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Back to school is a rallying cry for all of us

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Far too many children have been absent from school. This is an issue that demands national attention.

Allowing children to leave kinship care and enter the care system won’t just cost us money, it will be morally bankrupt

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Monday, October 2, 2023

| CYP Now

Today, on the first day of Kinship Care Week, Kinship has published new research indicating that more than 19,000 vulnerable children across England and Wales, currently being raised by relatives or family friends, are at immediate risk of entering the care system, as kinship carers struggle to cope without adequate financial support.

As an adult adoptee, I want to see children being put at the heart of adoption

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

| CYP Now

My name is Debbie Iromlou and I'm a co-founder of the Adult Adoptee Movement. We are a group of people who were adopted as babies during the forced adoption era.

Residential child care’s Strictly Come Dancing moments

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Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

It’s the most eagerly anticipated time of year – the finals of Strictly Come Dancing.

Pandemic has increased children's risks - they need more protection not less

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Thursday, May 21, 2020

| CYP Now

It’s difficult to know if the government is serious about protecting children or not in the light of seemingly contradictory announcements in the last few weeks.

Why semi-independent settings need regulating

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| CYP Now

One children's practitioner explains why they quit a job at an unregulated accommodation provider over safety and bad practice concerns - and why it highlights the need to raise standards in these settings.

The challenges of home schooling and the educational and digital divide

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Friday, June 26, 2020

| CYP Now

Having already supported over 500 families during lockdown, Buttle UK has a significant insight into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children living in poverty.

Prisoners’ Education Trust calls for children in prison to have access to education

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Thursday, July 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Back in 2017, a court reviewed the treatment of a child in prison, who had spent more than 100 days separated in isolation without adequate education.

What's happening with the adoption process

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

| CYP Now

The experience of adoption, both adopting and being adopted, can stir-up deep emotional pain, often related to loss and early trauma.

Do no harm? Use of restraint in mental health inpatient care

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Monday, November 2, 2020

| CYP Now

This week marks the second anniversary of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act – also known as Seni’s Law – gaining Royal Assent.

Examining how the Care Review should work

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Monday, November 23, 2020

| CYP Now

Motivation to work in social work and care often comes with an understanding that we can no longer accept the things we cannot change; we should change the things we cannot accept.