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Second Covid schools closure ‘a panic decision’, says former education secretary

Thursday, December 21, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s decision to close schools in January 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic was “a panic decision”, Gavin Williamson, who was Education Secretary at the time, has said.

Plans to convert derelict London community hall into new youth centre

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

| CYP Now

Plans have been submitted to Barking and Dagenham Council to convert a derelict community hall into a “crucial new facility for young people in east London”.

New trans guidance for schools is ‘unlawful’, barrister says

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

A specialist barrister has said that the government’s draft trans guidance for schools infringes on human rights and discrimination laws.

Councils urged to share care leaver offer on comparison site

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Local authorities are being urged to sign up to a website to promote their care leaver offers.

Pupils to be offered British Sign Language GCSE

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Pupils across the country will soon be able to take a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) as the content for the qualification has been finalised.

Government promises better advocacy and commissioning of services for disabled children

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Improved advocacy support and commissioning of residential care for disabled children are among pledges made by the government in response to a review of the Hesley homes abuse scandal.

Children’s Home Association announces changes to leadership

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

The Children’s Home Association (CHA) has announced changes to its leadership team, marking a shift in priorities for the membership organisation.

MacAlister: Government care review plans ‘welcome’ but ‘too timid’

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Care Review chair Josh MacAlister says details released by the government this month on overhauling children’s social care are “welcome progress” but have “further to go”.

Twinkle for Heather: Cumbria girl guides promote mental wellbeing in honour of young leader

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Girl guides in Cumbria have created a new badge designed to promote good mental wellbeing in honour of one of its young leaders, Heather Porter.

Organisation shares LGBT+ resources for young children as schools await guidance

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

| CYP Now

While schools submit responses to the government's gender identity guidance consultation, an LGBT+ educator is providing resources for teachers and parents.

Projects to support children and young people this Christmas

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

| CYP Now

As the cost-of-living crisis continues across the country, many families are struggling to afford essentials over the festive period.

Out-of-court settlement reached over solitary confinement of teenager in Feltham YOI

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has agreed to pay £31,500 in compensation to a young man who was subjected to “inhumane or degrading treatment” in a London young offender institution as a teenager.

Consultation launches on new trans guidance for schools

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is seeking views on its long-awaited guidance for teachers on how best to support pupils questioning their gender identity in schools.

Attainment gap for older pupils highest on record, report finds

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Monday, December 18, 2023

| CYP Now

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a wider attainment gap between poorer pupils and their more affluent peers, with 16- to 19-year-olds worst affected, a report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has found.

Businesses support children’s happiness campaign in run up to Christmas

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Monday, December 18, 2023

| CYP Now

A children’s charity with a focus on ensuring vulnerable children experience fun and happiness is being supported by businesses during the festive season.

CYP Now launches podcast

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Monday, December 18, 2023

| CYP Now

Children and Young People Now has launched a new podcast.

Teenager and hospital team win charity’s awards championing deaf children

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Monday, December 18, 2023

| CYP Now

A deaf teenager from London is among the winners of a charity’s awards in memory of a mother who advocated for children with hearing loss.

Large private children’s homes provider sold to private equity firms

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Monday, December 18, 2023

| CYP Now

The fourth largest provider of private children’s home places in England and Wales has been sold to two private equity firms.

Youth centre at risk of closure amid council's bid to tackle £50m budget gap

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Friday, December 15, 2023

| CYP Now

An outdoor youth centre in Nottingham is at risk of closure as part of the council’s attempt to make savings after it issued a bankruptcy notice last month.

National kinship strategy ‘falls disappointingly short’, sector leaders say

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Friday, December 15, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s first kinship care strategy falls short of “wholesale reform” for the sector and is “lacking in the scale, ambition and investment needed”, sector leaders have said.

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Second Covid schools closure ‘a panic decision’, says former education secretary

Plans to convert derelict London community hall into new youth centre

New trans guidance for schools is ‘unlawful’, barrister says

Councils urged to share care leaver offer on comparison site

Pupils to be offered British Sign Language GCSE

Government promises better advocacy and commissioning of services for disabled children

Children’s Home Association announces changes to leadership

MacAlister: Government care review plans ‘welcome’ but ‘too timid’

Twinkle for Heather: Cumbria girl guides promote mental wellbeing in honour of young leader

Organisation shares LGBT+ resources for young children as schools await guidance

Projects to support children and young people this Christmas

Out-of-court settlement reached over solitary confinement of teenager in Feltham YOI

Consultation launches on new trans guidance for schools

Attainment gap for older pupils highest on record, report finds

Businesses support children’s happiness campaign in run up to Christmas

CYP Now launches podcast

Teenager and hospital team win charity’s awards championing deaf children

Large private children’s homes provider sold to private equity firms

Youth centre at risk of closure amid council's bid to tackle £50m budget gap

National kinship strategy ‘falls disappointingly short’, sector leaders say

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