What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) has announced the launch of a project with the University of Birmingham, which aims to better understand and improve LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences of social care. The project is made up of two linked...
Vulnerable children and young people
The Department for Education (DfE) has published data from the vulnerable children and young people survey of local authorities in England looking at the impact of the coronavirus on children’s social care. Wave 22, from 22-24 March 2021...
Adoption agencies launch push to find homes for sibling groups
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...
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...
