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King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

News

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Surrey’s director of children’s services Rachael Wardell has been recognised in the King’s birthday honours.

General Election 2024: Manifestos missing strong call for childcare reform

Blogs

Monday, June 17, 2024

| CYP Now

The general election is imminent. All the main parties have unveiled their vision for the country. So what do we now know about the future of childcare?

General Election 2024: Investing in young people should be a no-brainer for our next government

Blogs

Monday, June 17, 2024

| CYP Now

For nearly 70 years, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) has been helping young people develop life-long belief in themselves, take on new challenges, follow their passions and discover talents they never knew they had.

School role in tackling poverty eating into lesson time, teachers warn

News

Monday, June 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Supporting children who are hungry, tired and emotionally struggling due to hardship at home is eating away at time in the classroom, primary school teachers have said.

A moment of joy at Norfolk SENDfest

Blogs

Monday, June 17, 2024

| CYP Now

When sitting down wondering what to write in this blog, I thought I know, I must share what has been a real moment of joy in the past week, and give a big shout out to the incredible work of so many staff in Norfolk coming together to support our population of children with SEND and their families.

DfE data shows further rise in education, health and care plans

News

Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The number of children and young people with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) rose more than 10% last year, latest data from the Department for Education reveals.

Most young people say politicians don't care about their mental health, coalition finds

News

Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

More than half of young people say the main political parties don't care about youth mental health, research from a group of charities has shown.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

News

Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election on 4 July.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth justice

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

The opening of the UK’s first secure school at the end of the most recent government’s term marks a significant shift in the youth justice landscape.

Third of parents at risk of having babies taken into care have learning difficulties, research finds

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

One in three parents at risk of having their baby taken into care have a learning disability or difficulty, analysis of 200 care proceedings has found.

Benefit rules locking 19,000 young carers out of financial help, charity warns

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

A charity is calling for an overhaul of benefit rules which are forcing thousands of young carers to choose between their education and receiving financial help.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for health

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s mental health is a key issue up for debate in the lead up to the general election.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for education

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Teacher recruitment and support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are among key issues the sector is calling for the next government to address.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth work

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

The Conservative Party’s pledge to introduce national service for 18-year-olds opened the election campaign with questions over politicians’ commitment to youth services from the sector.

Children's services leaders question plans to refer child strip search cases

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Children’s services leaders have questioned Home Office plans for the police to make a referral to children’s social care every time they perform an intimate search of a child.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for children’s social care

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authority leaders and children’s sector organisations have pleaded with whoever forms the next government to properly invest in children’s social care services.