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News Insight: Joint working -- A manifesto for early intervention

Monday, March 1, 2010

| CYP Now

A fresh report on early intervention has called for policy initiatives to break the cycle of deprivation. Neil Puffett reports.

Youth prisons have only 11 special needs experts

Other

Monday, March 1, 2010

| CYP Now

Young offenders with special educational needs (SEN) could be missing out on specialist support due to a lack of trained professionals, according to figures obtained by CYP Now.

Ofsted to identify best practice in faith schools

News

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to survey independent faith schools to make sure that pupils are being taught about life in modern Britain.

LSC chief executive resigns over repeated failures

News

Monday, March 23, 2009

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has resigned over a string of high profile failures.

School safeguarding recommendations accepted by Balls

News

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has accepted recommendations on improving safeguarding in schools from its new chief adviser on the safety of children.

Educational breaks: Ten ideas for Holiday Trips

Other

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

| CYP Now

Stumped for ideas on where to take children and young people for a stimulating, educational holiday? Tom de Castella offers ten suggestions suitable for a range of interests and budgets.

Education: the route to qualification

Features

Thursday, March 26, 2009

| CYP Now

Special educational needs: Special educational needs (SEN) teachers are usually classroom teachers with several years' experience. There is a SEN element to all initial teacher-training courses.

Children shun out-of-school clubs

Other

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

| CYP Now

Only a small proportion of primary school children attend out-of-school clubs, new research has suggested.

In Practice: Case study - Targeted advice for young people

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

| CYP Now

Easy access to targeted and specialist services is an important goal of extended schools, and the Health Hut at Hackney Free and Parochial Church Secondary School aims to provide this. Jo Stephenson looks at how it is achieving this aim.

Councils plan to get children reading

News

Monday, December 17, 2007

| CYP Now

Councils are to produce local action plans to improve literacy as part of a national push to get children and young people reading.

Academic achievement of traveller children plummets

News

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

| CYP Now

The academic achievement of young people from Irish Traveller and Gypsy or Roma backgrounds has fallen dramatically in the last five years.

Healthy Schools programme to address more issues

News

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The government's Healthy Schools initiative is to be expanded to increase focus on bullying, teenage pregnancy and drugs, it was announced today.

Academic warns childcare can lead to aggression

News

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

| CYP Now

A leading Sure Start researcher has said children who spend large periods of time in daycare can cause their classmates to behave badly once they start school.

In Practice: Know how - Speech and language

Other

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

| CYP Now

Children's centres and schools can play a key role in developing speech and language.

Lib Dem conference: Children need protection from 'commercial pressures'

News

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats are to debate proposals designed to protect children and young people from consumerism.

Tories consider splitting DCSF

Other

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have expressed alarm at the potential break-up of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) under a Tory government after it emerged the shadow children's secretary was in favour of an independent education department.

School leaving age plans come under attack

News

Monday, January 14, 2008

| CYP Now

Plans to raise the school leaving age to 18 are expected to come under fire today, when the proposals are debated by MPs.

Professionals turning to teaching want a rewarding job

News

Friday, October 2, 2009

| CYP Now

Teaching is becoming a more desirable career as the recession prompts many banking, management, architecture and legal professionals to look for a more rewarding job, according to research.

Litigation fears scupper school trips

News

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

| CYP Now

Pupils are being denied school trips to the countryside because of health, safety and legal concerns, according to research.

Labour Conference 2009 - Labour fringe debates focus on the next generation

Other

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

| CYP Now

Beyond the conference hall in Brighton, campaigners, ministers and delegates took part in a plethora of Question Time-style fringe debates on children and youth issues. CYP Now brings you some of the highlights.

Report calls for inheritance tax rise to fund 35k education endowment

Other

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

| CYP Now

Inheritance tax should be increased to 50 per cent on all estates to fund a 35,000 legacy for every young person, a report by the New Economics Foundation (Nef) will propose.

Deprived families get 30m for PCs

Other

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

| CYP Now

The government has earmarked 30m to ensure every pupil has access to a computer in their home.

Technology scheme to get pupils active

News

Friday, January 18, 2008

| CYP Now

School pupils in the North West are being encouraged to lead a healthier lifestyle through an initiative combining physical activity and IT.

Parents in limbo on Isle of Wight

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

| CYP Now

Isle of Wight Council has been bombarded with calls from anxious parents wanting to change their stated preference of schools for September after it emerged that about half the primary schools on the island are to close (CYP Now, 16-22 January).