Social workers will be placed in schools to help staff spot signs of abuse and neglect as part of a new package of government measures...
Archive for month: May 2020
Care leavers and higher education
What Works for Children’s Social Care has published a report looking at care leavers and higher education. Research carried out by the CASCADE centre at...
Coronavirus: health and wellbeing of disabled children
The Family Fund has published findings from surveys looking at the impact of lockdown on families raising disabled or seriously ill children in the UK...
Coronavirus: young people’s mental health
Young Minds, together with more than 30 organisations in the UK, have written to the government to highlight the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic...
Children and young people’s mental health in Wales
The Welsh Government has announced £3.75 million of funding for mental health in schools that will include new support for children under the age of...
Coronavirus: returning to school
Unicef UK has published findings from a survey about schools reopening in the UK. A survey of 1,553 school staff members asking about priorities when...
Coronavirus: returning to school
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a briefing discussing whether children in England should return to school. The briefing looks at: the scientific evidence:...
Coronavirus: children returning to school in Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced that, subject to scientific advice that it is safe to do so, children will return to school on 11 August,...
Coronavirus: children returning to school in England
The Department for Education (DfE) has published updated information and guidance for England in preparation for more children returning to school. Updates include: additional safeguarding...
Council dissent over school reopening plans grows
As many as 1,500 schools could defy government plans to reopen on 1 June amid fears over the safety of staff and pupils.So far 18...
Youth unemployment: government must pledge £1bn to tackle crisis, experts warn
Employment experts have called on the government to pledge £1bn to tackle a huge spike in youth unemployment amid the coronavirus pandemic. Young people along...
Charities unite in call for more Universal Credit for young people
More than 40 organisations supporting young people have come together to call on the government to urgently review the amount of Universal Credit available for...