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Pupils to be offered British Sign Language GCSE

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Pupils across the country will soon be able to take a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) as the content for the qualification has been finalised.

Organisation shares LGBT+ resources for young children as schools await guidance

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

| CYP Now

While schools submit responses to the government's gender identity guidance consultation, an LGBT+ educator is providing resources for teachers and parents.

Consultation launches on new trans guidance for schools

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is seeking views on its long-awaited guidance for teachers on how best to support pupils questioning their gender identity in schools.

Attainment gap for older pupils highest on record, report finds

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Monday, December 18, 2023

| CYP Now

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a wider attainment gap between poorer pupils and their more affluent peers, with 16- to 19-year-olds worst affected, a report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has found.

Consultation launches on plans for qualification to replace A-levels

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has launched a public consultation on plans to replace A-levels with a new baccalaureate-style qualification.

Free school meals scheme may not be extended without government funding, Sadiq Khan says

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has suggested he may be unable to extend a free school meals scheme for primary school students over the next academic year if re-elected due to a lack of funding reserves.

Public service providers urged to plan for copper wire switch off

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Childcare providers, schools and local authorities have been urged to plan for the switch off of BT’s copper wiring system.

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

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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.

Beano and Place2Be launch children’s mental health partnership

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

School system discouraging inclusion, ADCS warns

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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.

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

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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.

Councils' failings lead to lack of options for children with SEND, ombudsman warns

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

| CYP Now

Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being denied a choice in their children's support due to councils’ failure to “fully understand” how their personal budgets are used, a local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) report finds.

Autumn statement 2023: Sector leaders criticise lack of measures for struggling families

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have criticised the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision to reduce National Insurance payments and increase the National Living Wage over measures to support families “at the sharp end of the cost-of-living crisis”.

Local authority SEND transport costs could top £1bn by 2028, council leaders warn

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Monday, November 20, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost of school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across county councils could reach more than £1 billion for the first time over the next five years, local authority leaders warn.

Independent Ofsted inquiry calls for ‘immediate pause’ of inspections

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Monday, November 20, 2023

| CYP Now

An immediate pause of routine Ofsted inspections in schools to “allow time to reset and regain the trust of the teaching profession” is being called for by an independent inquiry into the inspectorate.

Call for employers to involve disadvantaged young people in recruitment

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

| CYP Now

Employers are being called on by a charity to directly involve young people from low-income backgrounds in their recruitment decisions.

MPs to investigate urban planning's role in boosting children’s wellbeing

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

| CYP Now

An inquiry is being launched by MPs into how planning, building and urban design can “enhance the health and wellbeing of children and young people”.

Damian Hinds returns to Department for Education

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Former Education Secretary Damian Hinds has been appointed as schools minister at the Department for Education following Nick Gibbs’ resignation.

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Pupils to be offered British Sign Language GCSE

Organisation shares LGBT+ resources for young children as schools await guidance

Consultation launches on new trans guidance for schools

Attainment gap for older pupils highest on record, report finds

Consultation launches on plans for qualification to replace A-levels

Free school meals scheme may not be extended without government funding, Sadiq Khan says

Public service providers urged to plan for copper wire switch off

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

Beano and Place2Be launch children’s mental health partnership

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

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

School system discouraging inclusion, ADCS warns

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

Councils' failings lead to lack of options for children with SEND, ombudsman warns

Autumn statement 2023: Sector leaders criticise lack of measures for struggling families

Local authority SEND transport costs could top £1bn by 2028, council leaders warn

Independent Ofsted inquiry calls for ‘immediate pause’ of inspections

Call for employers to involve disadvantaged young people in recruitment

MPs to investigate urban planning's role in boosting children’s wellbeing

Damian Hinds returns to Department for Education

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