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Labour and Conservative childcare pledges will hit ‘poor urban areas’ hardest, think-tank warns

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged urban areas are set to be hardest hit by a surge in demand for childcare places under early years plans published in both the Conservative and Labour parties’ manifestos, a think-tank is warning.

High Court ruling highlights flaws in migrant transfer scheme, council says

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

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The government's method for evaluating its national dispersal scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is “skewed” and “does not represent reality”, says Kent County Council following a High Court ruling around the treatment of vulnerable young people arriving in the UK.

West Midlands hosts care-experienced football tournament

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Warwickshire Legends were victorious in the annual West Midlands Care Leavers Championship, which brought together care-experienced football players from local authorities in the region.

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Surrey’s director of children’s services Rachael Wardell has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

School role in tackling poverty eating into lesson time, teachers warn

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Monday, June 17, 2024

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Supporting children who are hungry, tired and emotionally struggling due to hardship at home is eating away at time in the classroom, primary school teachers have said.

DfE data shows further rise in education, health and care plans

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Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The number of children and young people with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) rose more than 10% last year, latest data from the Department for Education reveals.

Most young people say politicians don't care about their mental health, coalition finds

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Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

More than half of young people say the main political parties don't care about youth mental health, research from a group of charities has shown.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

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Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election on 4 July.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth justice

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

The opening of the UK’s first secure school at the end of the most recent government’s term marks a significant shift in the youth justice landscape.

Third of parents at risk of having babies taken into care have learning difficulties, research finds

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

One in three parents at risk of having their baby taken into care have a learning disability or difficulty, analysis of 200 care proceedings has found.

Benefit rules locking 19,000 young carers out of financial help, charity warns

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

A charity is calling for an overhaul of benefit rules which are forcing thousands of young carers to choose between their education and receiving financial help.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for health

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s mental health is a key issue up for debate in the lead up to the general election.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for education

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Teacher recruitment and support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are among key issues the sector is calling for the next government to address.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth work

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

The Conservative Party’s pledge to introduce national service for 18-year-olds opened the election campaign with questions over politicians’ commitment to youth services from the sector.

Children's services leaders question plans to refer child strip search cases

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s services leaders have questioned Home Office plans for the police to make a referral to children’s social care every time they perform an intimate search of a child.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for children’s social care

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authority leaders and children’s sector organisations have pleaded with whoever forms the next government to properly invest in children’s social care services.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for early years

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Access to funded childcare hours has been a key battleground for the three main parties in the lead up to the election.

Project for adults with learning disabilities to be extended to care leavers

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

| CYP Now

A social care service that offers foster care support to adults with learning disabilities is being made available to care leavers.

‘At least' £70mn of early years funding being left unspent by councils

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

| CYP Now

An investigation of early years entitlement funding has found at least £70 million is not being spent by local authorities.

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Labour and Conservative childcare pledges will hit ‘poor urban areas’ hardest, think-tank warns

High Court ruling highlights flaws in migrant transfer scheme, council says

West Midlands hosts care-experienced football tournament

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

School role in tackling poverty eating into lesson time, teachers warn

DfE data shows further rise in education, health and care plans

Most young people say politicians don't care about their mental health, coalition finds

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth justice

Third of parents at risk of having babies taken into care have learning difficulties, research finds

Benefit rules locking 19,000 young carers out of financial help, charity warns

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for health

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for education

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth work

Children's services leaders question plans to refer child strip search cases

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for children’s social care

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for early years

Project for adults with learning disabilities to be extended to care leavers

‘At least' £70mn of early years funding being left unspent by councils

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