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Newly-appointed Education Secretary resigns

News

Thursday, July 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Newly-appointed Education Secretary Michelle Donelan has resigned.

Ombudsman upholds nine in 10 complaints over failures to provide schooling

News

Thursday, July 7, 2022

| CYP Now

The local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) has revealed that the vast majority of complaints made about council failures to provide alternative education to children who cannot attend school are upheld.

James Cleverly appointed as Education Secretary

News

Thursday, July 7, 2022

| CYP Now

James Cleverly has been named as the government's third Education Secretary in just three days.

Ministerial departures throw policy reforms into turmoil

News

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.

Increase in proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals

News

Thursday, June 9, 2022

| CYP Now

The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals increased by 1.7 per cent during 2021, government figures have revealed.

It’s time to repair the EHCP system for care-experienced children

Blogs

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Endless paperwork, depressingly long waiting times for appointments, the constant infuriation of having to “prove” your child’s difficulties.

Care Review chair calls for teachers to consider fostering pupils

News

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Care Review chair Josh MacAlister has set out an argument for one per cent of all teachers to foster a child at their school.

Josh MacAlister: Safeguarding partnerships need more input from schools

News

Thursday, May 12, 2022

| CYP Now

Schools and early years settings could play a “bigger role” in safeguarding partnerships, Care Review chair Josh MacAlister has told the NSPCC’s child protection conference.

Queen’s Speech: Prince Charles announces introduction of Schools Bill

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Education reforms including a crackdown on absences and new rules allowing councils to run multi-academy trusts are among key priorities for the government unveiled by the Prince of Wales at the state opening of parliament.

Queen’s Speech: Sector responds to measures announced for children and young people

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Measures announced in the Queen’s Speech to improve education and help families to cope with the cost of living crisis “must go further” to support the most vulnerable children and young people, sector leaders have said.

Digital Solutions Special Report

Features

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

| CYP Now

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how digital services can be part of the solution to delivering care and support to vulnerable children and families – and provide new ways of tackling problems.

Digital Solutions: Policy context

Other

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Covid-19 pushed children’s services providers to reimagine how they work with each other and the families they’re looking to support and protect.

Universities and colleges awarded for care leaver support

News

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

| CYP Now

Four universities and colleges have been handed a national award for the support they offer to students with care experience.

Social workers in school projects to be extended

News

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

| CYP Now

Funding for two projects which see social workers support schools has been extended until the end of the current academic year, What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) has announced.

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

News

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.

Zahawi sets out expectations for councils supporting Ukrainian children

News

Monday, April 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has written to local authorities setting out expectations around the safeguarding and provision of school places and childcare for families fleeing Ukraine.

Sharp increase in free school meal eligibility among children in need

News

Thursday, March 31, 2022

| CYP Now

The proportion of children in need eligible for free school meals has seen the biggest increase during the pandemic than at any time over the last five years.

Child Q: Calls for more youth workers in schools after girl strip-searched by police

News

Monday, March 21, 2022

| CYP Now

The strip-search of a 15-year-old girl in Hackney has prompted calls for the placement of more youth workers in schools.

Online Safety Bill: Five key measures aimed at protecting children

News

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

News

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.

Charity urges permanent free school meals extension for vulnerable migrant children

News

Monday, March 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Hundreds of thousands of children living in poverty could miss out on free school meals unless the government extends temporary eligibility measures brought in during the pandemic, a charity has warned.

Department for Education announces major restructure

News

Thursday, February 17, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans outlining a reorganisation of the Department for Education from 1 April have been published.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.

Latest Covid-19 guidance for children’s social care, education, early years and youth work providers

News

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Services supporting vulnerable children and young people face changes to Covid-19 guidance as more restrictions lift across the UK.

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Newly-appointed Education Secretary resigns

Ombudsman upholds nine in 10 complaints over failures to provide schooling

James Cleverly appointed as Education Secretary

Ministerial departures throw policy reforms into turmoil

Increase in proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals

It’s time to repair the EHCP system for care-experienced children

Care Review chair calls for teachers to consider fostering pupils

Josh MacAlister: Safeguarding partnerships need more input from schools

Queen’s Speech: Prince Charles announces introduction of Schools Bill

Queen’s Speech: Sector responds to measures announced for children and young people

Digital Solutions Special Report

Digital Solutions: Policy context

Universities and colleges awarded for care leaver support

Social workers in school projects to be extended

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

Zahawi sets out expectations for councils supporting Ukrainian children

Sharp increase in free school meal eligibility among children in need

Child Q: Calls for more youth workers in schools after girl strip-searched by police

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

Charity urges permanent free school meals extension for vulnerable migrant children

Department for Education announces major restructure

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

Latest Covid-19 guidance for children’s social care, education, early years and youth work providers

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