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

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.

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.

Early SEND support needs going unmet

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Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

A shortage of special needs support in the early years is increasing pressure on childcare providers and schools, new reports reveal.

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.

Report slams ‘significant lack’ of government action to tackle root cause of school absences

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Mental health experts have criticised a lack of action by the government to tackle underlying issues behind persistent school absences such as poor emotional wellbeing and poverty.

Government rejects MPs’ calls to end one-word Ofsted judgments

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The government has rejected a call from MPs to axe single word overall judgments in Ofsted inspection reports.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

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Monday, April 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Three in four primary schools cutting TA numbers despite SEND demand rising

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Friday, April 19, 2024

| CYP Now

Three quarters of primary school headteachers are cutting teaching assistant (TAs) numbers, a survey has found.

Children with SEND disproportionately excluded from primary school, research finds

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Almost all primary school aged children who experience exclusions have a special educational need or disability (SEND), research has found.

Falling school rolls spark fears of £1bn funding drop

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Monday, April 15, 2024

| CYP Now

State-funded primary and secondary schools in England are set to lose out on £1 billion of funding by 2030 driven by a projected drop in pupil numbers, researchers warn.

Scouts wins £129,000 DfE contract to boost teacher recruitment

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Scouts has been handed a £129,000 government contract to promote teaching as a career pathway to its young members.

Budgets to support visually impaired children slashed by councils

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

| CYP Now

More than half of local authorities have cut or frozen the number of specialist teachers they employ to support children with visual impairments, according to new research.

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Children eligible for free school meals (FSM) who live near a Sure Start centre saw increased performance at GCSE by three grades, six times higher than children not eligible for FSM, new research has found.

Council to review alternative education provision after ‘failure’ to improve

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Monday, April 8, 2024

| CYP Now

A local authority has agreed to review why previous calls to improve alternative education provision for children unable to attend mainstream school have not been implemented, following an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO).

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

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Monday, April 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The ability to pause Ofsted inspections in circumstances where there are concerns for leaders’ wellbeing will be extended to cover children’s social care and early years providers, the inspectorate has said.

School staff raise concerns over shortage of support workers for SEND pupils

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

| CYP Now

Three quarters of school staff say more learning support assistants are needed for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), according to a new report.

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| CYP Now

Vulnerable pupils, including those with mental health problems, are at an increased risk of experiencing "an unexplained transfer" from their school, research has found.

Skills and apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon to step down as MP

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| CYP Now

Former chair of the Education Committee and Department for Education minister Robert Halfon will step down from government at the next general election.