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Coronavirus: Government announces plans for free school meals

Thursday, March 19, 2020

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The government has issued advice for head teachers on how to provide free school meals amid closures due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Latest Covid-19 guidance for children’s social care, education, early years and youth work providers

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

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Services supporting vulnerable children and young people face changes to Covid-19 guidance as more restrictions lift across the UK.

ADCS criticises decision to scrap school improvement grant

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

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Children's services leaders have slammed the government’s decision to axe funding to support school improvement.

Online Safety Bill: Five key measures aimed at protecting children

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Friday, March 18, 2022

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One of the main aims of the government’s Online Safety Bill is to stop children from accessing inappropriate and harmful content, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Newly-appointed Education Secretary resigns

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

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Newly-appointed Education Secretary Michelle Donelan has resigned.

Ombudsman upholds nine in 10 complaints over failures to provide schooling

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

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The local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) has revealed that the vast majority of complaints made about council failures to provide alternative education to children who cannot attend school are upheld.

Looked-after children ‘let down’ by the education system, MPs find

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Monday, July 11, 2022

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The education select committee is calling on the government to improve the educational outcomes of children in residential care after an inquiry finds a “host of indefensible system failings”.

Children’s commissioner launches ‘once-in-a-generation’ review of childhood

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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The new children’s commissioner for England has announced plans to create a 10-year “blueprint” to help children recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Easing of Covid-19 restrictions: what new rules mean for children's sector

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Monday, May 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Some Covid-19 restrictions across England have lifted allowing more freedom for people across the country.

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

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Friday, February 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over the future of serious case reviews (SCRs) is damaging local safeguarding arrangements, local safeguarding children board (LSCB) leaders have warned.

Glass resigns as shadow education secretary

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

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Labour's shadow education secretary Pat Glass has resigned, just two days after being appointed.

Families 'still fighting for support' despite SEND reform

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Monday, September 2, 2019

| CYP Now

Families are still not getting enough support for special educational needs and disabilities, according to a damning sector statement published to mark five years since the SEND reforms.

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.

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

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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.

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse 'must be properly funded'

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

| CYP Now

The Home Secretary's plans to push through a law requiring professionals working with young people to report child sexual abuse must be "properly funded and resourced" before being implemented, sector leaders have said.

Leadership key to narrowing gap in children's outcomes

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Monday, June 22, 2009

| CYP Now

Quality of leadership is the single most important factor in narrowing the gap in outcomes between the most and least disadvantaged children, according to the government-funded Narrowing the Gap programme.

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.

Inquiry asks for childhood memories

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Monday, January 28, 2008

| CYP Now

The Children's Society has launched a campaign to collect childhood memories as part of the Good Childhood Inquiry.

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.

Balls orders child database review

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Monday, November 26, 2007

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Children's secretary Ed Balls has ordered an independent review of the security of the ContactPoint database.

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

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Monday, September 14, 2009

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

Welsh disabled children miss out on play

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

| CYP Now

Disabled children are missing out on the chance to play, the office of children's commissioner for Wales warned today.

Honours recognition for children and youth workforce

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

| CYP Now

Over a hundred individuals have been recognised for their work with children and young people in the New Year Honours List.

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.

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Coronavirus: Government announces plans for free school meals

Latest Covid-19 guidance for children’s social care, education, early years and youth work providers

ADCS criticises decision to scrap school improvement grant

Online Safety Bill: Five key measures aimed at protecting children

Newly-appointed Education Secretary resigns

Ombudsman upholds nine in 10 complaints over failures to provide schooling

Looked-after children ‘let down’ by the education system, MPs find

Children’s commissioner launches ‘once-in-a-generation’ review of childhood

Easing of Covid-19 restrictions: what new rules mean for children's sector

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

Glass resigns as shadow education secretary

Families 'still fighting for support' despite SEND reform

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse 'must be properly funded'

Leadership key to narrowing gap in children's outcomes

Local authorities get twice as long to appeal CAAs

CYP Now subscribers affected by postal strike can get digital copy

Inquiry asks for childhood memories

Family charities urge services to work together

Balls orders child database review

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

Welsh disabled children miss out on play

Honours recognition for children and youth workforce

Fears abuse accusations could be lost in the post

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