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Most recent local area SEND inspection reports

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regularly publish the results of joint inspections examining the quality of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) offered by local authorities.

Call for greater focus on play in schools

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Campaigners are calling for stronger oversight of play provision in schools in a bid to boost children's physical and mental health.

North East youth organisations receive grant to pilot enrichment scheme

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

| CYP Now

Two youth work organisations in the North East have been awarded government grants to test the impact of centralised enrichment support on schools.

Blackpool FC chairman provides university bursary for care leavers

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

| CYP Now

British businessman and football chairman Simon Sadler has launched a £1.5 million bursary for care leavers at the University of Manchester.

Fines for parents of absent children 'penalise struggling families'

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Monday, March 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Government plans to strengthen school attendance regulations could “penalise struggling families”, professionals working with disadvantaged children have said.

Charity seeks evidence of careers guidance impact

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| CYP Now

A consultation has launched to assess the effectiveness of current impartial careers guidance for young people.

Virtual reality films tackle social media dangers for young people

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

A series of virtual reality (VR) films has been created to help children understand the dangers of social media.

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

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.

Budget fails to address local authority funding crisis, sector leaders warn

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Jeremy Hunt’s latest budget does nothing to address a funding crisis facing local authorities, sector leaders have said.

Webinar to support schools in identifying students with speech, language and communication needs

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

| CYP Now

Leading experts will examine how schools can spot students who have unidentified speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and what they can do to remove the barriers to learning and social development, during a webinar hosted by CYP Now and its sister titles.

Funding fears amid decreasing demand for school places in London

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Monday, March 4, 2024

| CYP Now

A drop in demand for secondary school places in the capital could lead to cutting after-school clubs, narrowing curriculums and more school closures due to reduced funding, London Councils has warned.

Youth apprenticeships: Key policy developments

Features

Friday, March 1, 2024

| CYP Now

In 2017, the government introduced an apprenticeship levy – a charge to an employer of 0.5 per cent of their annual pay bill if it is more than £3m – which is used to fund the training of apprentices.

Government measures to tackle persistent school absences come into force

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Schools must consider fining parents if their child misses five days of school for unauthorised absence, under a strengthening of school attendance regulations introduced by the government.

Special Report: Youth Apprenticeships

Features

Thursday, February 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Apprenticeships are a crucial route to work for many disadvantaged young people but recent changes to how they are funded have seen the number of placements fall significantly leading to calls for reform.