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Social Mobility Commission to move to Cabinet Office

Thursday, December 17, 2020

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The Social Mobility Commission is set to move to the Cabinet Office to advise on the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit, it has been announced.

DfE announces staggered returns for secondary schools after Christmas

News

Thursday, December 17, 2020

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has announced a staggered return for secondary school pupils in England after the Christmas break.

Safeguarding in the digital age: Protection of children from online harms ‘an unmitigated disaster’

News

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

| CYP Now

There has been an “unmitigated disaster” in the regulation of child protection in the digital world, Baroness Beeban Kidron, the chair and founder of 5Rights Foundation, told CYP Now’s Safeguarding Children in the Digital Age 2021 conference.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

Early years leaders hit out at contradictory government advice on home testing

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

| CYP Now

Childcare sector leaders have criticised a Department for Education official’s "incorrect" claims that all early years workers will have access to home testing kits.

Children’s commissioner and Tory MPs lead calls for ‘routemap’ to end school closures

News

Monday, January 25, 2021

| CYP Now

Conservative MPs and the children’s commissioner for England are leading calls for the government to provide a “routemap” for schools reopening across England.

Contingency measures for free childcare funding ‘risks providers going bust’

News

Monday, January 25, 2021

| CYP Now

Government proposals to predict likely funding requirements for early years providers this year risks leaving otherwise viable settings without enough money to operate, a think tank has warned.

Pandemic sparks ‘perfect storm’ for increase in online child sexual abuse

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

| CYP Now

Almost half of British police officers have reported a rise in online grooming of children during the coronavirus pandemic, a report has warned.

#Chances4Children: Nominate your Covid heroes

Features

Friday, January 29, 2021

| CYP Now

Professionals working with vulnerable children have gone above and beyond to support families during the coronavirus pandemic.

Councils 'will struggle' to support vulnerable children due to cuts, CCN warns

News

Thursday, May 21, 2020

| CYP Now

Local authorities could “struggle to cope” with a surge in requests for support for vulnerable children and families due to a lack of funding following the Covid-19 pandemic, the County Councils Network (CCN) has warned.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Monday 1 June

News

Monday, June 1, 2020

| CYP Now

Schools and nurseries across England have opened their doors to some pupils as the government begins to ease lockdown restrictions.

Covid-19 track and trace system 'could close children's homes'

News

Thursday, June 4, 2020

| CYP Now

The government’s new ‘track and trace’ system to stem the spread of Covid-19 could lead to the permanent closure of small children’s homes, sector leaders have warned.

Covid-19: Children’s home sees 16 staff and children test positive

News

Thursday, June 11, 2020

| CYP Now

A children’s home in Northamptonshire has seen at least 16 staff and children test positive for Covid-19.

Government urged to clarify future of PE and sport funding for primary schools

News

Friday, June 12, 2020

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to provide clarity to primary schools over whether £320m of funding for PE and sport will be made available for the next academic year.

Emergency changes to EHC plans extended for second time

News

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has extended the relaxation of local authorities’ duties to provide children with support listed on education health and care (EHC) plans.

Children’s services lack funding to deal with ‘peak in demand’, ADCS warns

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s services departments are facing a post-lockdown “peak in demand” but have “no emergency funding left” to cope with it, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has warned.

Kickstart needs a coaching top-up to help those most in need

Blogs

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

| CYP Now

Is it the calm before the storm? Last week’s labour market statistics showed a rise in youth unemployment of 47,000.

Early years funding allocation changes ‘welcome’ but ‘will do little’ to stop closures

News

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have welcomed news that government funding allocations for the next academic year will be based on data from the January census but warn it “will do little” to ease closure fears for providers worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

NYA calls for youth workers in every secondary school catchment area

News

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

| CYP Now

Two youth workers should be assigned to every secondary school to support vulnerable and disadvantaged young people unable to access youth work during the coronavirus crisis, the National Youth Agency (NYA) has said.

Coronavirus daily update: Wednesday 22 July

News

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

| CYP Now

More than half of school pupils in England struggled with home learning during lockdown, largely due to lack of motivation, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

Disadvantaged pupils worst hit by A-level downgrades, figures show

News

Thursday, August 13, 2020

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged students have been worst affected by the government’s controversial standardised grading system used to award A-level results, official figures show.

Critics accuse DfE of ‘sinking to new low’ over revised consultation results

News

Thursday, September 10, 2020

| CYP Now

Campaigners have accused the Department for Education of “sinking to a new low” after responses were missed out of a consultation over the extension of children’s social care exemptions.

Youth work training scheme 'improved YOI staff's relationships with young people'

News

Friday, October 23, 2020

| CYP Now

A pilot programme training prison officers in youth work skills has been hailed as a “great success” in improving relationships between young people and staff at Feltham Young Offenders Institution (YOI).

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 6 November

News

Friday, November 6, 2020

| CYP Now

There was a 20 per cent increase in the number of babies killed or harmed during the first Covid-19 lockdown, Ofsted’s chief inspector has warned.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 17 November

News

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

| CYP Now

Hull City Council is calling on the government to give it powers to close schools due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the area.

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Social Mobility Commission to move to Cabinet Office

DfE announces staggered returns for secondary schools after Christmas

Safeguarding in the digital age: Protection of children from online harms ‘an unmitigated disaster’

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

Early years leaders hit out at contradictory government advice on home testing

Children’s commissioner and Tory MPs lead calls for ‘routemap’ to end school closures

Contingency measures for free childcare funding ‘risks providers going bust’

Pandemic sparks ‘perfect storm’ for increase in online child sexual abuse

#Chances4Children: Nominate your Covid heroes

Councils 'will struggle' to support vulnerable children due to cuts, CCN warns

Coronavirus daily round-up: Monday 1 June

Covid-19 track and trace system 'could close children's homes'

Covid-19: Children’s home sees 16 staff and children test positive

Government urged to clarify future of PE and sport funding for primary schools

Emergency changes to EHC plans extended for second time

Children’s services lack funding to deal with ‘peak in demand’, ADCS warns

Kickstart needs a coaching top-up to help those most in need

Early years funding allocation changes ‘welcome’ but ‘will do little’ to stop closures

NYA calls for youth workers in every secondary school catchment area

Coronavirus daily update: Wednesday 22 July

Disadvantaged pupils worst hit by A-level downgrades, figures show

Critics accuse DfE of ‘sinking to new low’ over revised consultation results

Youth work training scheme 'improved YOI staff's relationships with young people'

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 6 November

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 17 November

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