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Increasing participation for NCS as year-round offer continues

Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

More than 120,000 young people have benefitted from The National Citizen Service (NCS) in the past year, with more than a fifth of participants eligible for free school meals, according to the NCS Trust's latest annual report.

Mural challenges perceptions of children in care

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Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

A former Welsh children’s laureate has partnered with Foster Wales to challenge perceptions of young people in care through a new mural in South Wales.

Ruth Perry inquest verdict reignites calls for ‘urgent’ Ofsted reform

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Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

A coroner’s verdict that the suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry was “contributed to by an Ofsted inspection” has prompted calls for an “urgent” revaluation of the inspectorate’s processes.

Poorest families at greatest risk of breakdowns and declining mental health, research warns

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Monday, December 11, 2023

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Children from families at the lower end of the social ladder are at greater risk of family breakdowns and childhood mental illness following the Covid-19 pandemic, The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has warned.

UK child poverty worsening more than in other affluent nations

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

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Child poverty in the UK has increased the most out of the world’s richest countries over the last decade, according to figures revealed by Unicef.

Government renews home schooling register pledge after King’s Speech omission

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has told MPs it “remains committed” to create an elective home education (EHE) register despite not including it in the King’s Speech.

Data driven commissioning of care placements could save councils millions, research finds

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

A data driven approach to matching children with the right care placements could save county councils as much as £38.4m a year, research has found.

Stockport becomes latest council to make care experience a protected characteristic

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

Stockport has joined dozens of councils to agree to consider the impact of their policies on children in care and care leavers by recognising care experience as a protected characteristic.

YJB highlights good practice around support for girls in youth justice system

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

| CYP Now

A Youth Justice Board (YJB) briefing has identified key challenges and areas of good practice for supporting girls in the youth justice system.

Young people take over charity’s social media to mark milestone celebration

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social action charity Ormiston Trust has handed its social media channels over to young people to mark the 10th anniversary of the #iWill movement.

Social care and school transport to suffer after autumn statement, councils warn

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Nine in 10 county councils say they are “in a significantly worse position” financially following last month’s autumn statement which could lead to cuts to services for vulnerable children.

Assault on judge highlights safety fears for family court staff

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

| CYP Now

An assault on a family court judge during proceedings has raised concerns over security issues for staff employed to support children and families.

Inquiry over effectiveness of government’s Care Review response launches

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Monday, December 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A group of cross-party MPs have launched an inquiry into the effectiveness of the government’s strategy to reform children’s social care based on its response to the Care Review.

Cost-of-living crisis could have long-term impact on children’s mental health, therapists warn

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Monday, December 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost-of-living crisis could impact children’s mental health later in life, according to psychologists.

Children’s creativity celebrated in Shakespeare competition

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people were invited to create new speeches for Shakespeare characters at a competition hosted by Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation (CSSF).

Youth sector recognised in first King’s Award for Voluntary Service

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth charities are among hundreds of organisations to be recognised in the first King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

More than three children are competing for every early years place, study warns

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Almost half of under-fives in England live in areas where there are more than three children for every registered early years place, new research finds.

Councils reveal sharp rise in high-cost children’s care placements

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

There has been a sharp rise in the number of social care placements costing £10,000 a week, a Local Government Association (LGA) survey has revealed.

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Participation in sport boosts wellbeing and self-belief in teenagers, new research from the Youth Sport Trust finds.

Better care needed for child victims of rape and torture, says children's commissioner

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

The children’s commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza has criticised “a shocking lack of care” for child victims of rape, torture and abuse arriving in the UK.

Government management of asylum transfer scheme ‘unlawful’, judge rules

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s management of its local authority dispersal scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children was “inadequate” and “for large periods unlawful”, a High Court judge has ruled.

Coalition calls for £1.7bn a year funding boost to improve children’s mental health

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

| CYP Now

Hundreds of charities, academics and health organisations are calling on all major political parties to commit to a boost in investment to improve children’s mental health and wellbeing ahead of next year’s general election.

Early years funding rates uplift ‘not enough’ to prevent closures, providers warn

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

| CYP Now

A Department for Education uplift of early years funding rates worth £400m will “fall short” of what providers need to deliver the government’s planned expansion of the funded childcare offer, sector leaders have said.

School system discouraging inclusion, ADCS warns

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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The education system is blighted by “greater competition between individual schools” which is “coming at the expense of inclusion”, a new paper by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) is warning.

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have praised Ofsted plans to push forward with reforms to its complaints process, allowing providers to contact the inspectorate to raise concerns following inspections.

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Increasing participation for NCS as year-round offer continues

Mural challenges perceptions of children in care

Ruth Perry inquest verdict reignites calls for ‘urgent’ Ofsted reform

Poorest families at greatest risk of breakdowns and declining mental health, research warns

UK child poverty worsening more than in other affluent nations

Government renews home schooling register pledge after King’s Speech omission

Data driven commissioning of care placements could save councils millions, research finds

Stockport becomes latest council to make care experience a protected characteristic

YJB highlights good practice around support for girls in youth justice system

Young people take over charity’s social media to mark milestone celebration

Social care and school transport to suffer after autumn statement, councils warn

Assault on judge highlights safety fears for family court staff

Inquiry over effectiveness of government’s Care Review response launches

Cost-of-living crisis could have long-term impact on children’s mental health, therapists warn

Children’s creativity celebrated in Shakespeare competition

Youth sector recognised in first King’s Award for Voluntary Service

More than three children are competing for every early years place, study warns

Councils reveal sharp rise in high-cost children’s care placements

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

Better care needed for child victims of rape and torture, says children's commissioner

Government management of asylum transfer scheme ‘unlawful’, judge rules

Coalition calls for £1.7bn a year funding boost to improve children’s mental health

Early years funding rates uplift ‘not enough’ to prevent closures, providers warn

School system discouraging inclusion, ADCS warns

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

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