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He said he loved me

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  • Tuesday, January 7, 2014
  • | CYP Now
A hard-hitting new play is touring schools and youth clubs to raise awareness of the grooming and sexual exploitation of young people. Eileen Fursland explores its impact in tackling this complex problem.

Inspections Clinic: Quality of school tuition

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  • Tuesday, February 28, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Ofsted research paints a mixed picture of the quality of tutoring on offer in schools. The regulator's national director for education Lee Owston discusses the findings and what they mean for practice.

Inspections Clinic: Behaviour in the classroom

The government has unveiled plans to tackle unruly behaviour in schools. Ofsted’s Daniel Muijs explains to Jo Stephenson that a consistent approach and good-quality training are key to a good inspection outcome.

Character Education: Special Report

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  • Tuesday, October 29, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Policymakers, educators and children's professionals are developing new ways to help young people learn and hone the positive character traits they need to overcome life's challenges and be good citizens.

Special Report: Youth Apprenticeships

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  • 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.

Interview - Keep Britain tidy - Bill Bryson, president, Campaign to Protect Rural England

Bill Bryson doesn't regard himself as a role model for young people. On the issue of engaging them in the Campaign to Protect Rural England's current drive to stop littering, he admits: "What a campaign like this needs is for young people to be hearing from someone who isn't an old fart like me. It's no good me looking to young people to join the campaign. They aren't going to do something just because I say so."

Inspecting 'off-rolling'

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  • Tuesday, September 25, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Ofsted has found evidence that a significant minority of schools are finding ways to manage more challenging pupils out. New tools will make it easier to identify this practice, says Jo Stephenson.

Excellent adventures

Twenty years since the Lyme Bay tragedy in which four young canoeists died, outdoor learning activities are enjoying a revival, says Charlotte Goddard, with proven benefits to children's long-term wellbeing

School funding reforms: a crash course

New funding arrangements from local authorities to schools take effect this week. National Governors' Association policy manager Gillian Allcroft sets out the changes and what their impact might be on pupils

Rebel with a cause

Lauren Higgs talks to David Simmonds, chair of the LGA's children and young people board