Category - Marginalised & Excluded

Two pilot “secure schools” could be up and running in the next two years as part of efforts to improve safety in the youth secure estate and reduce reoffending, youth justice minister Phillip Lee has said...

Projects funded by the Department for Education to test new ways of working in children’s social care are struggling to address issues with social worker recruitment and retention, research has found. A study into...

Domestic abuse can ‘mask’ other risk factors faced by children, an analysis of serious case reviews (SCRs) by Cafcass has found. Domestic abuse was found to be the most common risk factor in SCRs Cafcass has...

Four in ten children’s services are unable to meet one or more of their statutory duties due to budget restraints, a survey of council leaders has revealed. The survey of local councillors responsible for children’s...

Millions of pounds from the Queen’s private estate has been invested in a Cayman Islands fund as part of an offshore portfolio that has never before been disclosed, according to documents revealed in an investigation...

The number of children placed on protection plans is continuing to rise, government figures show. Statistics published by the Department for Education show that as of 31 March this year there were 51,080 children on...