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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).

Ofsted to assess how children with SEND are prepared for adulthood

Thursday, February 8, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission are set to carry out a series of in depth reviews to address concerns families have about how young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being prepared for adulthood.

DfE releases second round of funding for migrant children mentoring scheme

Thursday, February 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has released a new tranche of funding to enable local authorities to deliver mentoring programmes to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Parents to be offered tooth brushing advice as part of £200m dental care plan

Thursday, February 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The government is to roll out a programme offering advice to parents on the importance of regular tooth brushing for children, as part of its plans to improve the UK’s crisis-hit dental care system.

Vision and hearing problems: Spotting the signs and supporting students

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Mild and moderate vision and hearing problems are common among children and young people and can act as a significant barrier to educational and social development. We report from a recent webinar which considered the prevalence of these issues, their potential impact, and how we can support students in school...

Justice and youth work partnerships 'key to continued support' for racially minoritised young people

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Improved partnerships between justice services and youth workers are needed to better support racially minoritised young people when they transition between children’s and adult services, according to a report.

Professionals would back return to Sure Start, survey suggests

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Most professionals working with children and young people would back a return to the Sure Start scheme to support children and families, research by CYP Now finds.

Dorset to trial early help scheme to avoid children being taken into care

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| CYP Now

A pilot scheme to offer early help to families where there is a risk of children being taken into care is to launch in Dorset.

Mayor of London’s inclusion charter bids to reduce violence linked to school exclusions

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

| CYP Now

The mayor of London’s violence reduction unit (VRU) has launched the first city-wide inclusion charter in a bid to reduce increasing levels of violence linked to school exclusions and absenteeism across the capital.

Cautious welcome for £1,000 childcare recruitment incentive

Monday, February 5, 2024

| CYP Now

A £1,000 incentive payment for new early years workers is set to be piloted across 20 local authorities in a bid to boost workforce numbers ahead of the government’s planned expansion of funded childcare.

Lack of AP settings leading to unsuitable placements for children, Ofsted warns

Monday, February 5, 2024

| CYP Now

Children who are unable to attend mainstream school are placed in unsuitable alternative provision (AP) due to a lack of capacity for young people with specific needs, Ofsted has warned.

Begin with the end in mind

Friday, February 2, 2024

| CYP Now

As I write my final ADCS blog as immediate past president and prepare to hand over my final ADCS baton to our current president at the end of March, one phrase keeps going round my head “Begin with the end in mind!”

Government trans guidance puts young people at risk

Friday, February 2, 2024

| CYP Now

As an ex-teacher, a qualified sex educator and a trans individual, I am fearful that the guidance that government is suggesting schools adopt for their trans students could impact on young people's mental health and wellbeing.

Challenging behaviour: Shift your focus from the ‘what’ to the ‘why’

Friday, February 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Parenting children with challenging behaviours isn't always easy, but there are simple and compassionate strategies that can help.

Autism support should not require formal diagnosis, says Longfield’s new think tank

Friday, February 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Support for conditions including autism and ADHD should be offered on a “needs-led” basis rather than forcing families to wait for a formal diagnosis, according to a think tank led by former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield.

Beyond LGBT+ History Month: Cross-curricular inclusion

Friday, February 2, 2024

| CYP Now

We were learning about possessive apostrophes in a Year 6 English lesson and I tentatively wrote the following on the board…

Trauma-informed approach helps vulnerable mothers in Oxfordshire

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Trauma-based support programme for vulnerable women has helped reduce the number of children taken into care and improved parent-child relationships.

Local Spotlight: Bolton Council

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Despite budget squeezes and high child poverty rates, North West council’s children’s services is achieving high standards.

Legal Update: National Kinship Care Strategy

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

CoramBAAF kinship consultants Clare Seth and Ann Horne outline the government’s new strategy.

Trauma-informed practice in residential child care settings

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Drawing on 75 years’ experience, the Mulberry Bush Organisation has developed a range of training programmes for staff working with children who have, or are, experiencing early life trauma.

Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

A coalition of charities supporting children and young people are calling on politicians of all parties to commit to improvements in mental health support ahead of this year’s general election.

Funding Focus: Care Leavers Programme

Funding

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

A total of £3m is available over the next three years for community foundations to support care-experienced young people transition into adulthood.

Strengthening carer relationships through trauma-informed arts