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Tech’s vital role in the future of childhood

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, April 27, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Likening the scale of the challenge to reconstructing the social security system after the second world war, the children’s commissioner for England has said she will be “fearless” in representing children’s interests as England continues on its road to recovery.

Put child health hubs on England’s high streets

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, April 20, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Public services are not known for being agile, but the pandemic has seen councils “pivot” to provide support online, redeploy staff where the demand is greatest and work across departments to meet a range of families’ needs.

Recognise failure for successful secure schools

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, March 30, 2021
  • | CYP Now
This April would have been the 25th anniversary of the opening of Medway Secure Training Centre (STC). Like most, if not all, secure establishments it had a rocky start but represented the beginning of a major reform in youth justice. As we await the birth of the new secure school on the site of the original STC it is worth reflecting on the past 25 years.

Support for pupil learning is premium consideration

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, March 30, 2021
  • | CYP Now
The £1.7bn “catch-up” programme for pupils has recently started to have an impact: more than 100,000 children have received additional support since last autumn and the government has appointed Education Endowment Foundation chief Sir Kevan Collins to oversee the scheme.

Give babies the best start despite pandemic

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 23, 2021
  • | CYP Now
The nation’s mental health and wellbeing has been discussed at great length over the past few months and attention has recently been drawn to the mental health of babies and infants by a report commissioned by the First 1,001 Days Movement.