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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.

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.

Care-experienced children in Reading share their views to break down barriers

Best Practice

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Brighter Futures for Children’s Care2Listen group has won the participation prize at the A National Voice Awards after encouraging looked-after children to share their views.

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

News

Monday, October 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has used a visit to a holiday food scheme to call on the government to tackle child poverty.

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s charities are facing a long-term decline in popularity among their traditional supporters, leaving them battling to attract donations and support, researchers are warning.

Children’s commissioner seeks young people’s views ahead of general election

News

Thursday, September 14, 2023

| CYP Now

The children’s commissioner for England will be asking young people about their political priorities ahead of the next general election, as part of her new campaign The Big Ambition.

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.

Hundreds of children report coercive abuse, Childline warns

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

| CYP Now

More than 200 children have received support from Childline after experiencing coercive and controlling behaviour over the last year, statistics from the NSPCC show.

Most young carers suffer from loneliness during the summer break

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

| CYP Now

More than eight in 10 young carers feel lonely during the summer holidays, new research from Carers Trust and Action for Children has found.

Toolkit urges councils to convert empty buildings into homes for care leavers

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

| CYP Now

A toolkit and app have been launched to help local authorities, charities and community-based organisations convert vacant commercial buildings into social housing for vulnerable groups, including young care leavers.

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

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Monday, June 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s social care, youth work and early years leaders are among those recognised in King Charles III’s first birthday honours list.

Care leavers champion protected characteristic campaign at Downing Street

News

Thursday, June 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people visited Downing Street to urge the Prime Minister to make care experience a protected characteristic, as part of a nationwide campaign to protect care leavers from discrimination.

Government must focus on holistic housing support for young people, expert urges

News

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| CYP Now

A lack of well-rounded support for young people who are homeless is forcing charities to plug gaps in providing mental health support and financial advice services, a Centrepoint housing officer, who was previously supported by the organisation, has warned.

Universities urged to act as rent guarantors for care leavers

News

Monday, March 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Universities are being called on to support care-experienced and estranged students seeking accommodation by offering accessible rent guarantor services, as part of a campaign by charity Unite Foundation.

Be Our Guarantor: an estranged student's call to universities

Blogs

Monday, March 6, 2023

| CYP Now

I knew nothing about rent guarantors before starting university at Salford in 2017.

Kidscape reaches more children affected by online bullying

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Strengths-based workshops help young people recognise different types of bullying and develop strategies to respond.

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

News

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.

Girlguiding UK ensures online safety is at the heart of safeguarding policy and practice

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Uniformed youth group redrafts online safety policies to reflect new risks that emerged during the pandemic.

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

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

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

Care-experienced children in Reading share their views to break down barriers

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

Children’s commissioner seeks young people’s views ahead of general election

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

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

Hundreds of children report coercive abuse, Childline warns

Most young carers suffer from loneliness during the summer break

Toolkit urges councils to convert empty buildings into homes for care leavers

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

Care leavers champion protected characteristic campaign at Downing Street

Government must focus on holistic housing support for young people, expert urges

Universities urged to act as rent guarantors for care leavers

Be Our Guarantor: an estranged student's call to universities

Kidscape reaches more children affected by online bullying

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

Girlguiding UK ensures online safety is at the heart of safeguarding policy and practice

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