Terry Potter
Vulnerability 360
The English schools inspectors are apparently looking for schools to teach ‘cultural capital’. But what does cultural capital mean, and how is it changing? It’s now a full year since Ofsted, the UK schools inspectorate, incorporated the notion of...
Harmful sexual behaviour
The Welsh Government has published guidance for education settings on how to prevent and respond to peer sexual abuse, exploitation and harmful sexual behaviour, including digital abuse and exploitation taking place both inside and out of the...
CAFCASS reports significant increase in care applications
Cafcass received 1,499 new public law cases in September featuring 2,335 children – an increase of 7.5 per cent (104 cases) and an increase of 5.7 per cent (125 children) on the 1,395 public law cases received and the 2,210 children in those...
Education leaders back Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign
More than 30 influential education leaders have written a letter to ministers urging the government to support footballer Marcus Rashford’s campaign on free school meals. Rashford has already successfully campaigned for free school meals to be...
NHS hospital admissions for eating disorders rise among ethnic minorities
The number of hospital admissions for eating disorders is rising at a faster rate among people from ethnic minorities in England, prompting concerns that there may be cultural or racial factors driving them. For white ethnicities, hospital...
UK churches urged to wake up to spiritual abuse of LGBT people
Spiritual and emotional abuse of LGBT people is a “ticking timebomb” for churches in the UK and could lead to legal action and demands for redress, campaigners have said. “Churches urgently need to wake up to spiritual, emotional and psychological...
Disney updates content warning for racism in classic films
A content advisory notice for racism in classic Disney films, in place since last year, has been updated with a strengthened message. When played on the Disney+ streaming service, films such as Dumbo, Peter Pan and Jungle Book now flash up with a...
Digital service to protect vulnerable children from online abuse launches
The Inclusive Digital Safety, created jointly by Internet Matters and online safety charity SWGFL, provides resources on online harms for parents, carers and education professionals supporting the UK’s most vulnerable children. The hub contains...
Cleaning up fast fashion
At the time of writing, the city and suburbs of Leicester were under local lockdown due to a spike in Covid-19 cases, with allegations that this was linked to some garment factories that had not only continued to operate as the pandemic took hold...
Campaigners call for end to use of children as ‘police spies’
Child victims of gangs and sexual abuse continue to be put at further risk of harm by being used as “police spies” despite Home Office action to curb the tactic, a charity has warned. Read the full article on this link to Children...
Covid shows why care is in crisis: we have crushed the humanity out of it
Care is a short word that is ubiquitous, used for the most intimate relationships with vulnerability and dependence from birth to death. Fired by curiosity, I have hunted out people whose lives are dominated by care, either unpaid or as part of...
Child poverty increases in England across the north and Midlands
Child poverty has shot up in towns and cities across the north and Midlands of England, fuelled by stagnating family incomes and the spiralling cost of housing, an analysis has found. Although deprived inner-London boroughs such as Newham and Tower...
Black people will not be respected until our history is respected
My teachers, and the police who beat me up, all thought our past had no value. But now there’s hope things might change. Read Benjamin Zephaniah on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share...
Child sexual abuse: Anglican Church investigation report
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has published a report following its inquiry into the extent to which the Church of England and the Church in Wales protected children from sexual abuse in the past and the effectiveness of...
‘Why social workers should oppose the continuation of the Care Act easements’
In normal circumstances many people move from hospitals into care homes, either temporarily or permanently, with the support of social workers. Yet Covid-19 has proven, devastatingly, to be near impossible to contain in those settings. Care homes...
Surge in number of UK children applying for free school meals
There has been a surge in the number of UK children registering for free school meals, with an estimated 1 million pupils recently signing up for the first time, according to food poverty campaigners. Analysis by the Food Foundation thinktank...
‘Significant cultural change needed’ to recruit disabled foster carers
Campaigners have called for “significant cultural change” in recruiting disabled foster carers after research revealed prejudices may prevent them from taking up the role. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
Education committee urged to launch outdoor learning inquiry
More than 30 youth and environmental groups are calling on MPs to investigate the “vital” health and education benefits of outdoor learning for children in disadvantaged areas. The coalition is calling on MPs to hold an inquiry into the...
