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MPs highlight impact of Covid-19 on deaf children’s mental health

Monday, November 15, 2021

| CYP Now

Nearly two-thirds of deaf children say measures taken to combat Covid-19, such as the use of face coverings, has worsened their mental health, MPs have warned.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Government rejects call for Covid catch-up plan to focus on pupil mental health

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Ministers have rejected MPs’ calls for post-pandemic catch-up support in schools to focus on improving the mental health needs of children.

SEND Review ‘misses opportunity’ to increase support for deaf children, MP warns

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Ministers have been accused of “missing an opportunity” to allow all deaf children access to a specialist early intervention programme which helps them learn to listen and speak.

DfE confirms sport premium funding for primary schools

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Monday, July 6, 2020

| CYP Now

A total of £320m will be made available to schools in England through the PE and Sport Premium during the 2020/21 academic year, the government has confirmed.

MPs removed from anti-poverty charity’s board over free school meals vote

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

| CYP Now

Feeding Britain has removed MPs from its board after one of its trustees voted against extending free school meals to children from low-income families out of term time.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

SEND Summit to examine impact of reforms on practice

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| CYP Now

CYP Now is to stage a one-day conference for professionals working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) centred around what major SEND and alternative provision reforms mean for practitioners and families.

DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Internet and mobile phone technology will be central to government plans for young people to provide mental health support for their peers in school, it has emerged.

Toolkit to support teachers to improve student wellbeing

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

| CYP Now

A free toolkit has been designed to help teachers promote positive mental wellbeing, after charity research showed 40 per cent of teachers don’t feel confident helping students with mental health.

‘Urgent action’ needed to help children meet healthy levels of physical activity

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

| CYP Now

The majority of children are less active than medically advised, finds a report, which warns that "urgent action" is needed to improve levels of physical activity.

New trans guidance for schools is ‘unlawful’, barrister says

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

A specialist barrister has said that the government’s draft trans guidance for schools infringes on human rights and discrimination laws.

Beano and Place2Be launch children’s mental health partnership

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Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

The Beano has partnered with children’s mental health charity Place2Be to help young children build better mental health.

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| CYP Now

Vulnerable pupils, including those with mental health problems, are at an increased risk of experiencing "an unexplained transfer" from their school, research has found.

Chair announced for new government award scheme

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Dame Denise Platt, chair of the recently abolished Commission for Social Care Inspection, is to chair a new government award scheme to recognise innovation and excellence in local government.

Tesco teams up with Glasgow to promote healthy eating

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Monday, March 10, 2008

| CYP Now

Tesco stores in Glasgow are helping children and young people learn about healthy eating and exercise following an agreement with the council.

Local authorities may lose control of special needs assessment

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Friday, March 14, 2008

| CYP Now

A group of experts is to examine whether distancing special educational needs (SEN) assessment from local authorities would increase parents' confidence in the system.

Green paper sets out measures to prevent family breakdown

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

| CYP Now

The government is to launch a comprehensive review of the family justice system that will focus on settling disputes out of court, under plans set out in the families green paper today.

NHS sex pamphlet attracts negative media attention

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

| CYP Now

Skewed media reporting of an NHS pamphlet encouraging frank discussion about young people's sex lives risks damaging debate on the issue, it has been claimed.

Teachers need more training in assessing parenting support

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

| CYP Now

Paediatricians and teachers need more training in family support, according to a study by the Family and Parenting Institute.

Nice issues guidance on wellbeing in secondary education

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

| CYP Now

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has issued guidance on promoting the social and emotional wellbeing of young people in secondary education.

Labour conference: Teachers lack special needs training

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Monday, September 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Parents would be shocked by the lack of training teaching staff receive to help children with special health needs, it has been claimed.

Labour conference: MP calls for compulsory sex education to be key pledge

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

| CYP Now

A Labour MP has called for the introduction of compulsory sex education to be a key pledge for the party at the forthcoming general election.

Balls overrules MPs' objections to Atkinson commissioner appointment

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Monday, October 19, 2009

| CYP Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls has overridden MPs' objections to the appointment of Maggie Atkinson as children's commissioner for England.

School cooks to get healthy food training

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Thursday, February 7, 2008

| CYP Now

Children's Secretary Ed Balls and the Schools Food Trust have today launched the first network of training centres for school cooks.

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MPs highlight impact of Covid-19 on deaf children’s mental health

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Government rejects call for Covid catch-up plan to focus on pupil mental health

SEND Review ‘misses opportunity’ to increase support for deaf children, MP warns

DfE confirms sport premium funding for primary schools

MPs removed from anti-poverty charity’s board over free school meals vote

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

SEND Summit to examine impact of reforms on practice

DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

Toolkit to support teachers to improve student wellbeing

‘Urgent action’ needed to help children meet healthy levels of physical activity

New trans guidance for schools is ‘unlawful’, barrister says

Beano and Place2Be launch children’s mental health partnership

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

Chair announced for new government award scheme

Tesco teams up with Glasgow to promote healthy eating

Local authorities may lose control of special needs assessment

Green paper sets out measures to prevent family breakdown

NHS sex pamphlet attracts negative media attention

Teachers need more training in assessing parenting support

Nice issues guidance on wellbeing in secondary education

Labour conference: Teachers lack special needs training

Labour conference: MP calls for compulsory sex education to be key pledge

Balls overrules MPs' objections to Atkinson commissioner appointment

School cooks to get healthy food training

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