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Call for greater focus on play in schools

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Campaigners are calling for stronger oversight of play provision in schools in a bid to boost children's physical and mental health.

Surfing therapy project wins National Lottery award to support young people

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| CYP Now

A therapy project that uses surfing to help tackle mental health problems has been handed £20,000 in National Lottery funding to target groups at high risk of loneliness.

Tougher regulation needed to tackle ‘excess profiteering’ in early years, says charity

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Regulation of private early years providers needs to be strengthened to tackle “excess profiteering” and improve quality, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

Puberty blockers will no longer be prescribed to children, NHS England confirms

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

| CYP Now

Puberty blockers will now only be available to children as part of clinical research trials and will not be prescribed at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed.

North East youth organisations receive grant to pilot enrichment scheme

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

| CYP Now

Two youth work organisations in the North East have been awarded government grants to test the impact of centralised enrichment support on schools.

Blackpool FC chairman provides university bursary for care leavers

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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British businessman and football chairman Simon Sadler has launched a £1.5 million bursary for care leavers at the University of Manchester.

Fines for parents of absent children 'penalise struggling families'

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Monday, March 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Government plans to strengthen school attendance regulations could “penalise struggling families”, professionals working with disadvantaged children have said.

Council partners with NHS Trust to open specialist children’s home

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Monday, March 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Hertfordshire County Council has opened a new residential home for young people with complex mental health needs in partnership with a local NHS Trust.

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

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Monday, March 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Bradford councillors have agreed to sell off an outdoor residential centre for children as part of £40 million worth of cuts to its budget.

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

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Friday, March 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The “one-size-fits-all approach” to supporting children through the cost-of-living crisis “overlooks the unique challenges faced by young people”, the Youth Select Committee’s new report has found.

Campaign aims to challenge foster care stereotypes

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Foster Wales is working to amplify young people’s voice to challenge stereotypes and stigma faced by children in care.

Call to end deprivation of children’s liberty in unregulated settings

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

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The government is being called on to “urgently” halt the practice of using deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders to place vulnerable young people in unregulated settings.

Advice for early years staff on supporting children with parents in prison

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| CYP Now

A new resource for early years providers has been produced to help staff support children with a parent or close relative in prison.

Charity seeks evidence of careers guidance impact

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| CYP Now

A consultation has launched to assess the effectiveness of current impartial careers guidance for young people.

Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

The number of referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAHMS) has reached a record high, according to analysis of NHS annual data by charity Mind.

Budget 2024: Chancellor commits £165 million to boost children's homes capacity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

A £165 million boost to increase children’s homes capacity in England is among measures to support children and families included in the government’s latest budget.

Virtual reality films tackle social media dangers for young people

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

A series of virtual reality (VR) films has been created to help children understand the dangers of social media.

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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Services for children, young people and families in Birmingham face a funding drop of more than £100 million after councillors approved what are thought to be the biggest budget cuts in local authority history.

London’s care leaver offer to provide housing, healthcare and travel support

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

London Councils has launched as a city-wide offer for care leavers, providing free prescriptions, discounted travel and a range of housing support.

Extend corporate parenting across public services, say MPs and peers

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Corporate parenting duties on councils should be extended across a raft of other public sector organisations, including the NHS and government departments, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers.

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Call for greater focus on play in schools

Surfing therapy project wins National Lottery award to support young people

Tougher regulation needed to tackle ‘excess profiteering’ in early years, says charity

Puberty blockers will no longer be prescribed to children, NHS England confirms

North East youth organisations receive grant to pilot enrichment scheme

Blackpool FC chairman provides university bursary for care leavers

Fines for parents of absent children 'penalise struggling families'

Council partners with NHS Trust to open specialist children’s home

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

Campaign aims to challenge foster care stereotypes

Call to end deprivation of children’s liberty in unregulated settings

Advice for early years staff on supporting children with parents in prison

Charity seeks evidence of careers guidance impact

Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’

Budget 2024: Chancellor commits £165 million to boost children's homes capacity

Virtual reality films tackle social media dangers for young people

Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

London’s care leaver offer to provide housing, healthcare and travel support

Extend corporate parenting across public services, say MPs and peers

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