Subnormal, a devastating documentary produced by Steve McQueen, reveals how Britain’s education system in the 60s and 70s was stacked against Black pupils – and still is today Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to...
Child deaths are linked to social deprivation in England – NHS report
About 700 child deaths could be avoided each year in England by reducing rates of social deprivation, according to an NHS England-funded report. The research, which analysed the records of 3,347 children who died in England between 1 April 2019 and...
LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences of care
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...
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...
Trussell Trust hands out record number of food parcels during pandemic
Overall, since the first Covid-19 lockdown was introduced in March last year, 2.5 million emergency food parcels have been given to people across the UK. This is an increase of 33 per cent on the previous year and 128 per cent compared with levels...
