The worst council cuts are still to come, with more than £900m of reductions set to be made next year affecting children’s services, early years, and youth services, the organisation representing county councils has warned. A survey by the...
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Councils plan £900m of cuts including children’s services and early years
The worst council cuts are still to come, with more than £900m of reductions set to be made next year affecting children’s services, early years, and youth services, the organisation representing county councils has warned. A survey by the...
I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual: A memoir of Nazi terror by Pierre Seel
If you’ve lived through and witnessed some of the worst things one human being can inflict on another, how is it possible to revisit that time, to analyse or even just describe the depth of horror that you have been party to? Those who have written...
DfE drops waiting time target for adoption support decisions
The Department for Education has dropped a target to review applications for support for adopted children within five days due to a high volume of applications. The Adoption Support Fund provides support to adopted children and their families. ...
Generation of young carers ‘neglected by society’
A charity has accused the government of failing to support too many young people with caring responsibilities after it emerged that there could be as many as 800,000 young carers in England. Carers Trust said figures gathered following a survey give...
Child development from birth to two years
Community Care has published a short guide to child development from birth to two years. The guide is aimed at social workers involved with families who need to be aware of children’s typical developmental stages and processes...
Child arrests in England and Wales
The Howard League for Penal Reform has published a research briefing on child arrests in England and Wales. Analysis of freedom of information data from 43 police service areas in England and Wales and the British Transport Police shows that: there...
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Councils plan £900m of cuts including children’s services and early years
The worst council cuts are still to come, with more than £900m of reductions set to be made next year affecting children’s services, early years, and youth services, the organisation representing county councils has warned. A survey by the...
I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual: A memoir of Nazi terror by Pierre Seel
If you’ve lived through and witnessed some of the worst things one human being can inflict on another, how is it possible to revisit that time, to analyse or even just describe the depth of horror that you have been party to? Those who have written...
DfE drops waiting time target for adoption support decisions
The Department for Education has dropped a target to review applications for support for adopted children within five days due to a high volume of applications. The Adoption Support Fund provides support to adopted children and their families. ...
Generation of young carers ‘neglected by society’
A charity has accused the government of failing to support too many young people with caring responsibilities after it emerged that there could be as many as 800,000 young carers in England. Carers Trust said figures gathered following a survey give...
Child development from birth to two years
Community Care has published a short guide to child development from birth to two years. The guide is aimed at social workers involved with families who need to be aware of children’s typical developmental stages and processes...
Child arrests in England and Wales
The Howard League for Penal Reform has published a research briefing on child arrests in England and Wales. Analysis of freedom of information data from 43 police service areas in England and Wales and the British Transport Police shows that: there...
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils’ experiences at school
The BBC reports that the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has heard evidence from experts pointing out that bullying, racism and feeling left out of the curriculum are major factors in low school attendance rates among children and...
Sharp increase in nursery closures since introduction of 30 hours childcare
A government-funded childcare scheme is to blame for a sharp increase in nursery closures over the past year, according to an early years representative body. The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has said nurseries that cancel their...
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