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Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Monday, February 25, 2019

| CYP Now

The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be taught to all secondary school pupils, the Department for Education has announced.

Education Secretary pledges action to tackle school exclusion rates

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

| CYP Now

Education secretary Damien Hinds wants schools that are successfully dealing with challenging pupils to be central to efforts to tackle high exclusion rates across England.

Timpson to lead DfE review of school exclusions

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Monday, March 12, 2018

| CYP Now

Former children's minister Edward Timpson is to lead a review into school exclusions, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Government urges training drive to curb restraint of disabled children

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Robust staff training plans are needed to reduce the use of restraint of under-18s who have learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs, draft government guidance has said.

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have called for tougher regulation of home schooling after it emerged that the number of children being educated outside of schools is rising fast.

School-based charity reports rapid rise in safeguarding concerns

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

A school-based child and family support charity has reported a trebling in the proportion of cases it deals with over the last six years where there is a safeguarding concern.

One in three areas fail children with special needs

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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils and health organisations in around a third of areas are failing to effectively support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), analysis by Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission has revealed.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Ofsted issues warning notices to 31 unregistered schools

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Thursday, July 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted has issued a total of 31 warning notices to unregistered schools since establishing a special taskforce 18 months ago, it has emerged.

Teachers fear Prevent strategy 'stigmatises Muslim students'

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Monday, July 3, 2017

| CYP Now

School and college staff in England have concerns that the government anti-radicalisation strategy is increasing stigmatisation of Muslim students, research has found.

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Plans to scrap free school meals for primary school children and allow new grammar schools to be opened have not featured in the government's legislative plans for the new parliament.

DfE appoints two new ministers in wake of Timpson departure

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A former public health minister and a former immigration minister have been appointed to the DfE ministerial team following a government reshuffle.

Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Social workers should consider home visits for at least six months if there are suspicions that a child is being abused or neglected, new guidance has suggested.

Huge increase in child-on-child sex offences

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Friday, February 3, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of reported cases of children committing sexual offences against other children has increased by 78 per cent since 2013, research by Barnardo's has found.

Birmingham children's trust to launch April 2018

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Monday, January 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A new independent trust to run children's services in Birmingham will officially launch in April 2018, with the organisation taking the form of a company owned by the council, rather than an employee-owned mutual, it has emerged.

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Conservative MPs have blocked an attempt by Labour to introduce compulsory sex and relationships education (SRE) through an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill currently going through parliament.

Labour backs mandatory reporting

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Mandatory reporting should be introduced in order to protect children from abuse, Labour has said.

Ofsted highlights ongoing children's services failings in Birmingham

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Friday, July 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Birmingham children's services, rated "inadequate" since 2009, is not doing enough to protect vulnerable children, according to Ofsted.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

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Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Education Secretary pledges action to tackle school exclusion rates

Timpson to lead DfE review of school exclusions

Government urges training drive to curb restraint of disabled children

Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling

School-based charity reports rapid rise in safeguarding concerns

One in three areas fail children with special needs

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Ofsted issues warning notices to 31 unregistered schools

Teachers fear Prevent strategy 'stigmatises Muslim students'

Queen's Speech: Plans to scrap free school meals and create new grammars dropped

DfE appoints two new ministers in wake of Timpson departure

Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

Huge increase in child-on-child sex offences

Birmingham children's trust to launch April 2018

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

Labour backs mandatory reporting

Ofsted highlights ongoing children's services failings in Birmingham

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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