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Duke of Edinburgh's Award sees highest ever participation level

Monday, May 13, 2024

| CYP Now

More than 330,000 young people started the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) last year, marking the highest number of participants in its 68 year history.

Lack of police oversight sees London YJS rated ‘requires improvement’

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| CYP Now

A lack of consistent police representation on the management board of Waltham Forest Youth Justice Service (YJS) is a key factor in it being rated as “requires improvement”, inspectors have said.

Mayor of London to invest £14.5mn to tackle violence in key capital hotspots

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Friday, May 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced an additional £14.5mn investment in the approach taken by his Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) to tackle violence in 11 key hotspots across the capital.

Longfield calls for schools to be at the centre of new Sure Start proposals

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Friday, May 10, 2024

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Former Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield's new think-tank is leading calls for schools to become central hubs for a new iteration of Sure Start which would support all young people.

Pilot launches to improve adoption support

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

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Seven areas are to pilot a scheme that aims to improve support for adopted children and their families through better collaboration among services.

Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

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Problems in support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being “exacerbated by a profoundly inadequate system” of help as they become adults, according to campaigners.

ADCS president: Government needs cross-departmental plan for children

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

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The government must come up with a “coherent plan for children” across all departments with responsibility for services affecting young people, the president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

‘Fundamental concerns’ emerge over early years training changes

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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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.