Community Care reports that Social Work England is commissioning research into social work education and training to look at students’ experiences of cultural sensitivity, representation...
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Gaming and gambling by children briefing
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a briefing which was submitted to the Government’s consultation on loot boxes in video games. Loot boxes are...
Online safety; Tik Tok expands parental controls
The BBC reports that TikTok is expanding its parental control feature Family Pairing making it easier for parents to safeguard their children on its video-sharing...
Online bullying survey
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published estimates of the prevalence and nature of online bullying among children for the year ending March 2020...
BAME education resources
The Welsh Government working group set up to strengthen education resources relating to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities has published an interim report...
Government campaign to protect victims of child abuse in England
The Home Office has announced the launch of a month-long campaign in partnership with charities including the NSPCC, to protect victims of child abuse in...
Coronavirus: mental health and wellbeing in education
The Department of Education for Northern Ireland has announced a £5million fund to help educational settings support the mental health and wellbeing of children and...
Coronavirus: kinship care response programme evaluation
Grandparents Plus has published an evaluation of the Kinship response programme to support kinship carers during the coronavirus pandemic. Findings from the programme’s first six...
Coronavirus: parenting during the pandemic
The Welsh Government has launched a campaign to support parents during the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign aims to help parents understand and respond to children’s...
Coronavirus: risks in schools in Scotland
The Scottish Government has published an evidence paper looking at the risks posed by the coronavirus to pupils and staff, and the benefits to children...
World Children’s Day
Today is World Children’s Day, UNICEF’s annual day of action for children. This year is extra special as UNICEF celebrate 30 years of the Convention...
Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2018-19
The Department of Health has published the latest Children in Care in Northern Ireland statistical bulletin presenting information on children and young people who have...