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‘Fundamental concerns’ emerge over early years training changes

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

| CYP Now

A training provider has raised “fundamental concerns” over changes being proposed by the government around the career progression of early years staff.

Expert calls for national standards on use of AI in children's services

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

| CYP Now

There needs to be national standards governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by local authority children’s services, an expert in data science has said.

Warning over 'terrifying' increase in abuse linked to nude image sharing

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

| CYP Now

One in seven young people have experienced abuse relating to online sharing of nude images, research has revealed.

CYP Now SEND summit to examine progress of government reforms

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

| CYP Now

CYP Now is to stage a one-day conference for professionals working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), examining the implementation of major reforms a year on from the publication of the government’s SEND and AP Improvement plan.

Invest £50mn in evaluating child domestic abuse support, ministers urged

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to invest £50mn in evaluating support for child victims of domestic abuse as Foundations warns that more children could experience abuse than start primary school this year.

Lack of long-term funding could see Start for Life services cut, council leaders warn

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authority leaders have raised concerns that government-funded services for young children and families could be cut due to a lack of long-term funding for the Start for Life scheme.

Mayoral elections 2024: What the results could mean for children and young people’s services

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Friday, May 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Members of the public have taken to the polls in devolved areas and in the capital to vote for elected mayors, signaling a big win for Labour which took all but one of 10 mayoral seats in England.

Councils urged to appoint early permanence experts to boost adoption rates

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Councils are being urged to identify "early permanence champions" within their organisations to lead on increasing local adoption rates.

Youth charity partners with UK Space Command for careers programme

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth charity the Jon Egging Trust (JET) has partnered with UK Space Command to support disadvantaged young people to learn about space-based careers.

Children should stay at school until 18 to mitigate Covid learning loss, think-tank suggests

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

| CYP Now

A global think-tank has suggested that compulsory education should be extended to 18 to make up for lost learning during Covid lockdowns.

Call for ‘enrichment premium’ for disadvantaged pupils

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged pupils’ access to after school clubs and other extra-curricular activities could be improved by the creation of an ‘enrichment premium’ funding stream, a report recommends.

Local authority parenting scheme pilot launches

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Four councils are taking part in a scheme aimed at ensuring parenting programmes can offer effective support to families.

DCS turnover 'at highest level for six years'

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

During the last year there have been 62 changes in directors of children services (DCSs), the highest level for six years, latest data from the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) finds.

Children's Commissioner urged to expand research into school mobile phone bans

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The Children’s Commissioner for England has been urged by researchers to use her statutory powers to extend research into the benefits of phone bans in schools after an initial study showed such policies led to improved outcomes for children.

Leaked DfE document reveals scope of new advisory group on children’s social care profiteering

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The government’s new advisory group on the children’s social care market aims to “substantially bring down the cost of placements” and “tackle profiteering by providers”, documents leaked to CYP Now reveal.

Kinship foster care ‘not explored as an option’ for most children, research warns

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Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Kinship foster care – where a child is fostered by a family friend or relative – is “too infrequently explored” across England and Wales as an option for children in care, new government data suggests.

In May’s CYP Now: Childminder SOS, digital solutions in children’s services, BYC closure

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Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

All the latest news, research findings and in-depth features on services for children, young people and families are packed into the May edition of Children & Young People Now.

Longfield think-tank calls for expansion of school mental health support teams

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Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called for an expansion of mental health support offered in schools as data shows 1.4mn children in England now have a probable mental health condition.

Youth justice diversion schemes ‘not fit’ for children with SEND

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Friday, April 26, 2024

| CYP Now

The process for diverting young people away from the criminal justice system is “not fit” for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), research warns.

Alliance for Youth Justice chief steps down

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Friday, April 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Pippa Goodfellow, chief executive of the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ), has stepped down after five years.

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‘Fundamental concerns’ emerge over early years training changes

Expert calls for national standards on use of AI in children's services

Warning over 'terrifying' increase in abuse linked to nude image sharing

CYP Now SEND summit to examine progress of government reforms

Invest £50mn in evaluating child domestic abuse support, ministers urged

Lack of long-term funding could see Start for Life services cut, council leaders warn

Mayoral elections 2024: What the results could mean for children and young people’s services

Councils urged to appoint early permanence experts to boost adoption rates

Youth charity partners with UK Space Command for careers programme

Children should stay at school until 18 to mitigate Covid learning loss, think-tank suggests

Call for ‘enrichment premium’ for disadvantaged pupils

Local authority parenting scheme pilot launches

DCS turnover 'at highest level for six years'

Children's Commissioner urged to expand research into school mobile phone bans

Leaked DfE document reveals scope of new advisory group on children’s social care profiteering

Kinship foster care ‘not explored as an option’ for most children, research warns

In May’s CYP Now: Childminder SOS, digital solutions in children’s services, BYC closure

Longfield think-tank calls for expansion of school mental health support teams

Youth justice diversion schemes ‘not fit’ for children with SEND

Alliance for Youth Justice chief steps down

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