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Daily roundup: Unaccompanied children, child mortality, and playwork register

Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Immigration officers failing to track families of children, concern over plans to axe child death statistics, and playwork register to launch next month, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.

Folk High Schools, Sweden

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

In 2015, Sweden received 35,369 unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. This was two-and-a-half times the number received in Germany that year and five times the number in 2014.

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and Families Bill amendments due to be debated by peers today; Labour makes changes to its education team; and planned cuts at Hull Council sparks union concerns, all in the news today.

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

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Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on migrant child protection, supporting young carers in school, child allergies and tackling discrimination.

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax concession, sexual abuse and child trafficking

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Severely disabled children exempted from bedroom tax, Barnardo's to study girls who commit sexual abuse, and calls for the government to protect victims of trafficking, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Further education, childcare and lone parents

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Details published on vocational alternatives to A-levels; unpaid leave from work should be available to grandparents caring for grandchildren; and study shows impact of austerity on lone parents, all in the news today.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

News

Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs are being called upon to share information about how their departments can deliver effective services while managing challenging budgets.

Services are failing to support refugee children in accessing education, claims charity

News

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Poor practice and a lack of guidance mean refugee children are struggling to access education, according to the Refugee Council.

Daily roundup: Youth services, asylum seekers, and smoking ban

Other

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Council youth services spending falls by more than a third in two years; 509 former child asylum seekers deported since 2009; and doctors call for ban on smoking for anyone born after 2000, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Other

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, Policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people.

Daily roundup: Separating families, race and youth unemployment, and the last day at the GSCC

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

| CYP Now

A £14m boost for separation support, young people sought to advise on reducing unemployment and the General Social Care Council closes its doors, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, free school meals and social action

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Lords backs legal guardians for trafficked children; thousands of school kitchens need upgrades to deliver free school meals; and Cabinet Office funds green social action projects, all in the news today.

MPs reverse amendments on legal aid

News

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

| CYP Now

MPs have reversed an amendment made by the House of Lords that called for children to be protected from any changes to legal aid.

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

News

Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.

Higher education for migrant care leavers

Other

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Many migrant care leavers with discretionary leave to remain in the UK face financial barriers to accessing higher education

Childcare and school places shortage threatens refugee scheme

News

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A lack of childcare, housing and school places could undermine the UK's commitment to resettle thousands of refugee families from Syria, a government watchdog has warned.

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, police custody and bullying

Other

Friday, April 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Advocates help young asylum seekers, government backs ruling on 17-year-olds in police custody, and overprotective parents increase bullying risk, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Immigration status and schools' access to funding

Other

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Immigration status can have profound implications for schools' ability to access additional funds for children in need of support.

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

Other

Thursday, May 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Report warns of "disgraceful" conditions for child asylum seekers at Heathrow Airport; head teachers criticise insufficient free school meals funding; and charity calls for greater early intervention support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Asylum-seeking children age assessments, Department for Education accounts and academy funding

Other

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Concerns over age assessments for young asylum-seekers, problems with the Department for Education's accounts and academies funding, all hit the headlines today.

Legal Update: Legal win over student finance

Other

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The Supreme Court has ruled that the eligibility criteria for student loans are unjustifiably discriminatory, explains Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children three years behind at school, report warns

News

Thursday, December 2, 2021

| CYP Now

The majority of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are more than three years behind their non-migrant peers at school by the time they take their GCSEs, research warns.

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Other

Thursday, April 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's commissioner reveals plight of unaccompanied asylum seekers; teacher numbers on the rise; and Barnardo's to raise awareness of child exploitation in the North East, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, migrant children and early years inspections

Other

Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A child sexual exploitation campaign in Lancashire, the human rights of migrant children and calls for parity on Ofsted early years inspections, all in the news today.

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Daily roundup: Unaccompanied children, child mortality, and playwork register

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Folk High Schools, Sweden

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax concession, sexual abuse and child trafficking

Daily roundup: Further education, childcare and lone parents

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

Services are failing to support refugee children in accessing education, claims charity

Daily roundup: Youth services, asylum seekers, and smoking ban

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Daily roundup: Separating families, race and youth unemployment, and the last day at the GSCC

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, free school meals and social action

MPs reverse amendments on legal aid

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

Higher education for migrant care leavers

Childcare and school places shortage threatens refugee scheme

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, police custody and bullying

Legal Update: Immigration status and schools' access to funding

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

Daily roundup: Asylum-seeking children age assessments, Department for Education accounts and academy funding

Legal Update: Legal win over student finance

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children three years behind at school, report warns

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, migrant children and early years inspections

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