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A new partnership with local government leaders

Friday, November 12, 2021

| CYP Now

While debate and discussion around system change in the child welfare system often gravitates towards Westminster and Whitehall - in local government, political leaders are driving the agenda in their local child welfare system.

Six ways policymakers can tackle rising child poverty

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Child poverty has been rising fastest for families with babies and children under five.

Care review: A ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity?

Blogs

Thursday, June 17, 2021

| CYP Now

The Case For Change report is bold, visionary and does not shy away from raising difficult issues.

A charter to support vulnerable children's needs post lockdown

Blogs

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Lockdown has impacted on everyone in the UK, regardless of age, gender, class, financial status: we have all found ourselves in situations we have never experienced before.

Avoiding a double whammy for care-experienced A-Level students

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

| CYP Now

A-Level results have been announced in England today, and Ofqual figures show that almost 280,000 students (39 per cent of the cohort) have had their grades adjusted down after moderation.

How winning a CYP Now Award gave our team vital recognition

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Friday, July 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Cafcass's Positive co-Parenting Programme won the Family Justice Award in 2019. Here, Cafcass improvement managers Charlotte Cooklin and Andy Hyde explain how winning the award helped boost the profile of the service and programme.

Learning from foster children's experiences of the pandemic

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Friday, July 31, 2020

| CYP Now

At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic the fostering sector was understandably concerned that the pressures and stresses associated with lockdown would lead to the disruption of a number of placements.

Supporting the mental health needs of mothers in care proceedings

Blogs

Friday, July 24, 2020

| CYP Now

The removal of a baby from a mother at birth is one of the most extreme – and profoundly life-changing – actions taken in family justice.

Unsung education heroes of the lockdown for children in care

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

| CYP Now

Whilst school was suspended during the COVID-19 lockdown, most children experienced some version of “home-school” arrangement to keep them engaged with school work.

Guide to Covid-19 for residential child care settings

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Friday, June 26, 2020

| CYP Now

Residential child care expert Jonathan Stanley outlines what providers of children's homes and other residential settings need to do if there is a confirmed case of coronavirus.

Maintaining therapeutic relationships during lockdown

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

| CYP Now

The pandemic lockdown presented significant challenges for providers of children's homes. Here, Rhiannon Thomas, therapeutic manager at St Christopher’s Fellowship, outlines how its specialist therapeutic service helped staff working in the settings to maintain support for children and young people and address anxieties that arose.

Children's Commissioner: 'Decision not to extend free school meals shows a lack of compassion'

Blogs

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

| CYP Now

Before the coronavirus crisis, I met two children whose families were relying on foodbanks to help them get by.

Why semi-independent settings need regulating

Blogs

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| CYP Now

One children's practitioner explains why they quit a job at an unregulated accommodation provider over safety and bad practice concerns - and why it highlights the need to raise standards in these settings.

Social care system reform must develop stronger relationships for children

Blogs

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| CYP Now

The suspension of regulations by the Department for Education were definitively unnecessary and the way in which it was done was wholly wrong.

Pandemic has increased children's risks - they need more protection not less

Blogs

Thursday, May 21, 2020

| CYP Now

It’s difficult to know if the government is serious about protecting children or not in the light of seemingly contradictory announcements in the last few weeks.

Ensuring continuity of care in a time of crisis

Blogs

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

| CYP Now

Coronavirus is making people stay home, but what happens when that isn't a safe place to be?

School restart is chance to implement Timpson Review recommendations on inclusive education

Blogs

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

| CYP Now

A year ago, the long-awaited Timpson Review of School Exclusions made 30 recommendations to government to ensure that exclusions were used properly and consistently and that our education system creates “the best possible conditions for every child to thrive”.

The rights of children in care are in lockdown

Blogs

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

| CYP Now

This Sunday not everyone will be hearing the Prime Minister's plans for the ending of lockdown.

'Covid-19 is magnifying the inequalities in society'

Blogs

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

| CYP Now

‘Dig deep’ we are told. ‘Be strong’. It’s as if by displaying strength of character that we can ‘fight’ the virus; otherwise you may be considered at best a naysayer and at worst weak.

The challenges residential schools face to protect children from sexual abuse

Blogs

Thursday, April 2, 2020

| CYP Now

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A new partnership with local government leaders

Six ways policymakers can tackle rising child poverty

Care review: A ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity?

A charter to support vulnerable children's needs post lockdown

Avoiding a double whammy for care-experienced A-Level students

How winning a CYP Now Award gave our team vital recognition

Learning from foster children's experiences of the pandemic

Supporting the mental health needs of mothers in care proceedings

Unsung education heroes of the lockdown for children in care

Guide to Covid-19 for residential child care settings

Maintaining therapeutic relationships during lockdown

Children's Commissioner: 'Decision not to extend free school meals shows a lack of compassion'

Why semi-independent settings need regulating

Social care system reform must develop stronger relationships for children

Pandemic has increased children's risks - they need more protection not less

Ensuring continuity of care in a time of crisis

School restart is chance to implement Timpson Review recommendations on inclusive education

The rights of children in care are in lockdown

'Covid-19 is magnifying the inequalities in society'

The challenges residential schools face to protect children from sexual abuse

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