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The CYP Now submitted a document yesterday that is entitled Conservative Party Conference 2023: Key discussions impacting children and young people and it was provided by Amrit Virdi and Fiona Simpson. The item can be obtained from here and they have focused on a number of themes and various Conservative MPs that have contributed. The initial few words were “The Conservative Party Conference is…

On Thursday the CYP Now website published this article which was written by Emily Harle and the initial comment is MPs are set to question ministers over the disruption caused by dangerous concrete in school buildings, following the Department for Education’s publication of a list of all affected institutions. They also provide a comment under the photograph of the MP for Worcester who is the…

On the 7th of July the Government published their piece entitled Free childcare: How we are tackling the cost of childcare which is available from here and it begins with the claim that England has some of the highest quality childcare provision in the world, with 96% of early years settings rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding. But we recognise that childcare is also one of the biggest costs…

A few days ago the Children & Young People Now website published this article which is based on the research that has been carried out by the YMCA. So according to this article Wales’s is providing £91 per head for youth services while in England the figure is £45. The YMCA researchers found that the lowest regional spending in Wales which in North Wales is £85 which still exceeds the highest…

Two very disturbing education news pieces yesterday

Both of these pieces of news require our Government to respond to. As it happens the two most senior Ministers on these themes are based in Sussex. They are Gillian Keegan and Nick Gibb that are bost MPs in West Sussex. The local piece of news in Sussex has come following the closing of the West Sussex agency called Aspire Sussex which provides adult education. On the same day another piece…

I and many other people agree with June O’Sullivan

According to this very significant article by Derren Hayes headed as CHILDCARE BOSS CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO RAISE FUNDING RATES in the Children & Young People Now website a person called June O’Sullivan made a very credible statement. His article states London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) chief executive June O’Sullivan said that the new Prime Minister, when appointed next month, must boost early…

The Government must focus on real ‘ghost children’

Today Parliament will reopen after their half term break and many other people will return to work following a four days holiday because of the Queens Jubilee celebration. Inevitably some people were very busy over the last few days and many had a wide range of community events so it may start slowly at work this week. Many of the young people across the Nation will also be returning to Schools…

Well done Welsh Government for your caring

The Welsh Government is about to set up a trial that will be launched this summer to provide additional support for care leavers. When they reach 18 they will be given an income which according to this article in the Children and Young People Now website written by Fiona Simpson, will provide them with the the income for two years. The project is expected to remain in place for at least three…