At least eight out of 10 children in care receive support for a special education need or disability (SEND), according to a study.The research by the University of Central London’s Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health analysed the support...
Parents, Poverty and the State
Naomi Eisenstadt and Carey Oppenheim explore the radical changes in public attitudes and public policy concerning parents and parenting. Drawing on research and their extensive experience of working at senior levels of government, they argue...
Thousands of children with SEND ‘not enrolled in school’
Thousands of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are not registered in schools or educational settings, latest Ofsted figures show. The inspectorate’s annual report states that 3,500 children were still waiting for...
Ofsted warns over lack of care home provision
A lack of children’s homes across England and Wales has led to more young people living in unregulated provision or far away from their homes, Ofsted has warned. There are currently 78,150 children in care – 12 per cent more than in 2015...
Hundreds of experts sign letter calling for independent review of care system
More than 500 experts in children’s social care have signed a joint letter calling on the government to launch an “ambitious” independent review into the system. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click...
Hundreds of experts sign letter calling for independent review of care system
More than 500 experts in children’s social care have signed a joint letter calling on the government to launch an “ambitious” independent review into the system. The letter, addressed to education secretary Gavin Williamson, was started by John...
