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Children face postcode lottery for communication aids

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

| CYP Now

There is a postcode lottery in accessing electronic aids for children and young people with communication impairments, new research suggests.

Food campaigners back long-awaited healthy schools rating scheme

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

| CYP Now

A group of more than 30 healthy food campaigners are calling on the government to bring in proposals it made almost three years ago to rate schools on how well they are promoting children's health and combating obesity.

DfE pledges £31m to address educational psychologist shortages

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is to plough an extra £31.6m into educational psychology training after it emerged that two thirds of councils are struggling to fill vacant roles.

Attainment gap widens for children in care

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

| CYP Now

Looked-after children's GCSE grades fell last year as the education gap with their secondary school peers worsened, according to government statistics.

Young people to develop youth charter with government

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

| CYP Now

A youth charter aiming to strengthen and co-ordinate national policy is to be developed with young people, the minister for civil society has announced.

Educational psychology services feel strain of budget cuts

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils across England have cut funding for educational psychology services by five per cent over the last three years, figures show.

Teenage pregnancy rate falls for 10th year

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Monday, April 15, 2019

| CYP Now

The number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales has fallen for the 10th year in a row, according to the latest government statistics.

All primary school pupils to be taught about abuse

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Monday, September 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Volunteers will visit every primary school in the UK at least once every two years under plans to prevent abuse by teaching children about the issue.

Fall in DCS turnover and new appointments

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

| CYP Now

Only 17 new director of children's services (DCS) appointments were made last year, the second lowest number recorded in the 12-year history of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS).

Lessons aim to reduce knife crime over summer

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Thursday, June 6, 2019

| CYP Now

Anti-knife crime lessons are being delivered in schools before the start of the summer holidays, the Home Office has announced.

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Claims the government will miss its child poverty targets; Doncaster Council offers cash incentives to social workers; and the Sutton Trust calls for more apprenticeship places, all in the news today.

Youth bodies to develop music industry opportunities

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth organisations from across the UK are part of a consortium that is to create development opportunities in the music industry for 14- to 24-year-olds from deprived areas.

Number of pupils with SEN rises for third year to 1.3m

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Thursday, July 4, 2019

| CYP Now

The prevalence of special educational needs (SEN) in England has risen for a third consecutive year to 14.9 per cent of all school pupils, according to official statistics released today.

Cross-government strategy to support care leavers unveiled

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Staff in children's homes will receive better training to help young people leaving their placement as part of government plans to improve outcomes for care leavers.

Ofsted chief raises concerns over standard of Steiner schools

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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

| CYP Now

Three-quarters of Steiner schools are not delivering high-quality education with some raising serious concerns over safeguarding issues and effective leadership, Ofsted's chief inspector has warned.

More DfE funding for military-led mentoring projects

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Monday, November 18, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has injected a further £4.8m into military-led projects that tackle underachievement in educationally disengaged children.

UK children's rights record fails to improve

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The UK's record on protecting children and young people's human rights has failed to improve over the past year because of systemic problems with government policy and public service delivery, the Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) has said.

Dentists call for all schools to ban sugary foods

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Friday, August 16, 2019

| CYP Now

All schools in England should be encouraged to become sugar free to tackle worrying levels of child tooth decay, leading dentists have said.

Charity unveils autistic training centres for early years staff

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| CYP Now

The Autism Education Trust (AET) has appointed a series of "hubs" to deliver training to early years workers and post-16 education professionals.

CYP Now 2013 Awards winners unveiled on memorable evening for children's services sector

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Durham County Council secured a stunning hat trick at the 2013 CYP Now Awards for its Pre-birth Intervention Service.

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Children face postcode lottery for communication aids

Food campaigners back long-awaited healthy schools rating scheme

DfE pledges £31m to address educational psychologist shortages

Attainment gap widens for children in care

Young people to develop youth charter with government

Educational psychology services feel strain of budget cuts

Teenage pregnancy rate falls for 10th year

All primary school pupils to be taught about abuse

Fall in DCS turnover and new appointments

Lessons aim to reduce knife crime over summer

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

Youth bodies to develop music industry opportunities

Number of pupils with SEN rises for third year to 1.3m

Cross-government strategy to support care leavers unveiled

Ofsted chief raises concerns over standard of Steiner schools

More DfE funding for military-led mentoring projects

UK children's rights record fails to improve

Dentists call for all schools to ban sugary foods

Charity unveils autistic training centres for early years staff

CYP Now 2013 Awards winners unveiled on memorable evening for children's services sector

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