A national campaign has been launched to find people willing to consider adopting groups of brothers and sisters. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click...
Early years
Birth to 5 Matters have published non-statutory guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England. The guidance covers: child development; positive relationships; learning and development and includes references to safeguarding...
Homeless young people
Centrepoint has published a report looking at young people’s homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic. Figures show that: the total number of calls to the Centrepoint helpline in 2020/21 was 33% higher than the year before – up from 9,770 in...
Winners of UK youth parliament tender ‘set up to fail’ by government, campaigners warn
Campaigners have criticised a reduction in funding for the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) amid concerns that the successful bidders for the latest contract have been “set up to fail”. Last month, the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)...
Call for more play time amid ‘schoolification’ of UK childhood
Education experts and child psychologists have raised the alarm about the creeping “scholarisation of childhood”, as evidence grows that free play both at school and at home is being eroded in favour of academic, sporting and cultural activities...
Psychologists highlight importance of play among young children
The British Children’s Play Survey, published earlier this week, revealed that parents are not allowing their children out alone to play until they are nearly 11 years old. In comparison, parents said that on average they were given the same...
Trussell Trust hands out record number of food parcels during pandemic
Overall, since the first Covid-19 lockdown was introduced in March last year, 2.5 million emergency food parcels have been given to people across the UK. This is an increase of 33 per cent on the previous year and 128 per cent compared with levels...
How does social work regulation perpetuate institutional racism?
The lack of reference to anti-racism in social work standards and the over-representation of practitioners of colour in fitness to practise require urgent action. But so far Social Work England has fallen short, argues Wayne Reid. Read the full...
West Midlands taskforce aims to find foster families for children in residential care
The partnership, called the Big Fostering Partnership, has been launched as a pilot in the West Midlands. Talks are taking place with other councils to join the partnership, which plans to form further regional taskforces across the UK. The...
Supervision orders
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (Nuffield FJO) has published findings from a survey about the use of supervision orders in care proceedings in England and Wales. A supervision order places a duty on the local authority to “advise, assist...
‘Gradual lockdown’ of UK children as age for solo outdoor play rises
Primary-age children in Britain are losing the freedom to play independently and typically are not are allowed to play outside on their own until two years older than their parents’ generation were, according to research. Read the full article on...
Tackle poverty and inequality to reduce crime, says police chief
Retiring head of Merseyside force says if he had £5bn he would spend 20% on policing and 80% on cutting poverty. Cutting poverty and inequality is the best way to reduce crime, a police chief has said, calling for more money for deprived areas to...
