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Emergency changes to EHC plans extended for second time

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has extended the relaxation of local authorities’ duties to provide children with support listed on education health and care (EHC) plans.

Youth unemployment begins to fall as Covid-19 restrictions lift

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Unemployment among young people has begun to decrease as Covid-19 restrictions lift across the UK, latest figures show.

Rise in students on youth work courses

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Monday, June 20, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of students being recruited onto professionally validated youth and community programmes has increased but the gender gap is widening, data has revealed. ??

Skills body seeks views of children's workforce managers

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

| CYP Now

The Children's Workforce Development Council is carrying out a survey of managers to inform its development of leadership policy.

Honours recognition for children and youth workforce

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

| CYP Now

Over a hundred individuals have been recognised for their work with children and young people in the New Year Honours List.

Review launched to tackle 'fluffy' teaching standards

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Friday, March 11, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has launched a review of teaching standards to put a greater emphasis on skills to combat bad behaviour and supporting low-achieving pupils.

Youth unemployment continues to soar

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth unemployment has risen to its highest level since 1992, increasing by more than 50,000 in the space of three months.

Online support service for teachers

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Thursday, September 4, 2008

| CYP Now

The Teacher Support Network has launched a new confidential online coaching service to help teachers cope with the challenges they face in and out of work.

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

| CYP Now

As the dust settles following the government's comprehensive spending review, experts reflect on what the announcement could mean for the children's sector.

Youth mentoring programmes to share £3.5m to support underachievers

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Monday, November 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth mentoring programmes in England are to share more than £3.5m in a bid to support thousands of young people who are at risk of disengaging from education.

Student care leavers let down by inconsistent support

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Friday, June 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities are failing to provide financial and practical support to many care leavers at university and higher education colleges, research has found.

Labour calls for 'radical overhaul' in apprenticeships

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

| CYP Now

The government's skills policy needs a "radical overhaul", the shadow international trade minister has suggested.

Local authorities to pay employers for taking on young apprentices

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Councils are providing a boost to the government's apprenticeships drive by launching local incentive schemes for businesses, in a bid to reduce numbers of young people not in employment, education or training (Neet).

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's Commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson, tri-borough director of children's services Andrew Christie and Ofsted's lead on youth strategy Tony Gallagher are among the judges confirmed for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

Volunteer school mentor numbers top 1,300

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Monday, March 6, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 1,300 volunteer mentors are now working in schools across England as part of efforts to boost careers education, it has emerged.

Register for careers professionals unveiled

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Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

A national register for qualified careers professionals has launched to set standards on quality for all those delivering careers guidance to young people.

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has been handed new responsibilities for boosting the ‘character and resilience' of young people and tackling bullying, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

Schools in deprived areas ‘unable to fund careers advice’

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

| CYP Now

More than a fifth of teachers working in deprived areas say pupils do not have access to specialist careers advice due to a lack of funding and high staff workloads, new research shows.

Legal changes threaten health visitors

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

| CYP Now

Urgent talks with ministers are needed to protect the future of the health visiting profession, union leaders have warned.

Care reforms to challenge services

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

| CYP Now

Peers have warned that plans to improve services for children in care could place further demands on overstretched social work services.

Gender stereotypes undermine Apprenticeship success

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Friday, December 14, 2007

| CYP Now

Young Apprenticeships are providing a successful alternative to academic education for 14 to 16 year olds, but gender stereotyping remains a problem for many of the programmes.

Youth service managers accept pay deal

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

| CYP Now

Youth service managers have accepted a final offer from the Local Government Employers that will raise the maximum salary they can earn.

Ofsted praises scheme that places trainees in tough schools

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Thursday, January 24, 2008

| CYP Now

A training scheme that places trainee teachers in difficult schools has received a glowing report from education watchdog Ofsted.

Barriers to community language teachers

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

| CYP Now

Ofsted is calling for better support for teachers specialising in community languages such as Arabic, Bengali and Mandarin.

High demand for Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools, study finds

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Friday, December 9, 2016

| CYP Now

Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools are in high demand ahead of a national roll-out in three months time, according to a study.

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Emergency changes to EHC plans extended for second time

Youth unemployment begins to fall as Covid-19 restrictions lift

Rise in students on youth work courses

Skills body seeks views of children's workforce managers

Honours recognition for children and youth workforce

Review launched to tackle 'fluffy' teaching standards

Youth unemployment continues to soar

Online support service for teachers

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

Youth mentoring programmes to share £3.5m to support underachievers

Student care leavers let down by inconsistent support

Labour calls for 'radical overhaul' in apprenticeships

Local authorities to pay employers for taking on young apprentices

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

Volunteer school mentor numbers top 1,300

Register for careers professionals unveiled

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

Schools in deprived areas ‘unable to fund careers advice’

Legal changes threaten health visitors

Care reforms to challenge services

Gender stereotypes undermine Apprenticeship success

Youth service managers accept pay deal

Ofsted praises scheme that places trainees in tough schools

Barriers to community language teachers

High demand for Jobcentre Plus advisers in schools, study finds

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