Government progress on supporting the educational needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) children has remained “flat” over the past five years, the children’s minister has admitted. Speaking to a cross-party group of MPs...
Counselling for young people and young adults in the voluntary and community sector: An overview of the demographic profile of clients and outcomes
Date: 13 December 2018 Objectives To determine the demographic profile of clients accessing voluntary and community sector (VCS) counselling services for young people and young adults, and to undertake the first systematic evaluation...
The UK government’s approach to evaluating the Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Schemes
13 December 2018 Outlines the UK Government’s approach to resettling refugees under the Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement (VPR and VCR) schemes and the strategy for evaluating their delivery and effectiveness. Access this...
Serious violence: £200m fund opens to youth projects
A £200m government fund to tackle rising levels of serious youth violence by supporting projects that help vulnerable children aged between 10 and 14, has opened to bids. The Youth Endowment Fund will support projects designed to steer vulnerable...
Study reveals academies’ poor record on disadvantaged pupils
Disadvantaged children taught in two-thirds of academy chain schools have lower attainment levels than the mainstream school average, research has shown. A five-year study of 58 academy chains by the Sutton Trust found attainment of disadvantaged...
Children in need: review
The Department for Education (DfE) has published interim findings from its review on children in need, which includes: how professionals who work with vulnerable children can better identify children in need and understand the impact of their...
