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Make schools part of wider support system

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 22, 2023
    • | CYP Now
You can understand if school leaders feel a little put upon. Not content with being tasked to prepare the next generation for the challenges of a rapidly changing world, policymakers are increasingly turning to schools to solve some of society's wider problems.

Lack of access, not technology, is enemy of play

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 22, 2023
    • | CYP Now
I often hear that “youngsters nowadays have had their imaginations ruined by technology – when I was young, all we needed was a Raleigh Chopper, a Rubik's cube, roller skates, the street”. I don't believe that children today have less appetite to play – it's a lack of opportunities to access play that is the key issue.

Help parents tackle risks of radicalisation

    Opinion
  • Thursday, April 20, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Parents have a vital role to play in efforts to tackle radicalisation and extremism among young people being both a source of advice in navigating online risks and an early warning system when problems arise.

Workforce shortage is threat to care reforms

    Opinion
  • Thursday, February 23, 2023
    • | CYP Now
The government's Care Review response, Stable Homes, Built on Love, sets ambitious targets for improving children's outcomes, testing new approaches to early help, and boosting professional standards in child protection work.

It's finally time to act on what children say

    Opinion
  • Thursday, January 26, 2023
    • | CYP Now
A Shropshire clergyman by the name of John Mirk is believed to be the person who coined the phrase “children should be seen, not heard”. That was more than 600 years ago, and yet this toxic pronouncement endured for a remarkably long time.

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