The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published a report looking at child health and wellbeing in the UK. The report brings together evidence across 12 indicators of child health...
The House of Common’s Education Committee has published a report examining the state of children’s social care in England. The inquiry looked at the system as a whole, as well as focusing on key areas...
For the past 35 years, various governments have claimed to have variations on a similar set of goals for the UK economy: decarbonise; spread more wealth and growth out of London; end the housing crisis;...
The Global Boyhood Initiative has published a report exploring theorisations of masculinities, boyhood and gender in the UK. The report reviews literature on boyhood and covers families, school, leisure, and social...
More than 75,000 children are stuck in temporary accommodation due to insufficient housebuilding and low benefits, studies have concluded. Reports from University College London and the Centre for London thinktank found...
Vulnerable young people’s physical and mental health is already being affected by the cost-of-living crisis, with young parents worst hit, new research has found. Read the full article on this link to Children &...
Council-maintained schools in England outperform academies in Ofsted rankings, according to analysis published on the day the government’s ambitions for all schools to join multi-academy trusts (Mats) are expected to be...
The government needs to address rising numbers of young care leavers becoming homeless by introducing a series of stronger safeguards, a report warns. A joint briefing published by Just for Kids Law together with New...
Just for Kids Law has published a report calling for an end to the overnight detention of children by police. Responses to a 2019 Freedom of Information (FOI) request from 34 police forces in England found that at least...
Human Rights Watch has published a report with the Childhood Trust examining standards of temporary accommodation in London. The report outlines concerns around the number of families living in substandard temporary...
A fine mist of self-expression, grassroots politics, protest and youth culture was sprayed out of the nozzle of paint cans when Leicestershire Cares teamed up with arts organisation Pedestrian to create a new mural for...
Children’s rights will be officially included in a Care Review framework that draws up new proposals to reform children’s social care, following a successful campaign by sector leaders. The move means the review, which...
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and a climate change activist, does an excellent job at painting a picture of the reality of climate change. This inspiring book shines a light on the extent of the climate...
