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Rejecting free childcare expansion should not delay 'urgent reform', sector leaders warn

Thursday, February 16, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to deliver “urgent reform” to the childcare system alongside adequate investment, following reports he is set to reject plans to expand free childcare provision.

NYA launches hundreds of free youth work training places

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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The National Youth Agency (NYA) has announced more than 500 bursaries for youth work training courses to encourage young people to enter the sector, specialise in a chosen area, and progress into leadership roles.

Story time engagement ‘boosts early language development by seven months’

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Engaging young children with pictures, texts and questions during story time boosts their early language development by up to seven months, research has found.

Prioritise early years investment over maths to 18, experts say

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Education and numeracy experts told MPs that early years education must be prioritised over mandatory maths to age 18 during an evidence session held by the Common's education select committee.

UCAS expansion to include apprenticeship pathways

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has announced plans to offer apprenticeships to young people alongside undergraduate degrees through UCAS.

Birmingham City Council spent £10m fighting SEND appeals, NCB report finds

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Monday, February 6, 2023

| CYP Now

An independent review into Birmingham City Council's free information, advice and support service for parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), has found that the council has spent £10m fighting appeals and calls for “drastic action” to be taken.

Children’s Mental Health: Resources to help young people have healthy relationships

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Monday, February 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Charities and organisations have launched mental health campaigns and resources for educators, youth workers and children, to mark Children’s Mental Health Week.

Catch-up tutoring’s long-term future at risk, NAO warns

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

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The Department for Education is being called on to investigate the impact of its withdrawal of funding for tutoring to help disadvantaged pupils catch up on learning lost during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Target for all schools to join academy trusts by 2030 ‘not possible’, warn experts

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s ambition for all schools to be part of multi-academy trusts (MATs) by 2030 is not possible without “unprecedented system change” and further funding, a report warns.

Robin Walker urges creation of EHE register after schools white paper shelved

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

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An elective home education (EHE) register must be introduced “as a matter of urgency” by government to tackle a “worrying” rise in school absences, the chair of the education select committee has said.

Children in foster care worry more about family life, report finds

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Monday, January 23, 2023

| CYP Now

Children in foster care are more likely to be concerned about their family life than other children, a report has found.

Government urged not to ‘pick and choose’ child sexual abuse inquiry recommendations

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Friday, January 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Members of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) have urged the government to accept their proposals as an “integrated package”, to best protect vulnerable children.

Career programme welcomes disadvantaged young people into environmental sector

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Friday, January 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Some 60 young people are kickstarting a career in environmental action through community charity Groundwork’s 'New to Nature' initiative, which offers work placements to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Pupils from minority groups more likely to feel unsafe in schools, research warns

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Pupils from minority groups are more likely to feel unsafe in school than their peers, with those identifying as LGBTQ+ worst affected, new research shows.

Mental health support in schools could plug gaps in CAMHS care, says Barnardo’s

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

| CYP Now

Increased mental health support in schools could tackle a lack of support for children with moderate to complex needs, new research by Barnado’s reveals.

Teachers and support staff in England and Wales vote to strike

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

| CYP Now

Teachers are set to walk out over pay next month after members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted to strike.

Call to remove police officers from schools

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Monday, January 16, 2023

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Police officers in England should be "removed from schools" as their presence disproportionately impacts black and minority ethnic communities, a race equality think tank warns.

MPs launch inquiry into school absence rates

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Friday, January 13, 2023

| CYP Now

A group of cross-party MPs has launched an inquiry into the “causes and possible solutions to the growing issue of children’s absence from school” in the wake of concerns that Covid-19 has had a damaging effect on school attendance.

Young people with SEND more at risk from online financial scams, expert warns

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are at greater risk from financial scams online amid an increase in young people being targeted, a youth work leader has warned.

Support for deaf children falls to ‘lowest level on record’, charity warns

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Specialist support for deaf children and their families it at its lowest level on record, according to the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS).

DfE and Ofsted officials to join one day strike next month

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) members across 124 government departments and agencies, including Ofsted and the Department for Education, are set to strike on February 1.

Disadvantaged children need ‘bespoke’ approach to improve career prospects, MPs told

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

| CYP Now

Providers offering careers guidance to children should offer tailored services to meet the needs of disadvantaged young people, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and children in care, experts have told MPs.

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

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Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social work and early years leaders have criticised the Prime Minister’s New Year speech, saying he failed to address several key priorities for children and young people.

What Makes a Family: Children's book aims to promote diversity education

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Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

C-Jay Quigley, queer activist, who works with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), discusses her self-published children’s book ‘What Makes a Family’, and the importance of encouraging inclusive attitudes among children from a young age.

Katharine Birbalsingh quits as social mobility adviser

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Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh has stepped down as chair of the government’s Social Mobility Commission.

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Rejecting free childcare expansion should not delay 'urgent reform', sector leaders warn

NYA launches hundreds of free youth work training places

Story time engagement ‘boosts early language development by seven months’

Prioritise early years investment over maths to 18, experts say

UCAS expansion to include apprenticeship pathways

Birmingham City Council spent £10m fighting SEND appeals, NCB report finds

Children’s Mental Health: Resources to help young people have healthy relationships

Catch-up tutoring’s long-term future at risk, NAO warns

Target for all schools to join academy trusts by 2030 ‘not possible’, warn experts

Robin Walker urges creation of EHE register after schools white paper shelved

Children in foster care worry more about family life, report finds

Government urged not to ‘pick and choose’ child sexual abuse inquiry recommendations

Career programme welcomes disadvantaged young people into environmental sector

Pupils from minority groups more likely to feel unsafe in schools, research warns

Mental health support in schools could plug gaps in CAMHS care, says Barnardo’s

Teachers and support staff in England and Wales vote to strike

Call to remove police officers from schools

MPs launch inquiry into school absence rates

Young people with SEND more at risk from online financial scams, expert warns

Support for deaf children falls to ‘lowest level on record’, charity warns

DfE and Ofsted officials to join one day strike next month

Disadvantaged children need ‘bespoke’ approach to improve career prospects, MPs told

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

What Makes a Family: Children's book aims to promote diversity education

Katharine Birbalsingh quits as social mobility adviser

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