Racism: Social worker calls experiences exhausting

A social worker said racism she encounters was like “death by a thousand cuts”. Jade Forbes, who is black, said the workplace bigotry she experienced had affected her mental health. Read the full...

Fears rise for LGBTQ asylum seekers over Home Office hotel room-sharing push

Concerns are mounting for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers living in accommodation provided by the Home Office as the government ramps up its Operation Maximise exercise to “cram” more people into hotel rooms. A Guardian...

School system discouraging inclusion, ADCS warns

The education system is blighted by “greater competition between individual schools” which is “coming at the expense of inclusion”, a new paper by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) is...

Category - Marginalised & Excluded

Youth custody

HM Inspectorate of Prisons has published a report examining youth custody in England and Wales. The report looks at the experiences of 12- to 18-year-olds in custody through surveys and independent reviews of progress...

Youth justice system

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has published a report exploring the impact of youth work provision on young people within, or at risk of entering, the youth justice system in England and Wales. The report outlines the...

School attendance

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report on school attendance and the impact of children missing school in England. The report analyses Department for Education (DfE) data for academic years...