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Warning over cost of caring for young asylum seekers

The cost to councils in England of looking after rising numbers of child asylum seekers has almost doubled in four years, the Local Government Association (LGA) says. It says the annual cost of providing...

February 22, 2019

Looked After Children Safeguarding

Government faces High Court action over children’s rights

A children’s charity is taking High Court action against the government over its claims that some protections of children in care are “myths”. The Article 39 charity is seeking a judicial...

February 22, 2019

Disability

People with disabilities in employment

21 February 2019 This note summarises the key statistics available on disabled people in employment in the UK. Access this research: People with disabilities in employment Author(s): House of Commons Library...

February 21, 2019

Marginalised & Excluded

Off-rolling in English schools

21 February 2019 This Commons Library Briefing Paper provides an overview of the concerns that increasing numbers of children in England are being ‘off-rolled’ – being excluded or otherwise...

February 21, 2019

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UK economy £100bn smaller because of austerity

Cumulative effect since 2010 has left each person £1,495 a year worse off, analysis shows. Austerity policies from the Treasury have resulted in slower growth in every year since 2010 and left each household...

February 21, 2019

Early Years

Sector slams ‘tired’ government response on early years funding

The government has responded with the “same tired lines” to calls to boost childcare funding to cover national minimum wage rises due this spring, according to early years representatives. An online petition, started by owner of Little...

February 19, 2019

Marginalised & Excluded Poverty

Black pupils ‘more likely to be diagnosed with special needs’

Black pupils are more likely to be identified as having special educational needs, a study has found. The Oxford University study found that black Caribbean pupils, including those with mixed heritage, are twice as likely to be identified as having...

February 19, 2019

Safeguarding

Social network regulation

The NSPCC has published a report looking at how to regulate social networks and keep children safe from abuse. The report sets out the NSPCC’s proposals for a new regulatory approach, including: strong and independent statutory regulation;...

February 18, 2019

Marginalised & Excluded Safeguarding

County lines

The St Giles Trust has published an evaluation, carried out by J H Consulting, of an intervention to help vulnerable children move away from involvement in drug distribution networks. The project was funded by the Home Office and focused on...

February 18, 2019

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MPs call on government to reverse cuts to protect children of alcoholics

MPs are calling for urgent funds to reduce the risk posed to the UK’s 2.6m children of alcoholic parents – as figures show drug and alcohol related hospital admissions are on the rise. Liam Byrne MP, chair of the children of alcoholics...

February 15, 2019

Safeguarding

Parents’ perception of child behavior, parenting stress, and child abuse potential: Individual and partner influences

Date: 14 February 2019 Based on the Social Information Processing model of parenting risk for child abuse, the present study examined the associations between mothers’ and fathers’ perception of child behavior and child abuse potential, as well as...

February 15, 2019

Disability Marginalised & Excluded

Black pupils’ schooling ‘dumbed down over special needs’

Many black pupils in England are having their education dumbed down after being wrongly identified as having one of a range special needs, a study says. The study found black Caribbean pupils were twice as likely to be identified as having social...

February 15, 2019

Disability

Government ‘failing deaf children’ as grades fall behind hearing classmates

Deaf children are falling a whole grade behind their hearing classmates, prompting a charity to warn of a “lost generation”. The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) analysis of government data, found that the average GCSE grade...

February 14, 2019

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One in four councils plan children’s services cuts

Around a quarter of councils are planning cuts in children’s care services this year as they struggle to cope with austerity and rising demand, a survey has found. The Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) annual State of Local Government...

February 14, 2019

Looked After Children

DCSs warn of bidding wars and rising prices for residential care

A lack of supply of specialist children’s home places is leading to bidding wars between councils and escalating prices, MPs have heard. At a House of Commons public accounts committee session MPs heard from two directors of children’s...

February 12, 2019

Early Years

MPs slam government over rejection of early intervention strategy

MPs have criticised the government for failing to put in place a national early intervention strategy to help prevent adversity and trauma among children. The introduction of a national strategy is a central recommendation of the Commons science and...

February 11, 2019

Early Years

Disadvantage in the early years

The House of Commons Education Committee has published a report on tackling disadvantage in the early years. The report, which focuses on early years education and the home learning environment, calls on the Government to take actions...

February 11, 2019

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