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All schools 'should be required to appoint a young carers lead', says charity

Thursday, March 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The government is being called on to make it a requirement for all schools to appoint a young carers lead to better coordinate their support.

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

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Monday, March 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Bradford councillors have agreed to sell off an outdoor residential centre for children as part of £40 million worth of cuts to its budget.

Campaign aims to challenge foster care stereotypes

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Foster Wales is working to amplify young people’s voice to challenge stereotypes and stigma faced by children in care.

Call to end deprivation of children’s liberty in unregulated settings

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| CYP Now

The government is being called on to “urgently” halt the practice of using deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders to place vulnerable young people in unregulated settings.

Charity seeks evidence of careers guidance impact

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| CYP Now

A consultation has launched to assess the effectiveness of current impartial careers guidance for young people.

Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

The number of referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAHMS) has reached a record high, according to analysis of NHS annual data by charity Mind.

Budget 2024: Chancellor commits £165 million to boost children's homes capacity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

A £165 million boost to increase children’s homes capacity in England is among measures to support children and families included in the government’s latest budget.

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Services for children, young people and families in Birmingham face a funding drop of more than £100 million after councillors approved what are thought to be the biggest budget cuts in local authority history.

Extend corporate parenting across public services, say MPs and peers

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Corporate parenting duties on councils should be extended across a raft of other public sector organisations, including the NHS and government departments, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers.

Council and children’s trust relationship at risk of ‘complete breakdown’

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

The relationship between Bradford Council and the trust that runs children’s services in the city is blighted by tensions around spending and at risk of completely breaking down, warns a government-commissioned review.

Ofsted to delay first supported accommodation inspections

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted will delay inspections of supported accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds for six months after receiving an “exceptionally high” number of registration requests, the inspectorate has announced.

Children’s services spending ‘biggest short-term pressure for councils’, say leaders

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Spending on children’s services, including support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), is the biggest short-term pressure facing local authorities struggling to balance their budgets, according to two-thirds of councils.

Government issues direction notice to council amid ongoing SEND failures

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has been issued with a government direction notice over long term failures to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

In the new edition of CYP Now: Youth apprenticeships special; secure children’s homes; youth violence review

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| CYP Now

The latest news, views, analysis and practice advice on services for children, young people and families is packed into the March edition of Children & Young People Now.

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse 'must be properly funded'

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

| CYP Now

The Home Secretary's plans to push through a law requiring professionals working with young people to report child sexual abuse must be "properly funded and resourced" before being implemented, sector leaders have said.

Children’s services leaders call for cross-government childhood strategy

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

| CYP Now

A long-term strategy for childhood overseen by a government Department for Children is needed to mitigate the impact of political uncertainty and underfunding for children and family services, sector leaders have said.

Warwickshire councillors removed from children's committee over SEND comments

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Three councillors have been removed from Warwickshire County Council’s children and young people’s panel after they were heavily criticised for making “disgusting” comments about children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) during a public meeting.

Ofsted criticises council over ‘inadequate experiences and progress of care leavers’

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Friday, February 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Peterborough's children’s services have been rated “inadequate” by Ofsted, partly due to its lack of support for care leavers and a “lack of sufficient leadership focus”.

Probe launches into councillors’ ‘disgusting’ comments about SEND children

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

| CYP Now

Warwickshire County Council is carrying out an investigation into three of its councillors after “a number of complaints” were received over derogatory comments they made about children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

CYP Now conference to explore impact of AI on children’s services evaluation

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The impact of innovative practice in children’s services, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI), on young people’s outcomes will be explored at CYP Now’s annual Evaluation, Evidence & Impact conference.

In the new edition of CYP Now: Care Review reforms, supporting prisoners' children, trauma-informed care

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| CYP Now

The February edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest must-read articles for practitioners working with children, young people and families.

Councils still face ‘difficult decisions’ despite children’s services funding boost

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authority and children's services leaders have welcomed a £600m government funding boost to relieve pressure for support services but say it "does not negate the need for a sufficient long term funding settlement for children".

Campaign to reduce risk of homelessness for young people

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Dozens of youth organisations are backing a campaign for ministers to develop a plan to prevent homelessness for 136,000 young people in the UK.

Child survivors of sexual abuse waiting six months for support, research finds

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Children who have survived sexual abuse are forced to wait six months for help on average, research has revealed.

Politicians urged to better understand children’s issues ahead of general election

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

| CYP Now

More than six in 10 young people don’t believe that “politicians understand the issues that affect children today”, a new campaign by a group of high-profile children’s charities has warned.

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All schools 'should be required to appoint a young carers lead', says charity

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

Campaign aims to challenge foster care stereotypes

Call to end deprivation of children’s liberty in unregulated settings

Charity seeks evidence of careers guidance impact

Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’

Budget 2024: Chancellor commits £165 million to boost children's homes capacity

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

Extend corporate parenting across public services, say MPs and peers

Council and children’s trust relationship at risk of ‘complete breakdown’

Ofsted to delay first supported accommodation inspections

Children’s services spending ‘biggest short-term pressure for councils’, say leaders

Government issues direction notice to council amid ongoing SEND failures

In the new edition of CYP Now: Youth apprenticeships special; secure children’s homes; youth violence review

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse 'must be properly funded'

Children’s services leaders call for cross-government childhood strategy

Warwickshire councillors removed from children's committee over SEND comments

Ofsted criticises council over ‘inadequate experiences and progress of care leavers’

Probe launches into councillors’ ‘disgusting’ comments about SEND children

CYP Now conference to explore impact of AI on children’s services evaluation

In the new edition of CYP Now: Care Review reforms, supporting prisoners' children, trauma-informed care

Councils still face ‘difficult decisions’ despite children’s services funding boost

Campaign to reduce risk of homelessness for young people

Child survivors of sexual abuse waiting six months for support, research finds

Politicians urged to better understand children’s issues ahead of general election

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