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Friday, December 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth charities are among hundreds of organisations to be recognised in the first King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

More than three children are competing for every early years place, study warns

Friday, December 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Almost half of under-fives in England live in areas where there are more than three children for every registered early years place, new research finds.

Councils reveal sharp rise in high-cost children’s care placements

Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

There has been a sharp rise in the number of social care placements costing £10,000 a week, a Local Government Association (LGA) survey has revealed.

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Participation in sport boosts wellbeing and self-belief in teenagers, new research from the Youth Sport Trust finds.

Better care needed for child victims of rape and torture, says children's commissioner

Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

The children’s commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza has criticised “a shocking lack of care” for child victims of rape, torture and abuse arriving in the UK.

Government management of asylum transfer scheme ‘unlawful’, judge rules

Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s management of its local authority dispersal scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children was “inadequate” and “for large periods unlawful”, a High Court judge has ruled.

Coalition calls for £1.7bn a year funding boost to improve children’s mental health

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

| CYP Now

Hundreds of charities, academics and health organisations are calling on all major political parties to commit to a boost in investment to improve children’s mental health and wellbeing ahead of next year’s general election.

Driving change in higher education – new support for young adult carers

Blogs

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

| CYP Now

Across the UK there are hundreds of thousands of young people who provide unpaid care to family members.

Early years funding rates uplift ‘not enough’ to prevent closures, providers warn

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

| CYP Now

A Department for Education uplift of early years funding rates worth £400m will “fall short” of what providers need to deliver the government’s planned expansion of the funded childcare offer, sector leaders have said.

School system discouraging inclusion, ADCS warns

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

| CYP Now

The education system is blighted by “greater competition between individual schools” which is “coming at the expense of inclusion”, a new paper by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) is warning.

Inspections clinic: Early years inspection updates

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years providers have seen significant regulatory and inspection changes this year, including EYFS revisions and updates to the inspection handbook around safeguarding, reports Jo Stephenson.

Leadership: Communicating with families

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Effective communication with families is essential for every good nursery. Settings should establish a strategy for meaningful, ongoing dialogue with parents that will build on in-person conversations.

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have praised Ofsted plans to push forward with reforms to its complaints process, allowing providers to contact the inspectorate to raise concerns following inspections.

Probe reveals how funding rate cut will hit council childcare role

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

FOI findings show 43 per cent of councils retain the maximum amount of cash from government for funded childcare scheme and highlight fears that proposed cut will have far-reaching consequences for provision.

Tackling rising youth violence threat

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Research highlights youth violence link to centre closures and examples of groups achieving success.

How I Got Here: Andrew Poole, assistant head teacher and Senco

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Andrew Poole, assistant head of school and Senco, Everton Free School, on what he's learned from his career milestones.

How well is the careers advice system meeting children’s needs?

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Robin Walker MP, chair of the education select committee, speaks to Derren Hayes about the inquiry into careers education and the need to improve support for disadvantaged learners.

At-risk young people build employment skills

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Multi-agency partnership helps prepare disadvantaged young people for the world of work through employer-led workshops and interactions with major businesses.

Arts projects bring young people wellbeing boost

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Post-pandemic initiative aims to improve community health and wellbeing through artist-led activities that develop children and young people’s creativity.

The case for social prescribing

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Barnardo’s and experts call for a national social prescribing strategy to improve mental wellbeing.

Legal Update: Impact of EYFS reforms

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Emma Goddard, membership and communications officer at Coram Family and Childcare, outlines the changes to early years standards and what the impact of these will be for providers and children.

How councils use the retained childcare funding

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Four authorities that responded to CYP Now’s FOI enquiry explain how they spend allocations.

Disadvantaged young people gain cybersecurity know how

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

The Regional Cyber Crime Unit Prevent Team for West Midlands Region delivers offender intervention and management through a structured programme called Cyber Choices – a National initiative lead by the National Crime Agency.

Testing for impact grant

Funding

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has launched its latest grant round to test the effectiveness of different approaches to preventing young people becoming involved in crime and violence.

Halting the rise in eating disorders