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<img alt="Child poverty rise set to raise pressure on overstretched social services, research finds" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6463fe89-7179-4010-a91d-727db073b4c2/2/povertythorpevarney-320x198.jpg" />
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In a review of the state of children's social care, the independent research institute found that workforce instability, financial pressures and rising thresholds for intervention are damaging the ability...
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Published: 30 April 2018
<img alt="30-hour offer 'taking places away' from poorer children, claim providers" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/3ecdfff0-7f27-4057-bd8e-6c592855e41a/1/9b2f7fdd90c03e514c4b53774652446egif-320x198.gif" />
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The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) found that 24 per cent of 425 providers surveyed believe that the offer is displacing more disadvantaged three and four year olds who are only entitled...
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Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="DfE warns of educational psychologist shortages" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ea3bcdf8-32af-4022-bb60-11a62d10611e/2/counselling001beckynixoncopy-320x198.jpg" />
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The DfE said that despite recruitment for training courses being high and attrition rates being low, it knows that "many local authorities experience difficulties recruiting sufficient educational psychologists...
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Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="Daily roundup 27 April: Mental health; county lines, and criminal responsibility" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/40f44276-80ce-468e-9442-2653cc478088/1/mentalhealthshutterstock-320x198.jpg" />
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Almost one in five children could be at risk of mental health issues later in life, according to research. The Independent reports that nearly a fifth (19 per cent) of young people show signs of low self-worth...
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Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="Charity to launch £5m family justice research centre" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/8de0cb90-13b7-4078-8808-04ad10511e88/2/familycourtbentallon-320x198.jpg" />
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The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, which is backed with £5m from the Nuffield Foundation charity, is expected to open in spring 2019.
The observatory will gather, summarise and share evidence...
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Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="Parental conflict initiative to be trialled in 30 areas" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/04c9c057-86e3-47e2-8236-d7fd76b32268/3/domesticviolencedimitrimashutterstockcom-320x198.jpg" />
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The reducing parental conflict programme was first proposed in a Department for Work and Pensions policy document on improving support for unemployed families in April 2017.
This stated that better...
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Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="Children's home providers criticise 'misleading' DfE data on missing incidents" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/697882b0-ed4b-407e-9161-134579703faf/3/JonathanStanleyTomCampbell-320x198.jpg" />
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The Independent Children's Homes Association (ICHA) made the comments after children's minister Nadhim Zahawi revealed statistics in parliament showing that the average child living in a children's home...
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Published: 26 April 2018
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Published: 26 April 2018
<img alt="Primary school counselling 'delivers six-fold return on investment'" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7ec31c08-a48a-498c-9d1f-1417cd6991fa/3/DSC1424-320x198.jpg" />
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Independent analysis of one-to-one mental health counselling, offered by children's mental health charity Place2Be across 2,151 primary schools, claims that for every £1 invested the service has the potential...
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Published: 25 April 2018