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Commissioning in Children's Services: What works?

This report looks specifically at how outsourcing local authority children's services can be used to improve outcomes for one group of vulnerable children and young people in England and Wales: looked-after children and young people, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Identifying Inequalities in Child Welfare Intervention Rates

Academics from the universities of Coventry, Sheffield, Huddersfield, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Stirling and Queen's University Belfast received Nuffield Foundation funding to study inequalities in the proportions of looked-after children, or those subject to child protection plans, in the four UK nations.

Outcomes for Looked-after Children Attending Boarding Schools

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  • Wednesday, August 30, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Researchers from the University of Nottingham were commissioned by the Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation (RNCSF) to evaluate its boarding school programme for children in care or on the edge of care and help understand the potential educational and economic benefits.

Association of Race/Ethnicity and Social Disadvantage with Autism Prevalence

Autism spectrum disorder is characterised by communication difficulties and restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities. It is thought to affect between one and two per cent of the world's population. Researchers at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with researchers from Newcastle University and Maastricht University, wanted to chart the prevalence of autism in different demographic groups to help with the planning of support services.

Matching in foster care and how we can improve it

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  • Tuesday, February 1, 2022
    • | CYP Now
The process of “matching” children and young people in care to their foster carers is a pivotal moment in the care journey; a good “match” decision, process of sharing information, and process of moving into the household can help a child feel safe, loved, and happy. In the UK, the majority of children in care live in fostering households and are affected by matching.

Teachers’ views on the value of outdoor residential trips

In June 2021, residential education provider Kingswood, part of outdoor learning and education group Inspiring Learning, carried out a Schools Residential Survey of teachers across England to find out their views on the benefits of residential school trips and to what extent children’s wellbeing and mental health have been affected by the pandemic.

Trends in Weight Loss Attempts Among Children in England

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  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022
    • | CYP Now
More than a third of UK children are overweight or obese. There has also been an increase in the reported prevalence of eating disorders. Researchers from the University of Oxford wanted to find out how children’s desire to lose weight has developed over time and how it varied across different groups.

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