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Labour warning over rise in children’s services referrals as schools return

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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The government has been urged to outline plans to tackle a predicted rise in referrals to children’s services departments as schools return this week.

MPs launch inquiry into economic impact of Covid-19 on young people

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

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An inquiry into the economic impact of Covid-19 on young people has been launched by MPs.

Surge in calls to NSPCC’s domestic abuse helpline

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Friday, October 2, 2020

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Calls to the NSPCC’s domestic abuse helpline have increased by 50 per cent month-on-month since the beginning of lockdown, latest figures show.

Care proceedings duration lengthened at height of lockdown, MoJ figures show

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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The average duration of care proceedings rose by around three weeks during the height of lockdown, while the number of domestic abuse cases was the highest on record, Ministry of Justice figures show.

Covid-19 widening disadvantage gap among babies and toddlers, research warns

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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Lockdown restrictions are having a detrimental impact on families with young children in disadvantaged communities, new research shows.

Covid winter grant scheme: Councils roll-out government-funded holiday hunger support

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Monday, December 7, 2020

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Local authorities have begun to roll-out support for vulnerable families after receiving funding from the government’s new Covid winter grant scheme.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Monday 7 December

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Monday, December 7, 2020

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Almost a third of the UK’s most vulnerable children will miss out on Christmas presents and a festive meal this year, Barnardo’s has warned.

Inspectors criticise Rainsbrook STC for locking up children 23 hours a day for two weeks on arrival

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Monday, December 7, 2020

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Children who arrived at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre during the Covid-19 pandemic were locked in cells for more than 23 hours each day for their first two weeks, inspectors have found.

Covid-19 restrictions could set back children’s development by six months, Ofsted warns

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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Repeated isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic has left many children across early years settings and schools “at least six months behind where they should be” in terms of learning and social and emotional development, Ofsted has said.

Covid-19: Key challenges met by the sector in 2020

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

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Professionals across the sector have faced huge challenges to support vulnerable children and young people throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus lockdown: Nurseries remain open despite fears over safety

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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Nurseries and childminders in England will remain open despite the introduction of strict new lockdown measures including the closure of schools, the Prime Minister has said.

Babies ‘overlooked’ during Covid-19 response, First 1,001 Days Movement says

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Babies' needs have been overlooked as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, a new report shows.

Three quarters of schools struggling to support SEND children during Covid lockdown

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) amid the Covid-19 health crisis, research has found.

Youth group develops child-friendly Covid-19 guide to inform younger patients

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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Guide developed by young people provides facts about the Covid-19 pandemic in an easily digestible way to ease the concerns of child patients.

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends inspections amid outbreak

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Ofsted has suspended all inspections including those involving schools, early years settings and children’s social care provision due to the outbreak of coronavirus in England.

Coronavirus: Youth groups join major volunteering push

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Thursday, March 19, 2020

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Youth groups are among a number of charities working with the government to co-ordinate a major volunteering push during the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus: Charities call for urgent support for care leavers

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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Thousands of care leavers facing increased isolation and financial insecurity during the coronavirus outbreak need greater support from the government, a coalition of children’s charities and support organisations has said.

Coronavirus: Government urged to postpone consultation on unregulated accommodation

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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The Department for Education has been urged to postpone its consultation into unregulated supported accommodation in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Consultation on unregulated accommodation extended

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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The government has made an eleventh-hour decision to extend the controversial public consultation on unregulated supported accommodation due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Wednesday 22 April

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Just a quarter of childcare settings across England and Wales remain open to children of key workers and vulnerable children amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Death of second social worker sparks fresh call for PPE

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Friday, April 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Social work leaders have renewed urgent calls for practitioners to be given personal protective equipment (PPE) following news of the death of another social worker from coronavirus.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 1 May

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Friday, May 1, 2020

| CYP Now

Health visitors have released new guidance aimed at parents unable to book six-weekly postnatal checks for their babies and those who have had appointments cancelled.

Kinship carers 'plunged into poverty' during coronavirus crisis

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

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A quarter of kinship carers face financial hardship that has worsened as a result of the coronavirus crisis, a cross-party taskforce of MPs and peers has said.

£6.5m fund launches to boost support for those at risk of youth violence

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

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Organisations supporting vulnerable young people at risk of youth violence can bid for a share of £6.5m from a new grant round launched today by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF).

NCS removes residential stays from autumn programme

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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The National Citizen Service (NCS) has confirmed that its autumn programme will not include its usual residential nights away due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Labour warning over rise in children’s services referrals as schools return

MPs launch inquiry into economic impact of Covid-19 on young people

Surge in calls to NSPCC’s domestic abuse helpline

Care proceedings duration lengthened at height of lockdown, MoJ figures show

Covid-19 widening disadvantage gap among babies and toddlers, research warns

Covid winter grant scheme: Councils roll-out government-funded holiday hunger support

Coronavirus daily round-up: Monday 7 December

Inspectors criticise Rainsbrook STC for locking up children 23 hours a day for two weeks on arrival

Covid-19 restrictions could set back children’s development by six months, Ofsted warns

Covid-19: Key challenges met by the sector in 2020

Coronavirus lockdown: Nurseries remain open despite fears over safety

Babies ‘overlooked’ during Covid-19 response, First 1,001 Days Movement says

Three quarters of schools struggling to support SEND children during Covid lockdown

Youth group develops child-friendly Covid-19 guide to inform younger patients

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends inspections amid outbreak

Coronavirus: Youth groups join major volunteering push

Coronavirus: Charities call for urgent support for care leavers

Coronavirus: Government urged to postpone consultation on unregulated accommodation

Consultation on unregulated accommodation extended

Coronavirus daily round-up: Wednesday 22 April

Death of second social worker sparks fresh call for PPE

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 1 May

Kinship carers 'plunged into poverty' during coronavirus crisis

£6.5m fund launches to boost support for those at risk of youth violence

NCS removes residential stays from autumn programme

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