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Riding the wave of social prescribing

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Social prescribing is increasingly being offered to children and young people with mental health and other difficulties. Experts explain how it works and the difference it can make to young lives.

Campaigner calls for childhood bereavement register to improve support

News

Thursday, May 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Writer and grief campaigner Mark Lemon is urging the government to record the number of bereaved children across the country, saying it is “vital” to improving the identification of those in need of support.

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

News

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a third of schools which took part in the the first year of an inclusive sports programme saw an increase in the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) achieving an hour of daily exercise, according to the Youth Sport Trust.

Princess of Wales promotes mental health awareness at youth centre visit

News

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| CYP Now

The Princess of Wales has visited a youth centre to speak to young people about the importance of positive mental health support.

Disadvantaged young people being ‘hit harder by climate crisis’

News

Thursday, May 11, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people living in low-income households are more likely to be impacted by climate change than their more affluent peers, research is warning.

Podcast offers practical insight for SEND professionals

News

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

| CYP Now

A new podcast aimed at professionals working with children with special educational needs and disabilities provides practical insights, tips and discussion around practice within the sector.

Nine-year-old urges Prime Minister to invest in early support for deaf children

News

Thursday, May 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A nine-year-old deaf boy has visited 10 Downing Street to urge Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to invest in making "life-changing" early support available for all deaf children.

Psychiatrists call for better mental health screening for expectant mothers

News

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

| CYP Now

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling for improved screening of mental health support for new and expectant mothers to improve life chances for them and their children.

Ombudsman criticises council handling of disabled boy’s school transport

News

Thursday, April 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Leicestershire County Council has agreed to refund a mother’s school transport costs for her disabled son, after an ombudsman investigation found faults in how the council handled her application and subsequent appeal.

Vulnerable young women more likely to experience poor healthcare, research finds

News

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Young women with long-term health conditions, including mental health issues and neurodivergence, are likely to face barriers when trying to access services, new research finds.

How classroom storytelling sessions target emotions

Best Practice

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Creative Classrooms gives children and teachers the opportunity to encourage empathy and focus on personal and social development through stories.

Cases of fabricated illness rise

Analysis

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Charities warn parents of disabled children are increasingly being accused of fabricating illness.

Adverse outcomes in adolescence following early childhood disadvantage

Research

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Disadvantage in early childhood – 0 to 5 years old – is associated with worse health and educational outcomes in adolescence. However, there is not much evidence on how adverse outcomes link to household income for the generation of young people born since 2000.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Special Report

Features

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

As the government plans to reform the special educational needs and disabilities system, CYP Now examines the key challenges facing the sector and assesses how improvements could help children.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Key policy developments

Other

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

In February 2022, the government set out plans to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in a green paper that also incorporated alternative provision (AP) education.

Trusting relationships underpin health standards for secure settings

News

Monday, April 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Healthcare standards in secure welfare and justice settings have been updated to place a greater focus on providing vulnerable children with trusting relationships.

Council and charity link up to provide sexual health outreach service

News

Thursday, April 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Hounslow Council has partnered with health and social care charity Turning Point to launch a young people’s sexual health outreach service in the London borough.

Ombudsman slams council over leaving child in ‘unnecessary pain’ for years

News

Thursday, April 13, 2023

| CYP Now

A child with disabilities was left in “pain for years” due to delays caused by Lambeth Council, the local government and social care ombudsman has found.

Praise for Scottish legal challenge over gender recognition reform

News

Thursday, April 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth organisations have praised the Scottish government’s plans to challenge the UK government’s block of Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill, which would change the requirements needed for a person to obtain a gender recognition certificate in Scotland.