The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families has published advice and guidance for schools on how to help children and young people in primary, secondary and post-16 settings manage their mental health and wellbeing during times of...
Coronavirus: Isolation advice for children’s homes and special schools
The Department for Education (DfE) has issued guidance for children’s homes and residential special schools on managing isolation during the coronavirus outbreak. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click...
Coronavirus: ‘Disabled people must not be seen as inevitable cannon fodder’
Disabled people are beginning to raise grave concerns about the potential impact of coronavirus on people with long-term health conditions and high support needs, particularly those who employ their own personal assistants. The Department of Health...
Children with SEND ‘worst affected’ by school funding pressures
Research conducted by the inspectorate, at the request of the House of Commons public accounts select committee, found that 80 per cent of primary school head teachers and 72 per cent of secondary head teachers who responded to a survey said changes...
Human rights watchdog issues legal challenge to Hancock on failed learning disability target
Equality and Human Rights Commission says government has breached rights of people with learning disabilities and autism due to failure to meet target to move them out of hospital. Read the full article on this link to Community Care Share...
Adolescent mental health
The Evidence Based Practice Unit at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and University College London (UCL) have published an evidence briefing looking at developmental trends in mental health problems and subjective wellbeing...
