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Nursery staff call for training to deal with complex mental health needs in under-fives

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Almost three quarters of early years staff say they have struggled when working with children facing extremely complex backgrounds and challenging emotional and behavioural needs.

Two-year extension of Rainsbrook STC contract sparks concerns

News

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Sector leaders have criticised a move to extend MTC’s contract to run Rainsbrook secure training centre (STC) until 2023 amid concerns over the isolation of children during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vulnerable young EU nationals 'not supported to apply for settled status'

News

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

More than half of vulnerable children from the European Union in the English care system have not been supported to apply for settled status, new research shows.

Spend unused apprenticeship levy on early years training, LEYF urges

News

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

A major childcare provider is calling on large employers across all sectors to transfer any unspent funding for apprenticeships to early years providers to shore up their training and recruitment.

Looked-after children, care leavers and EUSS

Blogs

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Although the government has trumpeted the success of the EU Settled Status Scheme (EUSS), the programme for EU citizens to register their entitlement to stay in the UK, there are some groups that are currently falling through the net.

DfE launches fresh consultation over extending children’s social care exemptions

News

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The Department for Education has launched a fresh consultation over plans to further extend controversial changes to children’s social care legislation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reading Council’s children’s services removed from government intervention

News

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Reading Council’s children’s services department has been removed from government intervention after five years.

Turing Scheme: Further details of UK’s Erasmus+ replacement revealed

News

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Applications for the government’s new £110m Turing Scheme will open next month to universities, further education and vocational education providers and schools, it has been announced.

#Chances4Children: Hundreds of volunteers sign up to children’s reading scheme

News

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Hundreds of volunteers have signed up to help support children’s reading amid school closures.

Safer Internet Day: Top tips to talk to children about fake news

Blogs

Monday, February 8, 2021

The internet and social media have changed the way we learn about the world around us.

Providers renew calls for Covid-19 testing in all early years settings

News

Monday, February 8, 2021

Childcare leaders have renewed calls for access to Covid-19 testing for all nursery providers after the government announced lateral flow tests would be made available for more employers.

Sector airs concerns over Care Review

News

Monday, February 8, 2021

A group of senior figures within the children’s sector have written to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson raising “deep concerns” about the forthcoming review of children’s social care.

Teenage girls who killed vulnerable woman given lifetime anonymity

News

Monday, February 8, 2021

Two teenagers who murdered a vulnerable woman have been granted anonymity for life.

How to support young people facing increased mental health issues in lockdown

Blogs

Friday, February 5, 2021

This year, Children’s Mental Health Week is a little different - while mental health related issues such as anxiety and stress continue to increase, children and young people have had the added strain and uncertainty that comes with battling a pandemic.

Young people share hopes and resolutions for 2021

Blogs

Friday, February 5, 2021

"Don't call initiatives youth-led when they aren't." This was one of the memorable messages of 2020 that could easily be a New Year resolution for us all in 2021.

Youth service statutory guidance review delayed by Covid-19

News

Friday, February 5, 2021

The government’s statutory guidance review for local youth services has been delayed due to the impact of Covid-19, CYP Now understands.

DfE ‘unconcerned' over profiteering from £425m free school meals contract

News

Friday, February 5, 2021

The Department for Education was “surprisingly unconcerned” about whether free school meals contractor Edenred was “profiting from the taxpayer” through the supermarket voucher scheme, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says.

Key issues raised during Children’s Mental Health Week

News

Friday, February 5, 2021

The impact of Covid-19 on the wellbeing of young people has been at the forefront of conversations during Children’s Mental Health Week (1 - 7 February).