The government is being urged to learn lessons from the Sure Start children’s centre initiative amid an expansion of Family Hubs across the country. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to share on...
Post-16 education and labour market activities and outcomes of looked-after children (LEO)
Date: 19 Jul 2021 Publisher: Department for Education Analysis of post-16 education and labour market activities and outcomes for children that were in care. Post-16 education and labour market activities and outcomes of looked-after children (LEO)...
Reforming the Mental Health Act: consultation outcome
The Department of Health and Social Care has published an outcome report following its consultation on the White Paper on reforming the Mental Health Act in England and Wales. The report includes a section addressing the White Paper proposal that 16...
More children than adults flagged as potential slavery victims last year
More children than adults were flagged as potential victims of slavery for the first time last year due to county lines drug dealing, according to the annual report from the independent anti-slavery commissioner. Read the full article on this link...
Mind Matters: How tackling loneliness taught us the power of community among care leavers
Poor mental well-being is commonly associated with care experienced young people. Their lives of abrupt endings, unreliable stability, loss of connections and adverse childhood experiences can result in poor mental well-being. Alongside a lack of...
Benefit cut will leave jobless families unable to live decently, research finds
The £20-a-week cut to universal credit in October will leave out-of-work families with children barely half the income needed to achieve a socially-acceptable basic standard of living, according to new research. Read the full article on this link...
BME people in England still facing racial inequality, report says
A comprehensive review on race equality in England has warned that the government’s approach is at risk of failing international human rights obligations. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
More than 1m children from key worker families living in poverty, says TUC
More than a million children from households in the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic are living in poverty, according to new research published by the TUC. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to...
National Transfer Scheme could be made compulsory unless councils ‘get behind’ rota system
The National Transfer Scheme (NTS) could be made compulsory if local authorities do not “get behind” a voluntary rota system to house unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC), the children’s minister has said. Read the full article on this link...
Review urges ‘age-appropriate’ drugs services for young people
The government should invest in “age-appropriate” drugs services for young people amid a 40 per cent rise in drug use in 11- to 15-year-olds, a major report finds. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share...
Early years commission: Ending child poverty central to improving support by 2030
A commission of MPs and children’s campaigners has identified ending child poverty as a core priority for improving early years support and learning in the next decade. The Early Years Commission, which is co-chaired by former children’s minister...
Risk to clinically vulnerable children ‘forgotten’ as Covid-19 restrictions lift
Families and professionals have accused the government of “forgetting” clinically vulnerable children as the Prime Minister announced plans to end Covid-19 restrictions in England. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
