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Second Covid schools closure ‘a panic decision’, says former education secretary

Thursday, December 21, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s decision to close schools in January 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic was “a panic decision”, Gavin Williamson, who was Education Secretary at the time, has said.

Charities urge Covid-19 inquiry to stop 'silencing' children

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Charities have hit out at “unacceptable delays” in taking evidence from children on the impact of lockdown, in an open letter to the chair of the Covid-19 inquiry Baroness Heather Hallett.

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Almost half of parents say their child’s social and emotional skills worsened during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Poor mental health ‘primary driver’ for high NEET rates

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Mental health challenges and lack of confidence are the “primary drivers” preventing young people from accessing work, education or training, according to a new report.

Narrowing attainment gap to pre-pandemic levels 'could take a decade’

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

| CYP Now

The gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers may not return to pre-pandemic levels for a decade, the government has told MPs.

Ministers to double planned funding for tutoring scheme

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Ministers have announced plans to double previously allocated funding for it's National Tutoring Programme (NTP), making £150m available to schools for the next academic year.

Record number of young people taking part in Duke of Edinburgh's Award

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

| CYP Now

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) scheme has reported its highest participation rate since it launched 67 years ago.

EEF launches first childminder evaluation project

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

| CYP Now

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has launched its first evaluation programme involving childminders as part of a raft of schemes to help settings support children’s early language and numeracy development.

Catch-up tutoring scheme has potential to tackle attainment gap, suggests research

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s National Tutoring Programme (NTP), to help pupils catch up on lost learning post-pandemic, could tackle the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their more affluent peers, new evidence suggests.

Call to roll out Covid style small family ‘bubbles’ across youth custody

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| CYP Now

The Youth Custody Service (YCS) is being urged to consider reorganising young offenders in custody into “small family groups” after a study found they benefitted children when used during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

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

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

| CYP Now

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.

Children charged with criminal offences waiting 217 days for case outcomes

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Children charged with criminal offences are waiting, on average, 217 days for the outcome of their case, more than double waiting times seen a decade ago.

One million under-fours ‘growing up in poverty’

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

| CYP Now

One million children under the age of four are growing up in poverty, a charity's report has revealed.

Education of children in custody failing to improve post pandemic, inspectors find

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are continuing to receive “inadequate education” even after lessons were disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by inspectors has warning.

Latest guidance on strep A, scarlet fever and flu in schools and nurseries

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued back to school guidance for professionals working with children amid high circulation rates of winter illnesses.

Health visitor shortage 'poses risk' to children with SEND, Ofsted director says

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Friday, December 16, 2022

| CYP Now

A shortage of health visitors poses a risk to vulnerable children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and victims of domestic violence, who would benefit from early intervention or support, warned Ofsted's director for social care.

Early help at risk following 12 years of austerity, sector leaders warn

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Children’s services are struggling to support families early due to austerity policies that have seen local authority budgets halve in real terms since 2010, directors of children's services have warned.

Number of children waiting for SCH places doubles in one year, finds Ofsted

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

| CYP Now

The number of children waiting for a place in a secure children’s home (SCH) in England has doubled over the last year, according to Ofsted’s annual report.

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Peers have criticised the implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014, saying it is blighted by “insufficient data and inadequate implementation and monitoring”.

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Second Covid schools closure ‘a panic decision’, says former education secretary

Charities urge Covid-19 inquiry to stop 'silencing' children

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

Poor mental health ‘primary driver’ for high NEET rates

Narrowing attainment gap to pre-pandemic levels 'could take a decade’

Ministers to double planned funding for tutoring scheme

Record number of young people taking part in Duke of Edinburgh's Award

EEF launches first childminder evaluation project

Catch-up tutoring scheme has potential to tackle attainment gap, suggests research

Call to roll out Covid style small family ‘bubbles’ across youth custody

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

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

Children charged with criminal offences waiting 217 days for case outcomes

One million under-fours ‘growing up in poverty’

Education of children in custody failing to improve post pandemic, inspectors find

Latest guidance on strep A, scarlet fever and flu in schools and nurseries

Health visitor shortage 'poses risk' to children with SEND, Ofsted director says

Early help at risk following 12 years of austerity, sector leaders warn

Number of children waiting for SCH places doubles in one year, finds Ofsted

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

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