Primary school children who are placed in the bottom ability group in their class go on to show increased levels of hyperactivity and emotional problems throughout childhood and early adolescence, groundbreaking new research shows. Read the full...
Children’s sector leaders call for overhaul of youth justice system
Children services leaders have called for major youth justice reforms, including raising the age of criminal responsibility and creating a more “responsive and child centred system”. They also want a reformed system in place to better support young...
Alone, afraid and facing exile: one boy’s ordeal indicts Britain’s asylum system
On the final Saturday night in August, the last RAF plane left Afghanistan. On board were any remaining British diplomats and soldiers, escaping a country in murderous chaos. Outside the base, Taliban militia were roaming Kabul’s streets, while the...
Councils in England report 34% rise in elective home education
Councils in England have identified a “rapid surge” in the number of parents choosing to take their children out of school to teach them at home, with a 34% jump in pupils being electively home educated on last year’s figures. Read the full article...
Windrush scheme failures compound previous injustice, say MPs
The scheme meant to compensate members of the Windrush generation wrongly classed as illegal immigrants has compounded the injustice, MPs say. Four years after the scandal first emerged, the vast majority of people who applied for compensation have...
System for assessing who needs to pay for NHS care ‘incentivises racial profiling’
The system for assessing who should be asked to pay for NHS services “incentivises racial profiling”, an investigation has found. A study by the Institute for Public Policy Research found that overstretched NHS staff sometimes racially profile...
