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Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Services for children, young people and families in Birmingham face a funding drop of more than £100 million after councillors approved what are thought to be the biggest budget cuts in local authority history.

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse 'must be properly funded'

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

| CYP Now

The Home Secretary's plans to push through a law requiring professionals working with young people to report child sexual abuse must be "properly funded and resourced" before being implemented, sector leaders have said.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Features

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Ombudsman uncovers huge SEND complaints backlog in Kent

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Monday, July 10, 2023

| CYP Now

A backlog of 170 unanswered complaints submitted to Kent County Council over delayed support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been uncovered during a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) investigation.

Council to review treatment of children with SEND

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Monday, April 3, 2023

| CYP Now

West Northamptonshire Council is set to review its treatment of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after an ombudsman investigation revealed a number of children were left without adequate education.

Children in foster care worry more about family life, report finds

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Monday, January 23, 2023

| CYP Now

Children in foster care are more likely to be concerned about their family life than other children, a report has found.

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

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Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social work and early years leaders have criticised the Prime Minister’s New Year speech, saying he failed to address several key priorities for children and young people.

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Safeguarding professionals are invited to join a pilot training programme designed to increase understanding of online grooming.

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Key sector leaders back independent inquiry recommendation that reporting of child sex abuse should be made compulsory in law, but others remain concerned that it would lead to children’s services being ‘overwhelmed’.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

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Friday, November 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Longfield commission sets out ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plans

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Friday, November 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The creation of an England-wide network of 1,000 community hubs dubbed ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ that would provide support for those vulnerable to exploitation from criminal gangs is a key recommendation of a year-long review of services for young people led by former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield.

Truss reportedly scraps Bill of Rights

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

| CYP Now

Reports that Prime Minister Liz Truss has shelved plans for a new Bill of Rights has been described as an “incredible relief” for children.

Cost-of-living crisis threatens ‘devastating’ impact on vulnerable children

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| CYP Now

Organisations working with families have warned of the “devastating” consequences the cost-of-living crisis is having on children’s health, education and wellbeing.

DfE ends intervention in Hull City Council’s children’s services

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Monday, August 8, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has ended statutory intervention in Hull City Council’s “inadequate” children’s services following “progress” at the local authority.

Sustainable Services: Special Report

Features

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

‘Eco anxiety’ among young people is rising prompting many to protest over inaction by policymakers. Initiatives are now being developed across children’s services to be more environmentally sustainable.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021 Shortlist

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

The CYP Now Awards highlight the very best practice in work with children, young people and families.

CYP Now Awards: Winners revealed

Features

Thursday, March 4, 2021

| CYP Now

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2020 were revealed during a special virtual ceremony held on 4 March 2021.

Lords to examine 'increasing lack of support' for vulnerable children

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

| CYP Now

A new inquiry by the House of Lords aims to find ways public services can improve the support they offer vulnerable children and their families, it has been announced.

Girls at higher risk of informal exclusion than boys, study shows

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

| CYP Now

Girls are more likely to be informally excluded from schools in England than boys leaving them hidden from official statistics and missing out on vital support, new research shows.

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Birmingham councillors approve £100m cuts to children and families services

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse 'must be properly funded'

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Ombudsman uncovers huge SEND complaints backlog in Kent

Council to review treatment of children with SEND

Children in foster care worry more about family life, report finds

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Longfield commission sets out ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plans

Truss reportedly scraps Bill of Rights

Cost-of-living crisis threatens ‘devastating’ impact on vulnerable children

DfE ends intervention in Hull City Council’s children’s services

Sustainable Services: Special Report

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021 Shortlist

CYP Now Awards: Winners revealed

Lords to examine 'increasing lack of support' for vulnerable children

Girls at higher risk of informal exclusion than boys, study shows

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