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Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

Monday, April 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

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Friday, March 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Safer London has said its expert caseworker roles to support neurodiverse children are vital at a time where there’s a “lack of money for services”.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Mandatory reporting professionals list ‘too narrow’, warn campaigners

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

| CYP Now

The list of professions that the proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse is planned to cover is “too narrow”, children's rights campaign group Article 39 is warning.

Former Glasgow education director appointed to reduce school exclusions in London

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| CYP Now

An education consultant who slashed school exclusions by 90 per cent in Glasgow has been appointed to help improve accessibility to learning and reduce exclusion rates across London.

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a further investment of £10m into mentoring for vulnerable young people, as part of a £34m package of support to help those most at risk of exploitation or exposure to violence.

Therapeutic support programme reducing exclusions in London, research finds

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

| CYP Now

A therapeutic intervention programme designed to reduce rates of exclusion in London has supported hundreds of children at risk of involvement in youth violence, according to an evaluation report.

Call to remove police officers from schools

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Monday, January 16, 2023

| CYP Now

Police officers in England should be "removed from schools" as their presence disproportionately impacts black and minority ethnic communities, a race equality think tank warns.

Lessons on unhealthy relationships could reduce youth violence levels, research finds

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Teaching young people about the early signs of domestic violence and its impact on victims could reduce youth violence levels by 17 per cent, according to researchers.

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Safeguarding professionals are invited to join a pilot training programme designed to increase understanding of online grooming.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

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Friday, November 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Children with a social worker more likely to be affected by violence, research finds

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Monday, November 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Six in 10 children supported by a social worker have been affected by violence as either a victim or a witness, research has found.

Longfield commission sets out ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plans

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Friday, November 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The creation of an England-wide network of 1,000 community hubs dubbed ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ that would provide support for those vulnerable to exploitation from criminal gangs is a key recommendation of a year-long review of services for young people led by former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield.

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

| CYP Now

A seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales recommends the creation of a new child protection authority (CPA) as well as calling for the prosecution of people who work with children and fail to report allegations of abuse.

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Kit Malthouse has been named as the new Education Secretary in Prime Minister Liz Truss’s first cabinet.

Neurodivergent children 'face more barriers in education and justice systems'

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Neurodivergent children face more challenges than their peers when navigating both the education and youth justice systems in England and Wales, with some being labelled as “problem children” as early as year four, according to a new study.

Ministerial departures throw policy reforms into turmoil

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders have warned that ministerial resignations at the Department for Education have raised questions over the future of major policy reforms.

Disadvantaged children under YOTs ‘least likely’ to access employment schemes

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

| CYP Now

The most disadvantaged young people involved with youth offending services, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), are least likely to be supported through education and employment, new research has found.

Longfield commission sets out plan to end ‘perverse exclusion culture’

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Friday, April 29, 2022

| CYP Now

Scrapping the term “pupil referral unit” and banning exclusions for young children are among plans laid out by the former children’s commissioner for England to tackle “exclusion culture” in schools.

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

| CYP Now

School exclusions, undiagnosed mental health issues and unidentified special educational needs and disabilities are among the key drivers behind child-to-parent abuse, the mayor of London has said.

How school exclusions entrench child criminal exploitation

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Friday, April 8, 2022

| CYP Now

Experts have shared some of the reasons why excluding children from school can increase their risk of being exploited by criminals.

Education Secretary urged to protect excluded children from exploitation

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Friday, April 8, 2022

| CYP Now

A coalition of children’s charities has called on the Education Secretary to better protect children facing school exclusion from child criminal exploitation.

Online Safety Bill: Five key measures aimed at protecting children

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Friday, March 18, 2022

| CYP Now

One of the main aims of the government’s Online Safety Bill is to stop children from accessing inappropriate and harmful content, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has set out its long-term vision to tackle racial disparities in the UK with a focus on health services, education and the youth justice system.

Matt Hancock calls for dyslexia screening in secure schools

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Friday, February 11, 2022

| CYP Now

Screening for dyslexia should be rolled out to planned secure schools to improve the outcomes of young people in the youth justice system, former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

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Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Mandatory reporting professionals list ‘too narrow’, warn campaigners

Former Glasgow education director appointed to reduce school exclusions in London

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

Therapeutic support programme reducing exclusions in London, research finds

Call to remove police officers from schools

Lessons on unhealthy relationships could reduce youth violence levels, research finds

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Children with a social worker more likely to be affected by violence, research finds

Longfield commission sets out ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plans

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

Neurodivergent children 'face more barriers in education and justice systems'

Ministerial departures throw policy reforms into turmoil

Disadvantaged children under YOTs ‘least likely’ to access employment schemes

Longfield commission sets out plan to end ‘perverse exclusion culture’

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

How school exclusions entrench child criminal exploitation

Education Secretary urged to protect excluded children from exploitation

Online Safety Bill: Five key measures aimed at protecting children

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

Matt Hancock calls for dyslexia screening in secure schools

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