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Councils need the means to deliver foster care support

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  • Tuesday, December 17, 2013
    • | CYP Now
A little over two months ago, the Fostering Network called on the government to do the right thing - both morally and economically - by extending financial support to foster carers and in doing so enable children they care for to stay in the placement past their 18th birthday and up to 21 if they so wish.

Grenfell must bequeath legacy of collaboration

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 29, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Looking for silver linings to come out of a disaster such as Grenfell Tower would be churlish. However, the way community groups and charities have responded to the tragedy, which claimed 71 lives, 19 of them children, on 14 June last year, is an example of what can be achieved when organisations work in collaboration.

'Schoolification' is not the answer to narrow the gap

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  • Monday, April 14, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Patience is a virtue in short supply in public services, particularly among politicians and policymakers. There can be few areas where this is more evident than in education, where initiatives and overhauls of curriculums, exams and structures seem to come ever thicker and faster. A couple of weeks ago, early years providers discovered how impatient the government and its agencies are to raise standards, with the sector's record for improving the outcomes for disadvantaged children coming under scrutiny.

The fight for the right to stay put is yet to be won

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  • Tuesday, February 17, 2015
    • | CYP Now
When government plans to introduce Staying Put in foster care were unveiled in late 2013, campaigners were quick to question why the right to stay in a placement up to the age of 21 should not be afforded to young people in residential care as well.

Support for pupil learning is premium consideration

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, March 30, 2021
    • | CYP Now
The £1.7bn “catch-up” programme for pupils has recently started to have an impact: more than 100,000 children have received additional support since last autumn and the government has appointed Education Endowment Foundation chief Sir Kevan Collins to oversee the scheme.

Trial shows votes at 16 is a verdict to support

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 26, 2019
    • | CYP Now
I undertook jury service at the Old Bailey earlier this year. The case I adjudicated on was not a conventional trial, but deciding if the country is ready to lower the voting age to 16 for all UK elections.

We need a national strategy to uphold children’s rights

    Opinion
  • Thursday, November 23, 2023
    • | CYP Now
In May, Children England published the Vision for a ChildFair State, the culmination of four years’ work with a group of young people to define the central pillars of support that should be available to every child in every community.

Government should aspire to early intervention legacy

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 31, 2011
    • | CYP Now
CYP Now joined forces with 4Children to convene a roundtable discussion a fortnight ago with a dozen directors of children's services and chief executives. They were invited to debate a key issue of our times: how to turn the rhetoric on early intervention into tangible improvements in the lives of the mostdisadvantaged children and families. Participants raised a multitude of points. Here are six of the best.

Youth work that's outside the box

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, October 3, 2007
    • | CYP Now
There's a lot expected of the modern youth worker. They're expected to be part community warden, part arts and sports provider, and even part accountant and inspector, managing their own budgets and evaluating projects.

Editorial: Hard work begins on 16-19 transfer

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, June 2, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The children's services arena is about to get considerably bigger. From next April, local authorities will inherit responsibility from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) for commissioning and funding education and training for 16- to 19-year-olds in a 7bn mega-transfer of funds. One of the key principles driving this reform is that provision of education and training is shaped by local demand, both by young people and by employers. The onus will be on councils to plan strategically to ensure a range of providers is set up to meet this demand.

After the circus, the work carries on

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, June 9, 2009
    • | CYP Now
It was Oscar Wilde who wrote: "To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness" (The Importance of Being Earnest).

Editorial: This cycle of hate does children no good

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 25, 2008
    • | CYP Now
The outburst of vitriol towards social workers emanating from some of the media and online message boards in the wake of Baby P has been comparable in tone to the daily demonisation of young people. They don't need to be repeated here. It is the tone of hate. The Sun newspaper has whipped up a bloodthirsty witch-hunt, inciting readers to sign an online petition for all the Haringey workers involved to be sacked. It's as if identifying and punishing those culpable would somehow resolve the problem and bring closure.

Improving social mobility must start in early years

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  • Tuesday, November 22, 2016
    • | CYP Now
The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States has been portrayed as ultimate confirmation that vast swathes of the western world's population feel left behind by globalisaton and economic policy.

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