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Blackpool FC chairman provides university bursary for care leavers

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'

News

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

News

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.

Defunding post-16 qualifications risks eroding young people’s opportunities, report warns

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to take action to tackle the erosion of opportunities for young people through the defunding of qualifications.

Government issues direction notice to council amid ongoing SEND failures

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has been issued with a government direction notice over long term failures to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

SEND support flaws exposed

Analysis

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| CYP Now

Rising appeals over provision and furore over councillors’ remarks reveal wider system problems.

Mermaids’ chief Lauren Stoner on the future of the charity and LGBTQ+ inclusivity

Features

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| CYP Now

LGBTQ+ charity Mermaids is moving forward after an "unprecedentedly difficult time", its new chief executive Lauren Stoner tells CYP Now.

Experts urge ministers to produce emotional health guidance for schools

News

Friday, February 23, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education should produce guidance for schools on the implementation of good emotional health for children, a new report has urged.

Renew funding for tutoring programme to tackle attainment gap, ministers told

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

| CYP Now

A 50 per cent reduction in funding for the government’s national tutoring programme (NTP) could widen the attainment gap between students from disadvantaged families and their peers, the Sutton Trust has warned.

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse 'must be properly funded'

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

| CYP Now

The Home Secretary's plans to push through a law requiring professionals working with young people to report child sexual abuse must be "properly funded and resourced" before being implemented, sector leaders have said.

Sector split over guidance on mobile phone ban in schools

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

| CYP Now

Some sector leaders have commended the publication of new government guidance on the use of mobile phones in schools over its focus on tackling behavioural issues but concerns have been raised by others about a failure to tackle deeper problems in education.