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Housing barriers threaten young offender rehabilitation, study finds
<img alt="Housing barriers threaten young offender rehabilitation, study finds" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/1812795b-b4e6-4213-8b0b-36b2db9e57f5/2/27db18e4fddfb4dee00408d94ea8d4efjpg-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The research report by social justice charity Nacro and youth homelessness charity Centrepoint found that accessing safe and stable accommodation is vital to reducing reoffending when young people leave... </p>
cypn
Published: 13 June 2018
Fears for safety of missing girl left homeless by Islington Council
<img alt="Fears for safety of missing girl left homeless by Islington Council" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/fe2fb887-2ae9-4fda-a7ff-b26398f52e50/4/IslingtonTownHall2Aug2014-320x198.jpg" /> <p> A report by the ombudsman found that a series of failures resulted in the girl becoming "lost in the system". It said that Islington Council failed to separate the teenager's need for help from her... </p>
cypn
Published: 13 June 2018
Council's children's services rated 'good' by Ofsted
<img alt="Council&#39;s children&#39;s services rated &#39;good&#39; by Ofsted" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/be8dd82c-af65-4316-a847-854cba9eb21a/3/Townhallaerial-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Bolton Council's children's services have been upgraded to "good" overall after the visit from the inspectorate which took place in April and May this year. The department overall, as well as its leadership... </p>
cypn
Published: 13 June 2018
Daily roundup 13 June: Fake news, social impact, and courtroom evidence
<img alt="Daily roundup 13 June: Fake news, social impact, and courtroom evidence" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/4f4600e5-e970-46fe-aefd-b568691823a8/2/TextingMarcosMesaSamWordleyShutterstock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Only two per cent of children and young people in the UK have the critical literacy skills they need to tell if a news story is real or fake, it has been found. A report by the Commission on Fake News... </p>
cypn
Published: 13 June 2018
Fake news harms children's self-esteem and trust, say MPs
Children with poor literacy skills struggle most to tell which stories are false, says a report.
bbc
Published: 13 June 2018
'There were a lot of strangers around - I didn't feel safe'
More must be done to stop children being housed in bed and breakfasts and temporary accommodation, says a report.
bbc
Published: 13 June 2018
Hidden writing
Cutting-edge tech is examining ancient manuscripts for earlier texts written below the surface.
bbc
Published: 13 June 2018
Kinship support central to tackling 'care crisis', review finds
<img alt="Kinship support central to tackling &#39;care crisis&#39;, review finds" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7cc6e307-3803-4d6d-a1bb-212cff5d5513/2/kinshipcarefamilyrightsgroup-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The Care Crisis Review, which launched last November, found that professionals need to collaborate more with familes of vulnerable children and work with them towards a plan to allow them to stay with... </p>
cypn
Published: 13 June 2018
Early years sector faces leadership shortage, MPs hear
<img alt="Early years sector faces leadership shortage, MPs hear" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/68295e64-2d26-46c3-8648-cda07fdaaebe/4/LizBayram-320x198.png" /> <p> Speaking at an education select committee hearing for its inquiry on the impact of pre-school education on children's life chances, Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (Pacey) chief... </p>
cypn
Published: 12 June 2018