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There is no silver bullet when it comes to keeping children safe from exploitation

Monday, July 31, 2023

| CYP Now

As a journalist and newsreader, I have spent much of my career covering some truly harrowing stories. Very few topics are as shocking and upsetting as the abuse and exploitation of children.

Please mind the (mental health) gap

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Monday, July 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Cast your mind back to January 2021, the country is in its third and most miserable lockdown, schools are closed to the majority of children again and not even the weather or novelty of a staying home is there to ease the pain. I remember worrying right at the beginning of lockdown just what this would mean for our children’s mental health and sadly it didn’t take long to find out.

New evidence for #YouthVoice impact

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Monday, July 24, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s youth directorate (DCMS) has just shared a new Youth Engagement Impact Study which it commissioned into the work of the UK Youth Parliament (at the British Youth Council) and Youth Policy Development Group (at ShoutOutUK) between 2021-2023.

Lessons in life

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Monday, July 24, 2023

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At the end of this month, I will be moving from my familiar surroundings of the West Midlands to the North West where I am taking on my new role of corporate director of children and young people’s services in Liverpool.

The invisibility of girls and young women affected by serious violence and exploitation needs to end

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

| CYP Now

In public, media and political dialogue, serious violence is often solely framed around knife crime and street violence between predominantly young men. This framing excludes affected girls and young women and leaves thousands of them seriously impacted by violence and criminal or sexual exploitation, and that risk is growing.

What Albert Square’s teen pregnancy story can tell us about babies born into care

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

| CYP Now

Soapland rarely shows social workers and the families they are working with in a positive light.

Empowering children through outdoor adventure

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Monday, July 17, 2023

| CYP Now

‘Forgotten middle’ young people go to secondary school regularly, are neither the highest nor the lowest achievers and rarely misbehave.

Feeling energised after the ADCS annual conference

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Monday, July 17, 2023

| CYP Now

I’m writing this blog just a few days after returning from the ADCS annual conference in Manchester.

Early years education reform: Could life chances for children in England be significantly improved?

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Monday, July 17, 2023

| CYP Now

England's early years system is at a critical juncture, with ongoing discussions for reform and the recent budget announcement signalling a large-scale expansion.

ADCS annual conference 2023 round-up

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

| CYP Now

The ADCS annual conference took place last week, with colleagues from across the country gathering in Manchester to share ideas and celebrate best practice.

Signs For Change: Why early and effective support is key for deaf children

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

| CYP Now

Rose Ayling-Ellis has, again, captured the public's attention with her brilliant personal documentary, Signs For Change, which aired on the BBC the other week. She continues to challenge the perceptions of what deaf people can achieve.

How privileged would you feel to hear 10,000 children’s voices?

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Monday, July 10, 2023

| CYP Now

What does 10,000 children even look like? Well, it’s 385 school classes of children or 143 double-decker buses filled with children.

It’s a privilege

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Monday, July 3, 2023

| CYP Now

There has been a lot of chatter in our ADCS groups about retirement in the last few months and I have watched with ‘green eyes’ as a number of longstanding directors of children’s services have announced their retirement plans.

As young carers’ responsibilities intensify, respite is ‘everything’

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Monday, July 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Imagine: you are 14 years old with interests, friends, dreams, schoolwork, and exams. You’re trying to make sense of who you are, and the society around you.

Illegal Migration Bill: Peers must end risk of children being accommodated by Home Office

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Monday, July 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Imagine the outcry if Home Secretary Suella Braverman was to be given the legal power to divert older people and disabled adults away from care homes into hotels run by her department.

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There is no silver bullet when it comes to keeping children safe from exploitation

Please mind the (mental health) gap

New evidence for #YouthVoice impact

Lessons in life

The invisibility of girls and young women affected by serious violence and exploitation needs to end

What Albert Square’s teen pregnancy story can tell us about babies born into care

Empowering children through outdoor adventure

Feeling energised after the ADCS annual conference

Early years education reform: Could life chances for children in England be significantly improved?

ADCS annual conference 2023 round-up

Signs For Change: Why early and effective support is key for deaf children

How privileged would you feel to hear 10,000 children’s voices?

It’s a privilege

As young carers’ responsibilities intensify, respite is ‘everything’

Illegal Migration Bill: Peers must end risk of children being accommodated by Home Office

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