CYP Now Podcast

In advance of the Budget and with the three-year spending review on the horizon,  CYP Now  alongside the Centre for Young Lives, held a panel discussion for sector leaders on how the new government should address key challenges facing children's services over this parliament. The event, sponsored by Peopletoo and held at the Evidence Quarter in London, was attended by around 50 senior decision mak...

Editor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson discuss key issues arising from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, whether a commissioner's decision not to implement a trust model at an "inadequate" local authority signals the end of the practice and what Ofsted scrapping single-phrase judgments means for the sector. Experts share their views on key developments in policy and practice i...

Editor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson discuss key challenges for the youth work sector arising from UK-wide riots during the summer, criticism of free schools and a Department for Education warning over a "critical" shortage of social workers over the next decade and a special report on policy developments in children's residential care. In this episode: CYP Now's hero and villain of...

Editor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson discuss key measures for children and families services in the King's Speech, what the reorganisation of the Department for Education means for special educational needs and disabilities policy, and changes to ministerial portfolios. Reporter Amrit Virdi shares sector leaders' reaction to the launch of the SEND curriculum review. CYP Now's hero a...

In this edition of the CYP Now podcast: CYP Now's editor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson assess the impact of the general election result for children's services, key policies the new government should prioritise and what social problems sector leaders want to see addressed.  BBC journalist and presenter Ashley John-Baptiste speaks to Amrit Virdi about his new book documenting his exp...

In this special edition of the CYP Now podcast: CYP Now online editor Fiona Simpson and reporter Amrit Virdi examine key manifesto pledges for children and young people from the three main parties. A look at what sector leaders want to see from the next government Young people's views on manifesto pledges, votes at 16 and political education in schools. Useful links: Key party manifesto pledges fo...

In this edition of the CYP Now Podcast: News roundup: a rundown of the top stories from across the children's services sector, including reaction to early campaigning in the General Election and what charities want to see in the party's manifestos. Highlights from the June edition of CYP Now magazine: behind the doors of Oasis Restore, the UK's first secure school; and a visit to a London primary...

In this edition of the CYP Now Podcast: News roundup: a rundown of the top stories from across the children's services sector, including how scrapping funding for the Pathways programme will damage the development of children's social care leaders of the future. Events: at the launch of Anne Longfield's new book that highlights how drugs gangs are targeting younger children to exploit; and at an e...

News review: Childcare funding and the impact of Budget measures; cash-strapped council cuts to children's services; Children's Commissioner for England report on access to CAMHS; and factors behind the closure of the British Youth Council. Events: Evidence and Evaluation conference review; CYP Now Awards 2024 launch; Young carers report. Magazine highlights: Good practice in supporting child refu...

In this edition of the CYP Now Podcast: News review: Derogatory care leavers advert; Mayor of London's inclusion charter. Magazine highlights: Croydon's youth violence review; Future blueprint for secure children's homes.  Hero and villain of the month. Special report on youth apprenticeships: Nick Harrison, the Sutton Trust; Gareth Evans, director of operations, Spectra. Useful links: March editi...

In the February edition of the CYP Now podcast: What's behind the rise in deprivation of liberty orders and how an expert group aims to tackle it. Why MPs want to cut spending on SEND support to solve the local government funding crisis. Former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield sets out her ambitions for the new Centre for Young Lives think-tank in an exclusive interview. Highligh...

In the January edition of the CYP Now Podcast:  CYP Now editor Derren Hayes and graduate reporter Amrit Virdi discuss key news stories including why the DfE hasn't banned corporal punishment in supported accommodation settings, and whether recruiting young people with care experience to advise the government is too little, too late. A brief summary of key longer reads in the latest edition of CYP...

CYP Now editor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson discuss the big news stories affecting the children and families sector, including the missed opportunity of the Spending Review and the worrying state of youth custody. A summary of longer reads in the latest edition of CYP Now magazine including an investigation into how much childcare funding councils are retaining and the key role Car...