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Support for youth offending teams could model good practice for adult services, report finds

Thursday, February 15, 2024

| CYP Now

Support offered to staff in youth offending teams could be used as a model of effective practice for adult probation services, according to the criminal justice inspectorate.

Ofsted rates Tameside ‘inadequate’ amid rising caseloads

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

| CYP Now

Tameside Council’s children’s services has been handed Ofsted’s lowest rating after an inspection found concerns around rising caseloads, an “over reliance” on temporary staff and “serious failures” in protecting children.

Young people being sought to help shape health services

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

| CYP Now

Recruitment is underway for young people to join the NHS Youth Forum, set up to ensure young people’s views are considered when shaping future health provision.

Warwickshire councillors removed from children's committee over SEND comments

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Three councillors have been removed from Warwickshire County Council’s children and young people’s panel after they were heavily criticised for making “disgusting” comments about children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) during a public meeting.

English councils increase spending on youth services

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Spending on youth services by English local authorities rose by three per cent in 2022/23 but is still 73 per cent below levels seen in 2010/11, latest analysis by YMCA reveals.

Met Police failing child exploitation victims, report finds

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Monday, February 12, 2024

| CYP Now

There is an “insufficient focus on child exploitation at a senior level” of the Metropolitan Police, a damning report finds.

Council launches consultation over school for children with autism

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Monday, February 12, 2024

| CYP Now

Newcastle City Council has taken steps to increase its provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) with plans to establish a new school for children with autism.

Government announces latest youth work grant recipients

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Friday, February 9, 2024

| CYP Now

The recipients of a £90m share of the government’s Youth Investment Fund (YIF) have been announced.

Ofsted criticises council over ‘inadequate experiences and progress of care leavers’

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Friday, February 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Peterborough's children’s services have been rated “inadequate” by Ofsted, partly due to its lack of support for care leavers and a “lack of sufficient leadership focus”.

Sadiq Khan: Councils could ‘regret’ closing London schools

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged councils not to make permanent decisions on school closures based on a current fall in birth rates in the capital.

Probe launches into councillors’ ‘disgusting’ comments about SEND children

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

| CYP Now

Warwickshire County Council is carrying out an investigation into three of its councillors after “a number of complaints” were received over derogatory comments they made about children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Ofsted to assess how children with SEND are prepared for adulthood

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission are set to carry out a series of in depth reviews to address concerns families have about how young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being prepared for adulthood.

DfE releases second round of funding for migrant children mentoring scheme

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has released a new tranche of funding to enable local authorities to deliver mentoring programmes to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Parents to be offered tooth brushing advice as part of £200m dental care plan

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The government is to roll out a programme offering advice to parents on the importance of regular tooth brushing for children, as part of its plans to improve the UK’s crisis-hit dental care system.

Justice and youth work partnerships 'key to continued support' for racially minoritised young people

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Improved partnerships between justice services and youth workers are needed to better support racially minoritised young people when they transition between children’s and adult services, according to a report.

Professionals would back return to Sure Start, survey suggests

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Most professionals working with children and young people would back a return to the Sure Start scheme to support children and families, research by CYP Now finds.

Dorset to trial early help scheme to avoid children being taken into care

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| CYP Now

A pilot scheme to offer early help to families where there is a risk of children being taken into care is to launch in Dorset.

Mayor of London’s inclusion charter bids to reduce violence linked to school exclusions

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

| CYP Now

The mayor of London’s violence reduction unit (VRU) has launched the first city-wide inclusion charter in a bid to reduce increasing levels of violence linked to school exclusions and absenteeism across the capital.

Cautious welcome for £1,000 childcare recruitment incentive

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Monday, February 5, 2024

| CYP Now

A £1,000 incentive payment for new early years workers is set to be piloted across 20 local authorities in a bid to boost workforce numbers ahead of the government’s planned expansion of funded childcare.

Lack of AP settings leading to unsuitable placements for children, Ofsted warns

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Monday, February 5, 2024

| CYP Now

Children who are unable to attend mainstream school are placed in unsuitable alternative provision (AP) due to a lack of capacity for young people with specific needs, Ofsted has warned.

Autism support should not require formal diagnosis, says Longfield’s new think tank

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Friday, February 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Support for conditions including autism and ADHD should be offered on a “needs-led” basis rather than forcing families to wait for a formal diagnosis, according to a think tank led by former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield.

Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

A coalition of charities supporting children and young people are calling on politicians of all parties to commit to improvements in mental health support ahead of this year’s general election.

Consultation launches on statutory guidance for council use of agency social workers

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has launched a four-week consultation on new statutory guidance for the use of agency social workers by local authority children’s services.

CYP Now conference to explore impact of AI on children’s services evaluation

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The impact of innovative practice in children’s services, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI), on young people’s outcomes will be explored at CYP Now’s annual Evaluation, Evidence & Impact conference.

EHCP review could ease £4bn council funding gap, say MPs

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The government is being called on by MPs to carry out a review of education, health and care plans (EHCPs) as part of measures to ease a £4bn gap in council finances, caused by “systemic underfunding” of local government.

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Support for youth offending teams could model good practice for adult services, report finds

Ofsted rates Tameside ‘inadequate’ amid rising caseloads

Young people being sought to help shape health services

Warwickshire councillors removed from children's committee over SEND comments

English councils increase spending on youth services

Met Police failing child exploitation victims, report finds

Council launches consultation over school for children with autism

Government announces latest youth work grant recipients

Ofsted criticises council over ‘inadequate experiences and progress of care leavers’

Sadiq Khan: Councils could ‘regret’ closing London schools

Probe launches into councillors’ ‘disgusting’ comments about SEND children

Ofsted to assess how children with SEND are prepared for adulthood

DfE releases second round of funding for migrant children mentoring scheme

Parents to be offered tooth brushing advice as part of £200m dental care plan

Justice and youth work partnerships 'key to continued support' for racially minoritised young people

Professionals would back return to Sure Start, survey suggests

Dorset to trial early help scheme to avoid children being taken into care

Mayor of London’s inclusion charter bids to reduce violence linked to school exclusions

Cautious welcome for £1,000 childcare recruitment incentive

Lack of AP settings leading to unsuitable placements for children, Ofsted warns

Autism support should not require formal diagnosis, says Longfield’s new think tank

Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians

Consultation launches on statutory guidance for council use of agency social workers

CYP Now conference to explore impact of AI on children’s services evaluation

EHCP review could ease £4bn council funding gap, say MPs

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