Eid Al-Adha The second Eid is Eid ul Adha, which means “Festival of Sacrifice” and occurs two months after Eid’ul Fitr in which Muslims sacrifice...
Archive for month: July 2020
Children returning to school Northern Ireland: special schools
The Department of Education in Northern Ireland has published guidance for special school education settings to support a safe phased reopening. The Department has asked...
Coronavirus: separated families and contact with children in care FAQ’s
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing to answer frequently asked questions relating to separated families and contact with children in care during the...
Coronavirus: returning to school FAQ’s
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing looking at some key issues and frequently asked questions in relation to schools and the coronavirus outbreak....
Coronavirus: guidance for children’s social care services
The Department for Education (DfE) has updated guidance on children’s social care services in England to clarify that all primary and most secondary legislation remains...
Children returning to school in England
The Department for Education (DfE) has published plans for schools and colleges to fully reopen to all children and young people from September 2020. The...
Children’s minister: ‘Most social care duty exemptions no longer needed’
The government has told councils that most exemptions from children’s social care duties introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic are no longer required. But...
Aspiring writer who was homeless at 16 becomes first student who grew up in care to graduate from her Cambridge University college after achieving 2:1 in English Literature
A student who was once homeless is celebrating becoming the first ever care leaver to graduate from her college at Cambridge University. Here’s an incredibly...
Online safety
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has worked with online safety and child protection organisations from around the world to inform the new International Telecommunication Union’s...
Online safety
ThinkuKnow has released an education resource about online blackmail for 15-to 18-year-olds which aims to help young people: identify key characteristics of how blackmail operates online; understand...
Keeping children and young people safe
The Welsh Government has published non-statutory safeguarding guidance for practitioners working with children and young people including those working in early years, social care, education,...
Coronavirus: return of inspections
Ofsted has announced its inspection plans for schools, early years settings and children’s social care providers in England from autumn 2020. Plans include: a phased...
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