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Revamped tutoring scheme risks missing disadvantaged pupils, charity warns

Thursday, October 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Changes to the way the government’s Covid-19 education catch-up programme is run risks disadvantaged children missing out on tutoring, one of the scheme’s founding partners has warned.

Mental health and cost-of-living crisis ‘double threat’ to young ethnic minority people

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

| CYP Now

The wellbeing of young people from ethnic minority backgrounds is at risk from a “double threat” of rising costs and an increase in mental health issues following the pandemic, a survey is warning.

Loughton calls for action on social work recruitment crisis

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Former children’s minister Tim Loughton wants to see recommendations made in the Independent Review of Children’s Social care used as a “platform” to tackle a "crisis" in recruitment and retention of children’s social workers.

Newham children’s services jumps from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in three years

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have praised improvements at Newham council’s children’s services three years after they handed the department its lowest rating.

Number of young people starting apprenticeships below pre-pandemic levels

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

| CYP Now

Apprenticeship starts among young people during the last academic year have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, new data shows.

Primary school attainment gap widest in a decade

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

| CYP Now

The attainment gap between disadvantaged primary school pupils and their better-off peers is at its widest in 10 years, according to latest government data.

National Children’s Bureau to run Covid recovery early years practice hubs

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Monday, August 15, 2022

| CYP Now

The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been appointed by the government to run its Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme.

Call to extend pupil premium to over-16s to aid pandemic catch up

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The pupil premium given to schools to support disadvantaged children should be extended to post-16 education in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Sutton Trust has said.

UK Youth boss to help shape government’s Covid commemoration plans

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

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UK Youth chief executive Ndidi Okezie has been named as one of 11 members of a commission set up by the government to develop plans to commemorate the impact of the Covid pandemic.

Children’s mental health services ‘buckling’ under post-Covid pressure, Longfield warns

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Monday, August 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has warned that vulnerable young people are at greater risk of exploitation, serious violence and abuse, as children’s mental health services struggle to cope with a post-Covid rise in demand.

Catch-up tutoring scheme bound for failure without reforms, experts warn

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

| CYP Now

The government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is at risk of failing thousands of children who have fallen behind at school if reforms are not implemented, according to a new report.

Praise for 'impressive' Parc YOI's Covid-19 response

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Monday, July 25, 2022

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Inspectors have praised Parc young offender institution (YOI) for “maintaining the high standards” of its previous inspection, despite the challenges of the pandemic.

Government waters down mentor standards for education catch-up programme

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Qualifications required for applicants to the government’s Covid-19 catch-up tutoring programme have been relaxed since the scheme was launched, CYP Now can reveal.

Early years support ‘more important than ever’ after pandemic, Ofsted says

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

| CYP Now

Support from childminders and nurseries is “even more important” in preparing children for school following the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Ofsted.

Covid-19 inquiry to include impact on early years

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have welcomed the inclusion of the pandemic's impact on early years in the UK Covid-19 inquiry.

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Revamped tutoring scheme risks missing disadvantaged pupils, charity warns

Mental health and cost-of-living crisis ‘double threat’ to young ethnic minority people

Loughton calls for action on social work recruitment crisis

Newham children’s services jumps from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in three years

Number of young people starting apprenticeships below pre-pandemic levels

Primary school attainment gap widest in a decade

National Children’s Bureau to run Covid recovery early years practice hubs

Call to extend pupil premium to over-16s to aid pandemic catch up

UK Youth boss to help shape government’s Covid commemoration plans

Children’s mental health services ‘buckling’ under post-Covid pressure, Longfield warns

Catch-up tutoring scheme bound for failure without reforms, experts warn

Praise for 'impressive' Parc YOI's Covid-19 response

Government waters down mentor standards for education catch-up programme

Early years support ‘more important than ever’ after pandemic, Ofsted says

Covid-19 inquiry to include impact on early years

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