The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in England has published findings from focus group research carried out to understand the views of children and young people, parents and carers, and professionals on the proposals in...
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Children and young people’s mental health: focus group research
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in England has published findings from focus group research carried out to understand the views of children and young people, parents and carers, and professionals on the proposals in...
Working together to safeguard children: statutory guidance myth busting
The Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme has published guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) to clarify to relevant parts of the English statutory guidance Working together to safeguard children 2018. Topics covered include:...
Protecting young people in sport
The Ministry of Justice has written to the NSPCC stating that the Government believes current laws on the age of consent and on non-consensual sexual activity already provide adequate protection for 16 and 17-year-olds from exploitation by...
Children’s centre consultation ditched, confirms DfE
A long-promised government consultation on the future of children’s centres has been shelved indefinitely, the Department for Education has confirmed. Nadhim Zahawi confirmed the decision in a letter to the House of Commons science and...
Breaking news: Landmark ruling in exclusions court case (14 August 2018)
A court has delivered a landmark verdict in a school exclusion case, which could help future generations of autistic children get the education they deserve. The ruling makes clear for the first time that all schools must make sure they have made...
More children going hungry in school holidays, survey finds
Growing numbers of children are not getting enough food to eat over the school holidays, research has found. A survey of 657 secondary school teachers by the National Education Union (NEU) found that teachers thought holiday hunger is affecting more...
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Children and young people’s mental health: focus group research
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in England has published findings from focus group research carried out to understand the views of children and young people, parents and carers, and professionals on the proposals in...
Working together to safeguard children: statutory guidance myth busting
The Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme has published guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) to clarify to relevant parts of the English statutory guidance Working together to safeguard children 2018. Topics covered include:...
Protecting young people in sport
The Ministry of Justice has written to the NSPCC stating that the Government believes current laws on the age of consent and on non-consensual sexual activity already provide adequate protection for 16 and 17-year-olds from exploitation by...
Children’s centre consultation ditched, confirms DfE
A long-promised government consultation on the future of children’s centres has been shelved indefinitely, the Department for Education has confirmed. Nadhim Zahawi confirmed the decision in a letter to the House of Commons science and...
Breaking news: Landmark ruling in exclusions court case (14 August 2018)
A court has delivered a landmark verdict in a school exclusion case, which could help future generations of autistic children get the education they deserve. The ruling makes clear for the first time that all schools must make sure they have made...
More children going hungry in school holidays, survey finds
Growing numbers of children are not getting enough food to eat over the school holidays, research has found. A survey of 657 secondary school teachers by the National Education Union (NEU) found that teachers thought holiday hunger is affecting more...
Trends in Child Protection Across the UK: A Comparative Analysis
Date: 31 July 2018 Although numerous international studies point to large variations in child welfare interventions, comparative analysis has tended to focus either solely on England or the UK as a whole, discounting differences across the four UK...
The Care Crisis Review: Care-experienced young people and adults survey result
Date: 30 July 2018 The reflections set out in this paper are drawn from the results of a survey conducted by Family Rights Group on behalf of the Care Crisis Review. The Survey was promoted to care leavers by the youth organisation Foster Focus and...
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