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Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care'

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

| CYP Now

A landmark healthcare review has called on the NHS to ensure gender identity services for young people match the standards of its other forms of care and support.

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Children eligible for free school meals (FSM) who live near a Sure Start centre saw increased performance at GCSE by three grades, six times higher than children not eligible for FSM, new research has found.

Peter Wanless to step down as NSPCC chief

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Peter Wanless has announced plans to step down as chief executive of the NSPCC after more than a decade in the role.

Council to review alternative education provision after ‘failure’ to improve

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Monday, April 8, 2024

| CYP Now

A local authority has agreed to review why previous calls to improve alternative education provision for children unable to attend mainstream school have not been implemented, following an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO).

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

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Monday, April 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The ability to pause Ofsted inspections in circumstances where there are concerns for leaders’ wellbeing will be extended to cover children’s social care and early years providers, the inspectorate has said.

DCMS refused request to bail out BYC ahead of closure

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Friday, April 5, 2024

| CYP Now

The government refused pleas to provide emergency funding to prevent the closure of the British Youth Council (BYC) due to the “scale” of the charity’s financial difficulties, a letter to UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) members reveals.

Kent to open nine properties to house lone migrant children

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| CYP Now

Kent County Council is set to open nine properties to house increasing numbers of lone migrant children arriving in the UK.

Partnership project aims to improve evaluation of family group conferences

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| CYP Now

A new partnership project aims to better understand the data that local authorities are collecting on the use of family group conferences (FGCs).

Sibling contact events ‘could help local authorities to improve long-term relationships’

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| CYP Now

Events designed to allow children in care to reconnect with separated siblings could help local authorities to support future meaningful contact, according to an evaluation of an early pilot programme.

School staff raise concerns over shortage of support workers for SEND pupils

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| CYP Now

Three quarters of school staff say more learning support assistants are needed for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), according to a new report.

Coalition aims to boost understanding of youth work impact

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

| CYP Now

A new coalition of youth work organisations, researchers and local authorities has been set up to better evaluate the impact of the sector on young people.

Cafcass receives ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

| CYP Now

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has been judged “outstanding” by Ofsted following a full inspection earlier this year.

Charity uses nature to reduce persistent absenteeism

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Hundreds of young people have benefitted from therapeutic experiences in nature as part of an outdoor initiative designed to help children back into education.

Children’s Homes Association bans non UK-owned providers from membership

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

| CYP Now

The Children’s Homes Association (CHA) has banned organisations operating in the UK but owned by foreign companies from becoming members.

Providers call for greater government support as funded childcare expansion rolls out

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have called for “urgent” support from government as the first phase of its funded childcare expansion rolls out.

MPs' review backs national workforce strategy for youth work

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

| CYP Now

A national workforce strategy for youth workers and consistent standards for assessing the sufficiency and quality of local youth services are key recommendations in a report about the development of youth work over the next parliament.

Government moves family support programme to DfE

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

| CYP Now

The government’s Supporting Families programme is being moved from the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities to the Department for Education.

Initial foster care enquiry levels at lowest in five years

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

| CYP Now

The number of initial enquiries from potential foster carers in England has fallen to its lowest level in five years.

Girlguiding rows back on plans to scrap overseas operations

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Girlguiding is rowing back on its decision to axe all of its overseas operations.

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| CYP Now

Vulnerable pupils, including those with mental health problems, are at an increased risk of experiencing "an unexplained transfer" from their school, research has found.

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Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care'

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

Peter Wanless to step down as NSPCC chief

Council to review alternative education provision after ‘failure’ to improve

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

DCMS refused request to bail out BYC ahead of closure

Kent to open nine properties to house lone migrant children

Partnership project aims to improve evaluation of family group conferences

Sibling contact events ‘could help local authorities to improve long-term relationships’

School staff raise concerns over shortage of support workers for SEND pupils

Coalition aims to boost understanding of youth work impact

Cafcass receives ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted

Charity uses nature to reduce persistent absenteeism

Children’s Homes Association bans non UK-owned providers from membership

Providers call for greater government support as funded childcare expansion rolls out

MPs' review backs national workforce strategy for youth work

Government moves family support programme to DfE

Initial foster care enquiry levels at lowest in five years

Girlguiding rows back on plans to scrap overseas operations

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

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