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Youth workers instrumental in building children’s 'digital resilience', study finds

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Youth workers must work with education professionals, parents and carers to help children become aware of and deal with the impact of online risks, new research finds.

Surge in applications to national deprivation of liberty court

News

Monday, October 3, 2022

| CYP Now

There were more than 200 applications involving children to the national deprivation of liberty (DoL) court in its first two months of operation, latest data from the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory shows.

Government policy briefs for children and young people

Features

Thursday, September 29, 2022

| CYP Now

CYP Now lays out the responsibilities of ministers responsible for services for children and young people.

Tolhurst rules out review of free school meal eligibility

News

Thursday, September 29, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Education “does not currently have any plans” to assess the impact of rising inflation on eligibility for free school meals, according to new schools and childhood minister Kelly Tolhurst.

Labour Conference 2022: Five key youth sector conversations

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Young people’s mental wellbeing, the housing crisis, and online safety were among the top issues discussed at the Labour Conference’s Youth Zone, in conversations held between MPs, youth advocates and organisations.

Mini budget: Sector questions ‘glaring absence’ of support for vulnerable families

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Friday, September 23, 2022

| CYP Now

Organisations supporting children and young people across the sector have criticised a “glaring absence” of help for families hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis in Kwasi Kwarteng’s first mini budget.

Delay launch of new SEND inspection framework say children's services leaders

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Monday, September 12, 2022

| CYP Now

The development and introduction of a new inspection framework for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services should be paused until after policy reforms for the sector have been finalised, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

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.

Increase in proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals

News

Thursday, June 9, 2022

| CYP Now

The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals increased by 1.7 per cent during 2021, government figures have revealed.

Charity embeds family support worker in children’s emergency department

News

Thursday, April 7, 2022

| CYP Now

A new pilot scheme, launched by Barnardo's, will see a family support worker based in a hospital’s children’s emergency department.

New ADCS president calls for review of children’s mental health services

News

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has called for a national review of support for children’s mental health.

Family hubs: DfE reveals 75 councils eligible to run services

News

Monday, April 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The 75 local authority areas to benefit from new family hubs have been announced by the government.

Quarter of children in care unable to access mental health support during pandemic

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| CYP Now

More than one in four children in care in need of mental health support struggled to access help during the Covid-19 pandemic, research has revealed.

‘Frustrating’ spring statement fails to support vulnerable families, sector leaders say

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| CYP Now

Announcements made in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s spring statement do “relatively little” to support disadvantaged families facing soaring living costs, organisations supporting vulnerable children have said.

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

News

Thursday, March 17, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has set out its long-term vision to tackle racial disparities in the UK with a focus on health services, education and the youth justice system.

Charities welcome three-year extension of Adoption Support Fund

News

Friday, March 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Charities have welcomed the government’s announcement to invest £163 million over the next three years in adoption services including therapeutic support for adopted children.

Therapeutic Communities: Policy context

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

The term “therapeutic” – at least in the way commissioning specifications set out – focuses on the direct work of a therapist in weekly sessions with a child. While this important technical component has its place, it is only one limited element. In order for residential care, fostering, education or supported housing to be “therapeutic” something more is needed.

Therapeutic Communities: Special Report

Features

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

There has been a recent rise in interest from policymakers and commissioners in the important role therapeutic communities play in supporting some of the most traumatised children and young people.

How music therapy supports children in therapeutic settings

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Music therapy is one of the innovative interventions central to the Coram Creative Therapies and Parenting Service. It supports a range of children and young people, particularly when they might not be able to engage in talking therapies and a more creative, strengths-based approach is needed.