'

Schools should play bigger role in child wellbeing, says Nice

Call for reforms to focus on wellbeing of disabled children

DfE to revamp 'outdated' sex education guidance

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Schools 'must address causes of truancy' to help troubled families

Councils struggling to meet SEND deadline, ombudsman warns

Health services neglected under SEN reforms, government warned

Poor provision for deaf children is forcing families to move

DfE warns of educational psychologist shortages

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

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