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Food campaigners back long-awaited healthy schools rating scheme

Thursday, March 21, 2019

| CYP Now

A group of more than 30 healthy food campaigners are calling on the government to bring in proposals it made almost three years ago to rate schools on how well they are promoting children's health and combating obesity.

DfE pledges £31m to address educational psychologist shortages

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is to plough an extra £31.6m into educational psychology training after it emerged that two thirds of councils are struggling to fill vacant roles.

Cross-government strategy to support care leavers unveiled

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Staff in children's homes will receive better training to help young people leaving their placement as part of government plans to improve outcomes for care leavers.

UK children's rights record fails to improve

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The UK's record on protecting children and young people's human rights has failed to improve over the past year because of systemic problems with government policy and public service delivery, the Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) has said.

Dentists call for all schools to ban sugary foods

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Friday, August 16, 2019

| CYP Now

All schools in England should be encouraged to become sugar free to tackle worrying levels of child tooth decay, leading dentists have said.

Charity unveils autistic training centres for early years staff

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| CYP Now

The Autism Education Trust (AET) has appointed a series of "hubs" to deliver training to early years workers and post-16 education professionals.

CYP Now 2013 Awards winners unveiled on memorable evening for children's services sector

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Durham County Council secured a stunning hat trick at the 2013 CYP Now Awards for its Pre-birth Intervention Service.

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Family Action is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and health professionals, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

Substance misuse programme to educate 250,000 schoolchildren

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Charities Addaction and The Amy Winehouse Foundation are to teach 250,000 English secondary school pupils about the dangers of substance misuse thanks to a £4.3m Big Lottery Fund grant.

Children and Families Act: Charities laud expansion of free school meals

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have welcomed the legislation of a reform that will see all infant-aged primary school children receive free school meals from September.

Review highlights shortcomings in children's mental health services

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

| CYP Now

A review into children's mental health services ordered by Prime Minister Theresa May has found that the current system is hard to access, difficult to navigate and isn't safe enough.

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders are urging ministers to drop plans to hold back £150m from the Early Intervention Grant, to avoid spending more on crisis support in the long-term.

Ministers pledge to reduce child deaths in response to health outcomes forum

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has pledged to reduce child mortality and boost the extent to which young patients are consulted on the care they receive, as part of its response to the Children and Young People's Health Outcomes Forum report.

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Education Secretary has defended claims the government is cutting the Early Intervention Grant, insisting that funding for councils will in fact increase.

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

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Monday, November 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Professionals across children's services must be trained to support young people at risk of suicide because of negative experiences in early childhood, a report by the children's commissioner for Northern Ireland has claimed.

Councils call for mental health counselling for all pupils

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Every secondary school in the country should be handed funding to offer independent mental health counselling to all pupils, local authorities have said.

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to delay legislation to overhaul support for children with special educational needs (SEN), over concerns that the law could be changed before the proposed reforms have been properly tested.

Government unveils plans to improve education for children with additional needs

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Friday, March 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A new £4m fund to develop new ways to help children with additional needs move from alternative provision into mainstream education or special schools has been announced.

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Deaf teenagers are being left out of conversations because other young people don't know how to talk to them, the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has warned.

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

| CYP Now

A new criminal offence will be introduced for perpetrators of domestic abuse directed at a child, the Conservative Party has said.

Inspectorates slam youth offending agencies for resettlement failings

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Friday, March 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Probation, education and health inspectors have criticised poor-quality support for young offenders when released from custody.

Gyimah announces peer-mentoring plans for schools

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Monday, October 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is ploughing ahead with plans that will see students support their peers on mental health issues, it has been confirmed.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Measures to support the mental health needs and employment prospects of young people need to be prioritised amid Covid-19 recovery plans, according to a report from health inequalities expert Professor Michael Marmot.

Government strategy promises improved support for autistic children

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| CYP Now

Earlier diagnosis as well as investment in children’s professional training are among measures being pledged by the government to improve support for children and young people with autism.

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Food campaigners back long-awaited healthy schools rating scheme

DfE pledges £31m to address educational psychologist shortages

Cross-government strategy to support care leavers unveiled

UK children's rights record fails to improve

Dentists call for all schools to ban sugary foods

Charity unveils autistic training centres for early years staff

CYP Now 2013 Awards winners unveiled on memorable evening for children's services sector

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

Substance misuse programme to educate 250,000 schoolchildren

Children and Families Act: Charities laud expansion of free school meals

Review highlights shortcomings in children's mental health services

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Ministers pledge to reduce child deaths in response to health outcomes forum

Early Intervention Grant will increase, insists Gove

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

Councils call for mental health counselling for all pupils

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

Government unveils plans to improve education for children with additional needs

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

Inspectorates slam youth offending agencies for resettlement failings

Gyimah announces peer-mentoring plans for schools

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

Government strategy promises improved support for autistic children

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