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Careers guidance and training for disadvantaged groups among pledges to boost post-16 education

Thursday, January 21, 2021

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The government has unveiled plans to overhaul post-16 education and training with a greater focus on preparing young people for vocational roles.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

DfE announces £100m scheme to replace Erasmus+

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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The government has announced a new £100m initiative to allow students to study and work abroad after the UK's departure from the European Union resulted in the end of the existing Erasmus+ scheme.

Wirral DCS Paul Boyce awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours

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Monday, January 4, 2021

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A director of children’s services, praised by Ofsted for improving provision for vulnerable children and families in Merseyside, has been awarded an OBE.

Rachel De Souza named as new children’s commissioner

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

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Dame Rachel De Souza has been named as the new children’s commissioner for England.

Children’s rights ‘worryingly low’ on political agenda, charities warn

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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Children’s rights remain “worryingly low” on the political agenda in England, a coalition of charities supporting vulnerable young people have warned.

Nesta names 14 organisations to benefit from Covid-19 recovery scheme

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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Employment innovation charity Nesta has named a raft of organisations supporting young people to find work which will benefit from a £125,000 share of its Covid-19 recovery fund.

Kent and Medway Violence Reduction Unit launch nurturing schools partnership

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

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Kent and Medway Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has teamed up with a charity to support 10 secondary schools to reduce the number of exclusions and create an inclusive learning environment.

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced his one-year spending review with a focus on helping the UK’s economy recover from Covid-19.

Sector ‘disappointed’ over Spending Review’s failure to do more for disadvantaged children

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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Sector leaders have expressed “disappointment” over a lack of investment to support the most vulnerable children and young people following the announcement of Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review.

Spending Review: Sector bodies set out key asks

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is today set to announce a one-year spending review focussed solely on helping the UK to recover from Covid-19.

Homophobic and racist online bullying increasing, research warns

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Homophobic and racist cyber bullying among children has trebled since 2015, a new survey has revealed.

Online tutoring pilot effectively supported disadvantaged pupils amid school closures, study finds

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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Disadvantaged pupils can be effectively supported using one-to-one online tutoring during school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a study has found.

Devolution of powers needed to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says LGA

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

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The LGA says "Cobra-style action" is needed to save a "lost generation of young people" who are facing unemployment amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rishi Sunak urged to ‘put children at the heart’ of spending review

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

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Hundreds of young people and organisations supporting children have called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to “put children at the heart” of his spending review.

Mayor of London's £2.4m boost to help vulnerable young people return to school

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

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The Mayor of London has announced a £2.4m boost to help disadvantaged young people most at risk from violent crime to return to school safely.

Care Leaver Covenant launches further education partnership

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Friday, September 18, 2020

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A new partnership between the Department for Education’s Care Leaver Covenant and education group NGC is set to support care leavers into further education and training.

Young people worst hit by impact of Covid-19 on jobs market, ONS reveals

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

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More than half a million young people in the UK are now unemployed, new data reveals, showing that 16- to 24-year-olds have been hardest hit by the impact of Covid-19 on the jobs market.

Kickstart scheme: Care leavers ‘should be at the front of the queue’ for jobs

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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Care leavers should be “at the front of the queue” for jobs offered through the government’s new £2bn Kickstart scheme, ministers have said.

Children raise concerns about impact of school return on mental health

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

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Returning to school could have a negative impact on young people’s mental health without significant investment in support services, pupils have warned.

Youth Work in the 2020s conference goes online

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Friday, July 31, 2020

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CYP Now’s Youth Work in the 2020s conference is taking the digital leap forward, and will run as a virtual event from 2nd to 5th November.

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 24 July

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Friday, July 24, 2020

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London Early Years Foundation has called on the government to extend its free school meals voucher scheme to nursery-age children during the summer holidays, saying it would be "morally wrong and negligent" to exclude the sector.

Back schools with funding or risk ‘spike in youth violence’, report warns

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Friday, July 17, 2020

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Schools need to be backed by the government with extra funding to avert a spike in school exclusions and youth violence as the UK recovers from coronavirus pandemic, a report has warned.

ADCS president calls for urgent action to address inequality in first virtual speech

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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Financial, social and educational inequality should be addressed as a “priority” as the UK eases out of Covid-19 lockdown, the president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

Summer statement: Chancellor ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle child poverty and early years crisis as employment scheme praised

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| CYP Now

The government “missed an opportunity” to tackle child poverty and a financial crisis facing the early years sector in its summer statement, campaigners have said.

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Careers guidance and training for disadvantaged groups among pledges to boost post-16 education

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

DfE announces £100m scheme to replace Erasmus+

Wirral DCS Paul Boyce awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours

Rachel De Souza named as new children’s commissioner

Children’s rights ‘worryingly low’ on political agenda, charities warn

Nesta names 14 organisations to benefit from Covid-19 recovery scheme

Kent and Medway Violence Reduction Unit launch nurturing schools partnership

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

Sector ‘disappointed’ over Spending Review’s failure to do more for disadvantaged children

Spending Review: Sector bodies set out key asks

Homophobic and racist online bullying increasing, research warns

Online tutoring pilot effectively supported disadvantaged pupils amid school closures, study finds

Devolution of powers needed to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says LGA

Rishi Sunak urged to ‘put children at the heart’ of spending review

Mayor of London's £2.4m boost to help vulnerable young people return to school

Care Leaver Covenant launches further education partnership

Young people worst hit by impact of Covid-19 on jobs market, ONS reveals

Kickstart scheme: Care leavers ‘should be at the front of the queue’ for jobs

Children raise concerns about impact of school return on mental health

Youth Work in the 2020s conference goes online

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 24 July

Back schools with funding or risk ‘spike in youth violence’, report warns

ADCS president calls for urgent action to address inequality in first virtual speech

Summer statement: Chancellor ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle child poverty and early years crisis as employment scheme praised

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