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<img alt="DfE to establish National Stability Forum for Children's Social Care " src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/107307bc-403b-4ec2-94b6-f0de0603ff45/1/childandmothershutterstock-320x198.jpg" />
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Responding to the recommendations of the fostering stocktake and the education select committee inquiry on foster care, the government said it agreed that foster care needs to be considered as part of...
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Published: 20 July 2018
<img alt="Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/2f22e7c8-e761-41ae-beba-8c83f3750c7c/7/ScreenShot20170320at112021-320x198.png" />
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A report by the London Assembly's education panel claims formal identification and diagnosis is not happening at an early enough stage, hampering the ability of schools and other services to ensure children...
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Published: 20 July 2018
<img alt="Foster care reforms: Families to get clearer physical affection guidance" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/62babc00-693a-45ad-8edb-4ee50d803b91/4/HugPololiaAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" />
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Responding jointly to the recommendations of the fostering stocktake and the education select committee inquiry on foster care, the government said foster families will also be empowered to make more day-to-day...
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Published: 20 July 2018
<img alt="Government to retain legal requirement for IROs" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/1c776463-5ddb-4424-8ad0-1f9d6a6fc1c8/1/neglectzlikovecshutterstockcom-320x198.jpg" />
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Responding to the findings of the fostering stocktake, which suggested that local authorities should be allowed to ditch the role that scrutinises local authority care plans for looked-after children,...
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Published: 20 July 2018
<img alt="Increase in proportion of unqualified teachers in alternative schools" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/52e368b5-bcc4-45f0-97e3-5b3c0eb44dff/1/studyshutterstock-320x198.jpg" />
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Analysis conducted jointly by education charity The Difference and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that the proportion of unqualified teachers in alternative provision rose by 17...
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Published: 20 July 2018
<img alt="Youth minister prioritises reducing unfilled NCS places" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/1e3fc16d-3e3c-448b-b655-9ca5923c1586/3/ScreenShot20180201at112551-320x198.png" />
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Crouch has confirmed that £9,781,587 handed to providers in 2016 on places that were not filled cannot be recouped because the money was spent on "upfront costs".
But she said action has been taken...
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Published: 19 July 2018
<img alt="'Woefully few' young people benefiting from Staying Put, charity warns" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5fe5ca04-415e-488c-9fcc-c255265042d0/2/kevinwilliamsad-320x198.jpg" />
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Kevin Williams, chief executive of The Fostering Network, said that while the Staying Put initiative, which places a duty on councils to support looked-after children who want to remain with their foster...
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Published: 19 July 2018
<img alt="Compulsory relationships education to include mental health sessions" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/22ea78f5-229b-4757-b537-c5deea0c45d0/3/condom-320x198.jpg" />
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Under the plans, all schools will have to teach children health education, covering both mental and physical health, as part of lessons that will also include relationships education in primary schools,...
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Published: 19 July 2018
<img alt="Ofsted announces plans for tougher youth custody inspections" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/524aad73-6e26-4b3c-9f74-dfe16b21ddf1/1/rainsbrook2-320x198.png" />
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Ofsted, health watchdog the Care Quality Commission and HMI Prisons want to strengthen their response to STCs that receive an "inadequate" judgment. They also want to prioritise child protection within...
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Published: 18 July 2018