Like a protective sibling, I am the first to both criticise and defend the care system. It failed and saved me in equal measure. In adult life, I returned to it as a social worker. I know its flaws and its...
“I knew I always felt different, but I didn’t know I was autistic.” For Rhiannon Lloyd-Williams, it would take until she was 35 to learn just why she felt different. Now research by Swansea...
Birmingham City Council’s failure to improve support services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is creating a “deeply worrying” situation that could impact on the...
More than 400,000 children and young people a month are being treated for mental health problems – the highest number on record – prompting warnings of an unprecedented crisis in the wellbeing of under-18s...
New Beginnings gives social workers the time to develop relationships with the families they help Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
Tens of thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless radical changes are made to child protection in England, a major review has warned. The independent review on council-run children’s services said...
Parents should be encouraging their children to read stories about black characters, an author has said. Catherine Johnson said: “Children – white readers – will read books about bears and owls and...
Ministers have rejected a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower public inquiry that all disabled tenants should be given a personal evacuation plan in the event of a fire, sparking anger from survivors and...
“Disappointing” government plans to delay a ban on junk food adverts on TV and online will slow efforts to tackle rising childhood obesity, paediatricians have warned. Currently one in four children living in the UK are...
Almost four in 10 kinship carers had not received any legal advice about their rights and options for their kinship child, according to a new report from the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on kinship care. Some 82...
Action for Children says levels of severe and persistent hardship in cost of living crisis are among worst it has seen Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...
The residential care system does not have enough specialist provision to meet the needs of all children, according to the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC). Read the full article on this...
Some countries have laws against this inhumane practice, which just worsens existing trauma. Why don’t we? Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
Ministers have been accused of cutting corners and endangering children after the government confirmed it would consult on cutting childcare staffing ratios so that one adult can look after five two-year-olds. Read the...
Outcomes-based evaluation of youth work disrupts practitioners’ relationships with children and threatens the future of long-term provision, research has shown Read the full article on this link to Children & Young...
The total number of children with education, health and care plans (EHCPs) has increased by more than 40,000 over the last year, latest figures from the Department for Education show. As of January 2022, there were...
Disabled children can find themselves excluded from their local playgrounds because of poor design and a lack of consideration of their needs. But now disability equality charity Scope has started a campaign to help...
