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London Youth Rowing hopes to encourages young people to be active through the sport.
bbc
Published: 6 December 2018
A children's charity calculates a million children will spend Christmas without adequate food or comfort.
bbc
Published: 6 December 2018
<img alt="Child poverty: One million under-10s 'face desperate Christmas'" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/10ec7c1b-94e4-4cc8-b7d7-f3726fe23c78/3/ActionforChildrenSecretSanta-320x198.jpg" />
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Analysis by Action for Children of Department for Work and Pensions data for 2014/15 to 2016/17 on family income, including material deprivation, which measures access to basic items, found there are one...
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cypn
Published: 6 December 2018
<img alt="Health visitors warn of 'child tragedy' fears as caseloads rise" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b30e703b-e9e9-4a2b-89ac-3ed6408cf018/4/ScreenShot20170413at161728-320x198.png" />
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A survey of more than 1,200 health visitors found that 43 per cent believed they may not recognise a child in need until it's too late as a result of rising demands in recent years.
The findings showed...
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cypn
Published: 6 December 2018
About one in 10 young people often feel lonely, with fears that loneliness will be seen as "failing".
bbc
Published: 5 December 2018
<img alt="MPs seek to improve support for kinship carers" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/56a14c74-c079-4ca1-b234-8f8e65ef5d20/3/ScreenShot20181206at130108-320x198.png" />
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The taskforce, which formally launched this week, said its year-long project will challenge "patchy and inadequate" support for kinship carers and their families. Its formation comes on the back of...
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cypn
Published: 5 December 2018
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Youth Worker, Giovanni Ferri, for the attention of Secondary School teachers and Senior Leadership Teams.
Published: 5 December 2018
<img alt="DfE announces drive to place more looked-after children in boarding schools" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/da4b50a1-68ad-4178-91e1-4f5a76dc239c/3/ClassroomRimmdreamAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" />
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Up to 10 hubs connecting local authorities, social workers and virtual school heads, with independent and boarding schools, will be established in late 2019.
These will support children in care by offering...
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cypn
Published: 5 December 2018
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Early Years and Development Service Lead, Michael Jarrett, and Oxfordshires' Community Dental Officer, Jennifer Slatter, for the attention of all Early Years settings.
Published: 5 December 2018