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...
Formal youth work evaluation risks future of long-term provision, researchers warn
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...
Surge in number of children with EHCPS
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...
Playground overhaul needed so disabled children can join the fun, charity says
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...
Further 250,000 UK households face destitution in 2023, warns NIESR
Thinktank calls for urgent £25-a-week UC uplift and £250 one-off payment to cushion poorest from inflation Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
Rise in reports of children abusing other children
The number of calls to a children’s helpline about harmful sexual behaviour between young people increased by 29% over the last year. The NSPCC received 2,365 calls and staff made almost 600 referrals to external...
Council-maintained schools outperform academies in England, study shows
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...
Hundreds back campaign against relaxation of childcare ratios
Hundreds of early years staff, teachers and academics have signed an open letter urging the Prime Minister not to press ahead with rumoured plans to relax childcare staffing ratios. The letter, written by chief...
Care-experienced girls
Centre for Child and Family Justice Research (CFJ) has published a report which looks at the over-representation of care-experienced girls and women in the criminal justice system. Interviews were conducted with 17...
Together for Childhood
NSPCC Learning has published a report as part of the Together for Childhood project which aims to make local communities safer for children by helping local partners and families come together to prevent child abuse...
Call for care system to offer equal protection for refugee and migrant children
A group of organisations that supports refugee and migrant children is calling on the Care Review to ensure there is equality in the way the care system treats and protects these young people. Read the full article on...
Stronger safeguards ‘could reduce care leavers’ risk of homelessness’
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...
