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General Election 2024: What the children and young people's sector wants to see from the next government

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Charities supporting children and young people have released manifestos detailing what they want from the next government in the run up to the general election after more than a decade of cuts to public services.

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

News

Monday, March 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Only 22% of children feel that their concerns are being listened to by politicians with just 10% feeling their views are important to those running the country, a survey by the Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed.

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

News

Monday, March 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Bradford councillors have agreed to sell off an outdoor residential centre for children as part of £40 million worth of cuts to its budget.

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

News

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Services for children, young people and families in Birmingham face a funding drop of more than £100 million after councillors approved what are thought to be the biggest budget cuts in local authority history.

Campaign to reduce risk of homelessness for young people

News

Thursday, January 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Dozens of youth organisations are backing a campaign for ministers to develop a plan to prevent homelessness for 136,000 young people in the UK.

Making the case for putting youth services on a sustainable footing

Analysis

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Amid rising needs for support among young people and a tough funding climate, councils face a challenge to ensure sufficient local youth provision – and need policymakers to set an ambitious national agenda.

Masonic Charitable Foundation

Funding

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Funded through donations from Freemasons and their families, the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) is one of the largest grant-making charities in the country.

Cardiff announced as UK’s first 'child friendly' city

News

Thursday, October 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Cardiff has become the first city in the UK to be awarded "child-friendly" status by Unicef after implementing a series of policies and measures over the past five years to improve children's rights.

Churchill Fellowship opens applications for next funding round

News

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

| CYP Now

The Churchill Fellowship has opened applications for its next round of funding for those seeking “to discover new ideas and best practice from around the world”.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Features

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

News

Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Young women grow confidence and help create safe, inclusive community spaces

Best Practice

Saturday, July 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Young women from across Fife have created a safe spaces toolkit, to promote inclusive and safe community spaces in the region.

Award winners show what sets them apart

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Since their launch in 2005, the Children & Young People Now Awards have forged a reputation as being the gold standard for services supporting children, young people and families.

Councils urge DfE to address ‘major’ safeguarding concerns in out-of-school settings

News

Thursday, January 12, 2023

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the Department for Education to implement the recommendations of a government report identifying multiple safeguarding concerns relating to out-of-school settings.

Directors of children’s services among sector leaders recognised in New Year Honours

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) are among sector leaders to be recognised in King Charles III first New Year's Honours list.

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General Election 2024: What the children and young people's sector wants to see from the next government

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

Campaign to reduce risk of homelessness for young people

Making the case for putting youth services on a sustainable footing

Masonic Charitable Foundation

Cardiff announced as UK’s first 'child friendly' city

Churchill Fellowship opens applications for next funding round

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Young women grow confidence and help create safe, inclusive community spaces

Award winners show what sets them apart

Councils urge DfE to address ‘major’ safeguarding concerns in out-of-school settings

Directors of children’s services among sector leaders recognised in New Year Honours

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