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Charity urges police to use pre-court diversion schemes to reduce youth offending

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Police forces in England are being urged to use pre-court diversion schemes to reduce rates of re-offending among young people.

Youth workers have key role in reforming secondary education, peer says

News

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

| CYP Now

A shift away from the current secondary school education system to a “more well-rounded” curriculum designed to equip children for the modern world would require input from “the entire children’s workforce”, with a particular focus on youth workers, a peer has said.

Residential child care’s Strictly Come Dancing moments

Blogs

Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

It’s the most eagerly anticipated time of year – the finals of Strictly Come Dancing.

Beano and Place2Be launch children’s mental health partnership

News

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.

Closer to home

Blogs

Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

Having spent an enjoyable and thoughtful few days at the NCASC conference in Bournemouth last week, I have been reflecting on the workshop session on implementing learning from the National Panel’s reports on supporting children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs that I had the pleasure of chairing.

If children really are our future, why are we stalling?

Blogs

Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

November 16 marked Social Enterprise Day, so Happy Social Enterprise to you all. My dream is for every business to operate like a social enterprise and never have to explain it to anyone again!

Increasing participation for NCS as year-round offer continues

News

Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

More than 120,000 young people have benefitted from The National Citizen Service (NCS) in the past year, with more than a fifth of participants eligible for free school meals, according to the NCS Trust's latest annual report.

Mural challenges perceptions of children in care

News

Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

A former Welsh children’s laureate has partnered with Foster Wales to challenge perceptions of young people in care through a new mural in South Wales.

Ruth Perry inquest verdict reignites calls for ‘urgent’ Ofsted reform

News

Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

A coroner’s verdict that the suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry was “contributed to by an Ofsted inspection” has prompted calls for an “urgent” revaluation of the inspectorate’s processes.

Poorest families at greatest risk of breakdowns and declining mental health, research warns

News

Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

Children from families at the lower end of the social ladder are at greater risk of family breakdowns and childhood mental illness following the Covid-19 pandemic, The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has warned.

UK child poverty worsening more than in other affluent nations

News

Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

Child poverty in the UK has increased the most out of the world’s richest countries over the last decade, according to figures revealed by Unicef.

How will the The Criminal Justice Bill and Sentencing Bill impact children?

Features

Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

Changes to the youth justice system implemented through the Criminal Justice Bill and the Sentencing Bill include £2,500 fines for non-attendance at sentencing hearings for under-18s convicted of the most serious crimes. CYP Now looks at which other measures could impact the youth justice system.

Government renews home schooling register pledge after King’s Speech omission

News

Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has told MPs it “remains committed” to create an elective home education (EHE) register despite not including it in the King’s Speech.

Data driven commissioning of care placements could save councils millions, research finds

News

Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

A data driven approach to matching children with the right care placements could save county councils as much as £38.4m a year, research has found.

Stockport becomes latest council to make care experience a protected characteristic

News

Thursday, December 7, 2023

| CYP Now

Stockport has joined dozens of councils to agree to consider the impact of their policies on children in care and care leavers by recognising care experience as a protected characteristic.

YJB highlights good practice around support for girls in youth justice system

News

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

| CYP Now

A Youth Justice Board (YJB) briefing has identified key challenges and areas of good practice for supporting girls in the youth justice system.

Young people take over charity’s social media to mark milestone celebration

News

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social action charity Ormiston Trust has handed its social media channels over to young people to mark the 10th anniversary of the #iWill movement.

Social care and school transport to suffer after autumn statement, councils warn

News

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Nine in 10 county councils say they are “in a significantly worse position” financially following last month’s autumn statement which could lead to cuts to services for vulnerable children.

Assault on judge highlights safety fears for family court staff

News

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

| CYP Now

An assault on a family court judge during proceedings has raised concerns over security issues for staff employed to support children and families.

NCASC 2023 highlights

Blogs

Monday, December 4, 2023

| CYP Now

Last week colleagues from across both children’s and adult services came together in Bournemouth for the 2023 National Children and Adult Services Conference.

Inquiry over effectiveness of government’s Care Review response launches

News

Monday, December 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A group of cross-party MPs have launched an inquiry into the effectiveness of the government’s strategy to reform children’s social care based on its response to the Care Review.