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Sector leaders criticise lack of progress two years on from Care Review publication

Thursday, May 23, 2024

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Children’s charities and sector leaders have raised concerns about the “painfully slow progress” of implementing reforms to the children’s social care system two years after recommendations were made in Josh MacAlister's Independent Review of Children's Social Care.

Covid inquiry turns attention to pandemic’s impact on children

Thursday, May 23, 2024

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The Covid-19 inquiry is to turn its attention to the pandemic’s impact on children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Conference to examine what works for early help amid cuts to services

Thursday, May 23, 2024

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The role of innovative and evidence-based interventions to support vulnerable families against a backdrop of cuts to local authority services is the focus of CYP Now’s Early Help Conference.

Bill to remove profit from children’s care introduced into Welsh Senedd

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

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A bill to remove profit from the care of looked-after children has been laid before the Welsh parliament.

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

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

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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.

Home schooling register could help protect children ‘kept away from wider society’

Thursday, May 16, 2024

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A national elective home education (EHE) register could help improve the lives of home-schooled children who have “little or no contact with the world outside their family”, a report by safeguarding experts has found.

Birmingham Children’s Trust under fire over disclosing child's information

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised Birmingham Children’s Trust for disclosing the personal information of a child to another nearby family.

MP slams DfE’s ‘lack of engagement’ during child-friendly town inquiry

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

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The Department for Education has been criticised by the chair of a parliamentary committee for failing to engage with its inquiry into the impact of town planning on children and young people.

‘Critical opportunities’ missed to prevent Arthur Labinjo-Hughes death, review finds

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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An independent review into the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes at the hands of his father and step-mother finds that three “critical opportunities” which could have saved him were missed by authorities.

Young people: 'We are begging next government to improve children's services'

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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Young people have told cross-party MPs in Westminster that they are "not asking, but begging" the next government to change the system around children's social care.

Questions over plans to water down mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Monday, May 13, 2024

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The chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has criticised the government over watering down plans for the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse.

Longfield calls for schools to be at the centre of new Sure Start proposals

Friday, May 10, 2024

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Former Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield's new think-tank is leading calls for schools to become central hubs for a new iteration of Sure Start which would support all young people.

Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns

Thursday, May 9, 2024

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Problems in support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being “exacerbated by a profoundly inadequate system” of help as they become adults, according to campaigners.

Expert calls for national standards on use of AI in children's services

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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There needs to be national standards governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by local authority children’s services, an expert in data science has said.

Warning over 'terrifying' increase in abuse linked to nude image sharing

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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One in seven young people have experienced abuse relating to online sharing of nude images, research has revealed.

Councils urged to appoint early permanence experts to boost adoption rates

Thursday, May 2, 2024

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Councils are being urged to identify "early permanence champions" within their organisations to lead on increasing local adoption rates.

Special Report: Digital Solutions in Children’s Services

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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Digital technology has the potential to change the way children’s services departments function, offering opportunities for more efficient working, but also concerns over the safe and ethical use of people’s data.

In May’s CYP Now: Childminder SOS, digital solutions in children’s services, BYC closure

Monday, April 29, 2024

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All the latest news, research findings and in-depth features on services for children, young people and families are packed into the May edition of Children & Young People Now.

Longfield think-tank calls for expansion of school mental health support teams

Monday, April 29, 2024

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Former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called for an expansion of mental health support offered in schools as data shows 1.4mn children in England now have a probable mental health condition.

Alliance for Youth Justice chief steps down

Friday, April 26, 2024

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Pippa Goodfellow, chief executive of the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ), has stepped down after five years.

Frank Field: Children’s campaigners pay tribute to 'inspirational' peer

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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Tributes have been paid by children’s campaigners to former Labour Party minister Frank Field after his death aged 81.

North of England councils face ‘£25bn children in care burden’, claims report

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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Councils in the North of England are paying an extra £25bn to place children in care compared with local authorities in the South, a report is claiming.

Councils face £300mn shortfall in youth homelessness funding

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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English local authorities are facing an annual shortfall of £332 million in youth homelessness funding, economists have warned.

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

Thursday, April 11, 2024

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Campaigners are calling on WhatsApp to reverse its decision to cut the age limit of users from 16 to 13.

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

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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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.

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