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

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.

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”.

Government urged to boost sports funding for young people

News

Thursday, September 7, 2023

| CYP Now

The government is being called on to fund five hours of extracurricular activity for all secondary school pupils as part of a new right to sport, as a new report reveals that physical exercise boosts attainment and reduces crime among young people.

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.

Students take charitable action to counter threat of county lines in their community

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Students from a school in Merseyside take up charitable initiatives to counter the impact of county lines and gang violence in their community.

MPs call for improved youth employment pathways amid AI fears

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

| CYP Now

MPs have urged the government to better prepare young people for employment in response to fears that advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) will limit future job prospects.

Schools connect with youth work

Analysis

Saturday, July 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Inquiry calls for collaboration between schools and youth workers to improve pupils' outcomes.

Drama access could help children speak up around consent, actors say

News

Friday, June 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Access to drama and the arts could boost children’s confidence in speaking up about issues such as consent and abuse, TV and film stars have said.

Major study to examine youth sector collaboration with schools

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Monday, June 26, 2023

| CYP Now

The NCS Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award have commissioned a new study into links between schools and opportunities offered to young people through local youth work providers.

Youth work in schools key to improving attendance rates, NYA inquiry finds

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

| CYP Now

Stronger collaboration between youth work providers and schools is key to improving attendance rates for vulnerable children, an independent inquiry commissioned by the National Youth Agency (NYA) has found.

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a further investment of £10m into mentoring for vulnerable young people, as part of a £34m package of support to help those most at risk of exploitation or exposure to violence.

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a third of schools which took part in the the first year of an inclusive sports programme saw an increase in the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) achieving an hour of daily exercise, according to the Youth Sport Trust.

London mayor pledges £4m to improve speech and language support

News

Thursday, May 18, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s violence reduction unit (VRU) is to plough £4m into improving support for children with special educational needs (SEN), who are at a greater risk of crime than their peers.

Exclusion prevention organisation announces closure

News

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

| CYP Now

A youth organisation working with children at risk of school exclusion has closed due to "increasingly fierce" competition for charity funding, its founder has said.

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.

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.

Therapeutic support programme reducing exclusions in London, research finds

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

| CYP Now

A therapeutic intervention programme designed to reduce rates of exclusion in London has supported hundreds of children at risk of involvement in youth violence, according to an evaluation report.

Cost-of-living toolkit for youth workers launches

News

Friday, February 24, 2023

| CYP Now

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has developed a practical toolkit to help youth workers deliver cost-of-living and money-management sessions for young people across a variety of settings.

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

Churchill Fellowship opens applications for next funding round

Government urged to boost sports funding for young people

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

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

Students take charitable action to counter threat of county lines in their community

MPs call for improved youth employment pathways amid AI fears

Schools connect with youth work

Drama access could help children speak up around consent, actors say

Major study to examine youth sector collaboration with schools

Youth work in schools key to improving attendance rates, NYA inquiry finds

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

London mayor pledges £4m to improve speech and language support

Exclusion prevention organisation announces closure

Award winners show what sets them apart

Universities urged to act as rent guarantors for care leavers

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

Therapeutic support programme reducing exclusions in London, research finds

Cost-of-living toolkit for youth workers launches

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