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Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Mandatory reporting professionals list ‘too narrow’, warn campaigners

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

| CYP Now

The list of professions that the proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse is planned to cover is “too narrow”, children's rights campaign group Article 39 is warning.

Projects to support Ukrainian refugee children over Christmas

Features

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

| CYP Now

Richmond Council's call for new hosts to house Ukrainian children and their families over the festive period is one of many projects aiming to help refugee families prepare for their first Christmas in the UK.

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Safeguarding professionals are invited to join a pilot training programme designed to increase understanding of online grooming.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

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Friday, November 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Children with a social worker more likely to be affected by violence, research finds

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Monday, November 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Six in 10 children supported by a social worker have been affected by violence as either a victim or a witness, research has found.

Longfield commission sets out ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plans

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Friday, November 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The creation of an England-wide network of 1,000 community hubs dubbed ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ that would provide support for those vulnerable to exploitation from criminal gangs is a key recommendation of a year-long review of services for young people led by former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield.

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

| CYP Now

A seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales recommends the creation of a new child protection authority (CPA) as well as calling for the prosecution of people who work with children and fail to report allegations of abuse.

Government policy briefs for children and young people

Features

Thursday, September 29, 2022

| CYP Now

CYP Now lays out the responsibilities of ministers responsible for services for children and young people.

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Kit Malthouse has been named as the new Education Secretary in Prime Minister Liz Truss’s first cabinet.

Ministerial departures throw policy reforms into turmoil

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders have warned that ministerial resignations at the Department for Education have raised questions over the future of major policy reforms.

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

| CYP Now

School exclusions, undiagnosed mental health issues and unidentified special educational needs and disabilities are among the key drivers behind child-to-parent abuse, the mayor of London has said.

Online Safety Bill: Five key measures aimed at protecting children

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Friday, March 18, 2022

| CYP Now

One of the main aims of the government’s Online Safety Bill is to stop children from accessing inappropriate and harmful content, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has set out its long-term vision to tackle racial disparities in the UK with a focus on health services, education and the youth justice system.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.

Former Hertfordshire DCS awarded CBE in New Year Honours list

News

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The former director of children’s services (DCS) at Hertfordshire County Council has been recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list.

Spending Review: Sunak's pledges for children, young people and families

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| CYP Now

A £300m investment in Andrea Leadsom’s proposed Start for Life offer and a £560m boost for youth services have been announced as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

News

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

CYP Now breaks down key funding asks from across the sector.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021 Shortlist

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

The CYP Now Awards highlight the very best practice in work with children, young people and families.

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

News

Monday, June 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Chris McLoughlin, director of children’s services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Race report 'vindicates' disproportionate exclusions of black children, critics say

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

| CYP Now

The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities' has been criticised over the "vindication" of disproportionate use of exclusions for children from minority ethnic backgrounds in its recent report.

Scotland enshrines UNCRC in domestic law

News

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Campaigners are celebrating after Scottish ministers voted to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law.

Children’s commissioner launches ‘once-in-a-generation’ review of childhood

News

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

| CYP Now

The new children’s commissioner for England has announced plans to create a 10-year “blueprint” to help children recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Mandatory reporting professionals list ‘too narrow’, warn campaigners

Projects to support Ukrainian refugee children over Christmas

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Children with a social worker more likely to be affected by violence, research finds

Longfield commission sets out ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plans

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

Government policy briefs for children and young people

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

Ministerial departures throw policy reforms into turmoil

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

Online Safety Bill: Five key measures aimed at protecting children

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

Former Hertfordshire DCS awarded CBE in New Year Honours list

Spending Review: Sunak's pledges for children, young people and families

Spending Review: Key asks for children and young people

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021 Shortlist

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Race report 'vindicates' disproportionate exclusions of black children, critics say

Scotland enshrines UNCRC in domestic law

Children’s commissioner launches ‘once-in-a-generation’ review of childhood

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