Hundreds of thousands of school-age children are living in temporary accommodation during the summer holidays due to family homelessness, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. Read the full...
Nearly 40% of parents who are supposed to contribute towards the upkeep of their children through the government-run child maintenance system are failing to make any payments. Read the full article on this...
More than 30% have no access to free menstrual products at school or college, despite government schemes. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
Children in the youth custody system are being “let down” by poor provision across all settings, the chief inspector of prisons has said. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now...
Making UK school buildings energy efficient and fit for the future is a win-win, according to a new report published today by the TUC Read the full article on this link to TUC Share this:Click to share on...
Road-traffic noise significantly slows the development of crucial memory and attention skills in primary school children, research has found. The study of almost 2,700 children aged between seven and 10 in 38 schools in...
Metropolitan police documents say the force has been collecting “children’s personal data” from social media sites as part of a project to carry out “profiling on a large scale”. The Met says the scheme, known...
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 window)Click to...
“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...
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...
Less than four in every 1,000 births end in a stillbirth. In twin births, this rises to around seven in every 1,000 births, and this doesn’t take into account the babies that suffer a neonatal death. However, it’s...
