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Spending Review: Sunak's pledges for children, young people and families

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| CYP Now

A £300m investment in Andrea Leadsom’s proposed Start for Life offer and a £560m boost for youth services have been announced as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

CYP Now breaks down key funding asks from across the sector.

Spending Review: Coalition urges investment in support for children from birth

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

| CYP Now

A coalition representing hundreds of children’s sector organisations has issued the government with a series of proposals to support children and young people from birth.

Ofsted schools framework ‘not fit’ for children in care

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Ofsted’s school inspections framework is “not fit for purpose” when it comes to vulnerable children, the chair of the National Association of Virtual School Headteachers (NAVSH) has said.

Central Bedfordshire Council’s director of children's services resigns

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

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Central Bedfordshire Council's director of children's services Sue Harrison has resigned to become executive director of education and skills at Birmingham City Council.

Children's commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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Investment in residential care, increased mental health support and more benefits for care leavers are paramount to improving provision for children in care, according to the children’s commissioner for England.

Top resources for social care, youth work and education practitioners

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

| CYP Now

Charities and organisations working to improve the lives of vulnerable children and those they work with have created a raft of resources to help professionals amid uncertain times.

Annamarie Hassall named as Nasen’s new chief

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

| CYP Now

Nasen has named the strategic director of the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) as its new chief executive.

Education and children’s services complaints ‘dominate’ ombudsman’s work

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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Complaints about education and local authority children’s services “dominated” work carried out by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) over the last 12 months, new analysis shows.

Marcus Rashford urges families to use £220m school holiday programme

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

| CYP Now

England striker and food poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford is fronting a campaign to encourage parents to sign up for the government’s £220m holiday activities and food programme.

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

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Monday, June 14, 2021

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Chris McLoughlin, director of children’s services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Government funding to boost education for children in disadvantaged areas

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

| CYP Now

The government has revealed further details of funding aimed at “levelling-up” opportunities for families in the most disadvantaged areas.

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.

Children in kinship care to receive more support to secure school place

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Friday, May 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Kinship carers are set to receive more support to secure school places for the children then look after as part of the Department for Education’s revised School Admissions Code.

Children’s commissioner begins major consultation to shape post-covid future for children

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Monday, April 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Millions of children in England have been invited to set their priorities for improving childhood as part of a major consultation being conducted by the children’s commissioner for England.

Race report 'vindicates' disproportionate exclusions of black children, critics say

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

| CYP Now

The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities' has been criticised over the "vindication" of disproportionate use of exclusions for children from minority ethnic backgrounds in its recent report.

One in five children eligible for free school meals since pandemic

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

| CYP Now

More than 300,000 children became eligible for free schools meals after the start of the first Covid-19 lockdown, government figures show.

Ofsted to launch sexual abuse review

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

| CYP Now

Ofsted will launch an immediate review of safeguarding policies in state and independent schools over responses to allegations of sexual abuse.

Holiday Activities and Food Alliance launches to support local authorities

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Friday, March 19, 2021

| CYP Now

A new coalition of charities, academics and youth organisations has launched in a bid to support local authorities to make the best use of the government’s expanded £220m Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.

Pupil premium funding changes ‘wiping out’ Covid-19 catch up grants

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

| CYP Now

Covid-19 recovery grants for primary schools have been “entirely wiped out” by changes to the way pupil premium funding is calculated, head teachers have warned.

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Spending Review: Sunak's pledges for children, young people and families

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

Spending Review: Coalition urges investment in support for children from birth

Ofsted schools framework ‘not fit’ for children in care

Central Bedfordshire Council’s director of children's services resigns

Children's commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

Top resources for social care, youth work and education practitioners

Annamarie Hassall named as Nasen’s new chief

Education and children’s services complaints ‘dominate’ ombudsman’s work

Marcus Rashford urges families to use £220m school holiday programme

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Government funding to boost education for children in disadvantaged areas

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

Children in kinship care to receive more support to secure school place

Children’s commissioner begins major consultation to shape post-covid future for children

Race report 'vindicates' disproportionate exclusions of black children, critics say

One in five children eligible for free school meals since pandemic

Ofsted to launch sexual abuse review

Holiday Activities and Food Alliance launches to support local authorities

Pupil premium funding changes ‘wiping out’ Covid-19 catch up grants

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