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Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Monday, July 1, 2024

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Improved special educational needs support, expansion of social prescribing to boost youth mental health and investment in health visiting services are key policy asks sought by children’s charities, finds Amrit Virdi.

The hits and misses of a ‘patchy’ parliament for children’s services

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

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The past five years saw a pandemic, Brexit fallout, the cost-of-living crisis and regular political upheaval. For children’s services, there was progress and missed opportunities. Experts pick the key developments.

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

Thursday, June 20, 2024

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Tackling child poverty is key to improving outcomes for vulnerable young people and must be a priority for the next government, leaders of youth organisations have said.

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Surrey’s director of children’s services Rachael Wardell has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Friday, June 14, 2024

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The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election on 4 July.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Thursday, June 13, 2024

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Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

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Creating more residential care places, restricting children’s access to social media and boosting post-16 vocational training opportunities are some of the key policies affecting children and young people in the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

Monday, June 10, 2024

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The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

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.

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

Monday, March 11, 2024

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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

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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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

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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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

Monday, October 30, 2023

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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

Thursday, October 5, 2023

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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

Thursday, September 14, 2023

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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

Friday, September 1, 2023

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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

Thursday, August 31, 2023

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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

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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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

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

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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

Thursday, June 22, 2023

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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

Monday, June 19, 2023

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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

Thursday, June 15, 2023

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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

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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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

Monday, March 6, 2023

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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

Monday, March 6, 2023

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

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