Date Headline Source Edit
02/01/2024 Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians Children and Young People Now
02/01/2024 Trans people in England more likely to have long-term poor mental health – study Guardian
02/01/2024 What did we learn from the US Senate hearing over online harms? Internet Watch Foundation
03/01/2024 Mobiles in schools: Accrington students embrace phone-free days BBC
03/01/2024 Early help key to reducing youth offending, Croydon review finds Children and Young People Now
03/01/2024 Youth services funding cut linked to increased risk of children’s involvement in crime Children and Young People Now
03/01/2024 Crimes involving child abuse imagery are up by a quarter in UK, says NSPCC Guardian
04/01/2024 NASUWT conference: Teachers pass motion calling for suicide prevention support BBC
07/01/2024 The Guardian view on youth clubs: these vital institutions do more than prevent crime Guardian
08/01/2024 ‘Lack of SEND funding partly behind exclusion rise’ BBC
08/01/2024 Devon scheme for additional needs pupils extended BBC
08/01/2024 Schoolchildren to be taught dangers of vaping BBC
08/01/2024 Family support programmes could save councils £87,000 per year, study suggests Children and Young People Now
08/01/2024 ‘Huge jump’ in number of young rough sleepers in London Children and Young People Now
08/01/2024 Teenagers displaying ‘problematic phone use’ more likely to be depressed Guardian
08/01/2024 Child Criminal Exploitation Russell Webster
08/01/2024 Ofcom Releases Deepfake Data South West Grid for Learning
09/01/2024 How did the pandemic impact babies starting school as children now? BBC
09/01/2024 Education Secretary vows to clamp down on ‘absence epidemic’ in schools as parents face steeper fines for letting children stay at home Daily Mail
09/01/2024 ‘They’re about two years behind’: fears for children born during lockdown as they start at school Guardian
09/01/2024 Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’ Guardian
10/01/2024 Child sexual offences remain ‘close to record levels’, NSPCC figures show Children and Young People Now
10/01/2024 Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges Children and Young People Now
10/01/2024 Extra-familial harm: understanding trauma responses in young people Community Care
10/01/2024 Critical Success Factors For Working With Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Russell Webster
11/01/2024 More than 150 comprehensives ‘more socially selective’ than grammar schools Children and Young People Now
11/01/2024 Don’t delay talking to girls about keeping safe online, parents urged Internet Watch Foundation
11/01/2024 Children as young as 10 demanding anti-ageing products, say UK dermatologists Guardian
12/01/2024 Major expansion of family court reporting pilot announced Children and Young People Now
02/02/2024 Autism support should not require formal diagnosis, says Longfield’s new think tank Children and Young People Now
02/02/2024 The Sequential Intercept Model – Trauma-Informed Diversion Russell Webster
02/02/2024 Nearly a third of UK secondary pupils avoid school due to anxiety, survey finds Guardian
03/02/2024 Esther Ghey discusses smartphone age limits with Prime Minister BBC
03/02/2024 ‘Profiteering off children’: care firms in England accused of squeezing cash from councils Guardian
07/02/2024 ‘Exodus’: One in seven young Black and Asian Britons ‚’plan to quit UK’ over government failings and racism Independent
07/02/2024 The Children’s Society ‚Äì Guide to Child Exploitation Youth Justice Legal Centre
08/02/2024 Children need ‘honesty’ from parents over deadly attacks BBC
08/02/2024 TikTok sued for ‘massive’ invasion of child privacy BBC
08/02/2024 Study aims to improve mental health among young parents Children and Young People Now
08/02/2024 How to Spot a Deepfake: Guidance for Professionals, Parents and Carers South West Grid for Learning
09/02/2024 Police visits to schools will be axed amid £2m funding cuts (S. Wales) BBC News
09/02/2024 ‘It stains your brain’: How social media algorithms show violence to boys BBC
09/02/2024 Pay-as-you-go schooling: parents under pressure to fund essentials Guardian
10/02/2024 “Serious Indictment” Of The Way We Treat Children In Custody Russell Webster
12/02/2024 Brianna Ghey’s mother warns tech bosses more children will die without action Guardian
28/02/2024 ‘State of crisis’ for domestic abuse services because of cuts, warns commissioner Community Care
02/03/2024 Universities’ international admissions to be reviewed BBC
03/03/2024 Mia Janin: Father wants cyber-bullying law after daughter’s death BBC
03/03/2024 RNLI game wins over Cullercoats volunteer’s grandson BBC
08/03/2024 Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers Children and Young People Now
09/03/2024 Public libraries in ‘crisis’ as councils cut services BBC
09/03/2024 Response to neglect ‘slow and inadequate’ due to high thresholds and lack of services, finds NSPCC Community Care
11/03/2024 Dispersal orders ‘not fair’ on young people who bear the brunt of them BBC News
21/03/2024 ‘Shattered lives, Stolen Futures’: The Jay Review on Child Criminal Exploitation Youth Justice Legal Centre
26/03/2024 Youth Diversion Not Working For Children With Special Educational Needs And Disabilities Russell Webster
27/03/2024 Lockdown gave Finley Boden‚ parents cover, but safeguarding failures ran deep Guardian
28/03/2024 Report Harmful Content Sees 31% Rise in Reports Over 2023 South West Grid for Learning
28/03/2024 Finley Boden: professionals should have protected baby murdered by his parents, review finds Children and Young People Now
31/03/2024 UK‚ black children ‘face cultural barriers’ in accessing help for autism and ADHD Guardian
31/03/2024 Cold, damp, unsafe: record number of UK schools refused funding for repairs Guardian
01/04/2024 Police investigate virtual sex assault on girl’s avatar BBC
03/04/2024 More than half of British teenagers think their generation will be worse off than their parents, poll finds Daily Mail
04/04/2024 Partnership project aims to improve evaluation of family group conferences Children and Young People Now
04/04/2024 Sibling contact events ‚’could help local authorities to improve long-term relationships’ Children and Young People Now
04/04/2024 School staff raise concerns over shortage of support workers for SEND pupils Children and Young People Now
04/04/2024 One in three teachers have no behaviour support for pupils with additional needs, poll finds Guardian
05/04/2024 Support positive masculinity in England and Wales schools, union conference told Guardian
05/04/2024 Teachers’ union leader calls for inquiry into misogyny among young men in UK Guardian
06/04/2024 Boys asking teachers how to choke girls during sex BBC News
08/04/2024 Special educational needs system in England in ‘utter disarray’, says ombudsman Guardian
09/04/2024 GCSE results for disadvantaged children ‘greatly improved by Sure Start’ Children and Young People Now
09/04/2024 Catch22 confirms Redthread merger Children and Young People Now
09/04/2024 SEND system ‘creaking at the seams’, schools minister warns Children and Young People Now
09/04/2024 Residential care spending outstrips early intervention for first time, research finds Children and Young People Now
09/04/2024 Preparing for Back-to-School: Online Safety and Wellbeing South West Grid for Learning
10/04/2024 Young people ‘distressed’ by frequent police visits at home, research warns Children and Young People Now
10/04/2024 Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care’ Children and Young People Now
10/04/2024 Budgets to support visually impaired children slashed by councils Children and Young People Now
10/04/2024 UK ministers considering banning sale of smartphones to under-16s Guardian
11/04/2024 ‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB Children and Young People Now
11/04/2024 MPs launch call for care leavers to share experience of services Children and Young People Now
11/04/2024 Children’s safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction Children and Young People Now
11/04/2024 The Victoria Climbie Inquiry chair reflects on social work, 21 years on Community Care
11/04/2024 English schools could lose £1bn by 2030 as pupil numbers fall Guardian
11/04/2024 Five thousand children with gender-related distress awaiting NHS care in England Guardian
12/04/2024 Keeping Children Out Of The Justice System Russell Webster
12/04/2024 Drugs gangs ‘targeting younger children’, Longfield warns Children and Young People Now
13/04/2024 Revealed: hundreds of vulnerable children sent to illegal and unregulated care homes in England Guardian
13/04/2024 ‘Nowhere else is available’: how vulnerable children end up in illegal care homes Guardian
14/04/2024 Social media could be BANNED for under-16s to protect them under new plans being considered by ministers Daily Mail
15/04/2024 Children excluded in primary school less likely to pass GCSEs, new research warns Sky News
16/04/2024 Poorer families in England spending more on childcare costs than in other countries Children and Young People Now
16/04/2024 Teenagers who use internet to excess ‘more likely to skip school’ Guardian
17/04/2024 Paedophiles could be stripped of parental rights under new law BBC News
17/04/2024 Protect children from smacking in England and Northern Ireland, say doctors BBC News
17/04/2024 Youth work improvement initiative to tackle ‘fragmentation’ of services Children and Young People Now
17/04/2024 MPs back plans to tackle youth vaping Children and Young People Now
18/04/2024 School suspensions: England set for highest number in school year BBC News
18/04/2024 Children with SEND disproportionately excluded from primary school, research finds Children and Young People Now
18/04/2024 Programme launches to distribute £3.6mn to support care leavers Children and Young People Now
18/04/2024 Free Loaves on Fridays: Anthology of 100 care experienced voices published Children and Young People Now
19/04/2024 Ofcom: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones BBC News
19/04/2024 Three in four primary schools cutting TA numbers despite SEND demand rising Children and Young People Now
19/04/2024 English primary schools cutting teacher numbers amid budget pressure, survey finds Guardian
21/04/2024 UK children bombarded by gambling ads and images online, charity warns Guardian
22/04/2024 Hundreds of young people to reveal lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic Children and Young People Now
23/04/2024 What is the UK smoking ban, how will it work and when will it start? BBC News
23/04/2024 Three-year-olds groomed online, charity warns BBC News
24/04/2024 ‘I get overwhelmed by the noises and crowds of school’ BBC News
24/04/2024 Essex University’s AI brain study brings ‘hope’ to childhood trauma survivors BBC News
24/04/2024 Disadvantaged children set to miss out on early years expansion, NAO warns Children and Young People Now
25/04/2024 Navigating Justice: Enhancing Youth Diversion Strategies for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Youth Justice Legal Centre
25/04/2024 England child alcohol use tops global chart, finds WHO report BBC News
25/04/2024 Report slams ‘significant lack’ of government action to tackle root cause of school absences Children and Young People Now
25/04/2024 Great Britain has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds Guardian
26/04/2024 Foreign states targeting UK universities, MI5 warns BBC News
26/04/2024 Youth justice diversion schemes ‘not fit’ for children with SEND Children and Young People Now
26/04/2024 Just two in five pupils in England always feel safe in school, survey finds Guardian
28/04/2024 Paedophile was caught ordering teenage girl to perform sex acts in video call Daily Mail
28/04/2024 Vulnerable teenagers ‘dumped and abandoned’ in hotels by councils in England Guardian
29/04/2024 Teachers warned to be on lookout for victims of sextortion in UK schools Guardian
30/04/2024 Stop children using smartphones until they are 13, says French report Guardian
30/04/2024 Smartphones ban may cause more harm than good, says Molly Russell’s father Guardian
01/05/2024 Character.ai: Young people turning to AI therapist bots BBC
01/05/2024 Ofsted chief unveils feedback scheme and mental health training for inspectors BBC
01/05/2024 ‘Things have gone backwards for parents with learning disabilities’, says BASW officer Community Care
02/05/2024 Experts lament ‘appalling decline’ in health of under-fives in UK Guardian
02/05/2024 Call for ‘enrichment premium’ for disadvantaged pupils Children and Young People Now
03/05/2024 Autistic pupils in England denied right to education as absenteeism surges, says charity Guardian
03/05/2024 Unregulated online clinic gave teen dangerous hormone dose BBC News
03/05/2024 #NotYoursToView: How We Want to Stop Non-Consensually Shared Intimate Images from Being Seen Online South West Grid for Learning
04/05/2024 Headteachers demand end to ‘inhumane’ school ratings in England Guardian
04/05/2024 How can parents protect their children from sextortion? Guardian
04/05/2024 School leaders warn of ‘full-blown’ special needs crisis in England Guardian
05/05/2024 From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted BBC News
07/05/2024 Domestic abuse: I was quite controlling, things needed to change, BBC News
07/05/2024 Social media sites urged to stop school exam scams BBC News
07/05/2024 Get up to speed with the DfE‚ children’s social care reforms Community Care
07/05/2024 10% of Reported Intimate Image Abuse Content Remains Publicly Accessible and Legally Available to View Online South West Grid for Learning
08/05/2024 Warning over ‘terrifying’ increase in abuse linked to nude image sharing Children and Young People Now
08/05/2024 Expert calls for national standards on use of AI in children’s services Children and Young People Now
08/05/2024 Invest £50mn in evaluating child domestic abuse support, ministers urged Children and Young People Now
08/05/2024 Tech firms face tougher online age checks – Ofcom BBC News
08/05/2024 Tech firms must ‘tame’ algorithms under Ofcom child safety rules Guardian
08/05/2024 Minister highlights prison social workers’ role in helping female inmates maintain relationships Community Care
08/05/2024 Overwhelming majority of parents believe in-person play has a positive impact on their child’s wellbeing NSPCC
08/05/2024 Child Disney star ‘broke down in tears’ after criminal used AI to make sex abuse images of her Sky
08/05/2024 England’s curriculum review: what education experts want to see Guardian
09/05/2024 Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns Children and Young People Now
09/05/2024 ADCS president: Government needs cross-departmental plan for children Children and Young People Now
09/05/2024 Tech firms told to hide ‘toxic’ content from children BBC News
09/05/2024 Can we really ‘reset the internet’ to make it safer for children? BBC News
09/05/2024 Parents’ dismay at ‘draconian’ uniform rules BBC
09/05/2024 ‘Parents in tears’ during SEND provision battle BBC
09/05/2024 Pupils ‘set up to fail’ by ADHD medication shortage BBC
09/05/2024 School exclusions up by a fifth over last year Children and Young People Now
09/05/2024 Long delays in NHS care causing serious damage to children’s health across UK Guardian
09/05/2024 102% increase in the number of children in care in the past 12 years NSPCC
10/05/2024 Child abuse inquiry chair calls new ‘duty to report’ law deeply disappointing Guardian
10/05/2024 Pupils miss classes as school cyber attacks rise BBC News
10/05/2024 Longfield calls for schools to be at the centre of new Sure Start proposals Children and Young People Now
11/05/2024 Black market dealers selling puberty blocker drugs to British teenagers who are cheating ban Daily Mail
11/05/2024 Michael Gove admits ‘regret’ over rise in children in temporary housing Guardian
11/05/2024 Smoking ban: Why are young people still taking up smoking? BBC News
12/05/2024 Revised Mental Capacity Act (MCA) code of practice ‘still under discussion’ two years after consultation on changes Community Care
15/05/2024 Preventing Sexually Harmful Behaviour of young people ACAMH
15/05/2024 Sextortion: Advice for professionals, young people, parents and carers South West Grid for Learning
15/05/2024 Plan to ban sex education for children under nine BBC News
15/05/2024 Vulnerable children in England ‘safer at schoo’ than being educated at home Guardian
16/05/2024 Age limits introduced to protect children in RSHE Gov.UK
16/05/2024 Schools told not to teach about gender identity BBC News
16/05/2024 Facebook and Instagram suspected to be ‘too addictive’ BBC
16/05/2024 Home schooling register could help protect children ‘kept away from wider society’ Children and Young People Now
16/05/2024 EU investigates Facebook owner Meta over child safety and mental health concerns Guardian
17/05/2024 EHCP: Councils missing education plan deadlines for children with complex needs BBC News
18/05/2024 ‘People haven’t woken up to the scale of this‚’: Gordon Brown on the UK’s child poverty scandal Guardian
20/05/2024 Wales plans to remove profit from children’s care BBC News
20/05/2024 UK’s first secure school ready to open Children and Young People Now
21/05/2024 Support for adopted teenagers needs ‘urgent and dramatic improvement’, charity warns Children and Young People Now
21/05/2024 US man used AI to generate 13,000 child sexual abuse pictures, FBI alleges Guardian
22/05/2024 Four in 10 teachers warn children are ‘too hungry’ to learn Children and Young People Now
23/05/2024 Schools on neurodevelopmental front line – teacher BBC
23/05/2024 Children targeted with vapes spiked with nitazenes BBC
23/05/2024 Conference to examine what works for early help amid cuts to services Children and Young People Now
23/05/2024 Covid inquiry turns attention to pandemic’s impact on children Children and Young People Now
24/05/2024 Plans to tackle youth vaping and smoking set to be scrapped ahead of election Children and Young People Now
25/05/2024 Smartphone ban for kids ‘worth considering’ – MPs BBC
25/05/2024 Hundreds of children under 10 subject to stop and search in England and Wales Guardian
25/05/2024 Next government urged to wake up to UK’s ‘hocking’ levels of child poverty Guardian
25/05/2024 MPs urge under-16s UK smartphone ban and statutory ban in schools Guardian
27/05/2024 More than 300m children victims of online sexual abuse every year Guardian
29/05/2024 Neurodiversity support officers to be introduced to youth custody settings Children and Young People Now
30/05/2024 County council leaders urge next government to curb high cost of children’s services Children and Young People Now
30/05/2024 Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse plan dropped ahead of election Children and Young People Now
31/05/2024 NCS cut costs by 32% through year-round offer, business plan reveals Children and Young People Now
01/06/2024 Young Britons exposed to online radicalisation following Hamas attack BBC
03/06/2024 Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’ Children and Young People Now
03/06/2024 Virtual reality films tackle social media dangers for young people Children and Young People Now
03/06/2024 Extend corporate parenting across public services, say MPs and peers Children and Young People Now
03/06/2024 Budget: Hunt finds £165m for children’s homes as part of public sector productivity drive Community Care
03/06/2024 Updates to the Youth Court Bench Book Youth Justice Legal Centre
03/06/2024 Move to home education biggest since pandemic BBC
03/06/2024 Why are more children being home educated? BBC News
03/06/2024 National family hubs plan would improve social mobility, researchers say Children and Young People Now
05/06/2024 ‘Cautiously consider’ use of unproven violence prevention strategies, schools warned Children and Young People Now
05/06/2024 Most teachers providing food and clothing for disadvantaged children, research warns Children and Young People Now
05/06/2024 SEND funding overhaul ‘should be a major priority’ for next government, says think-tank Children and Young People Now
05/06/2024 Councils cannot refuse responsibility for lone migrant children, High Court rules Children and Young People Now
05/06/2024 Number of students flagged for extremist views rises by half Guardian
06/06/2024 Would a 1.40pm Friday finish stop teachers quitting? BBC News
06/06/2024 Two thirds of parliamentary constituencies blighted by high child poverty rates, study warns Children and Young People Now
06/06/2024 ‘How admitting I disliked a child helped me grow as a social worker’ Community Care
06/06/2024 A quarter of state school pupils in England receiving free school meals Guardian
06/06/2024 Parents criticise ‘unforgivable’ delays by Meta in son’s sextortion death case Guardian
07/06/2024 Secondary school heads urge delay in smartphone use BBC News
07/06/2024 Resources to support young people interested in volunteering Children and Young People Now
07/06/2024 Significant increase in children with living with vulnerabilities, DfE figures warn Children and Young People Now
07/06/2024 Children’s services pressures driving £6.2bn funding gap, LGA warns Children and Young People Now
08/06/2024 Suicide-risk children refused places on NHS England waiting lists as services overwhelmed Guardian
09/06/2024 Dead in 6 hours: How Nigerian sextortion scammers targeted my son BBC News
09/06/2024 Pupils shown assembly on respect after riots BBC
09/06/2024 No quick fix to special-needs pupil failures, parents told BBC
09/06/2024 ‘Too easy’ for abusers to tutor with 90 caught BBC
09/06/2024 APPG on Youth Affairs meets for first time since election Children and Young People Now
09/06/2024 Increase in number of ‘sextortion’ contacts received by Childline NSPCC
10/06/2024 Police more than six times more likely to strip-search black children Guardian
10/06/2024 Children raised by friends or relatives are being ‘plunged into poverty’, says UK charity Guardian
11/06/2024 How parents with learning disabilities lack support before, during and after care proceedings Community Care
12/06/2024 What happened when 10 teens gave up their smartphones? BBC
12/06/2024 Project for adults with learning disabilities to be extended to care leavers Children and Young People Now
12/06/2024 Child predators are using AI to create sexual images of their favorite ‘stars’: ‘My body will never be mine again’ Guardian
13/06/2024 Third of parents at risk of having babies taken into care have learning difficulties, research finds Children and Young People Now
13/06/2024 Benefit rules locking 19,000 young carers out of financial help, charity warns Children and Young People Now
13/06/2024 Children’s services leaders question plans to refer child strip search cases Children and Young People Now
13/06/2024 More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs Guardian
14/06/2024 ‘It’s been incredibly traumatic’ – baby-loss parents BBC News
14/06/2024 DfE data shows further rise in education, health and care plans Children and Young People Now
14/06/2024 Most young people say politicians don’t care about their mental health, coalition finds Children and Young People Now
14/06/2024 Mental health is main cause of rising absences in England, say headteachers Guardian
16/06/2024 Places in council-run children’s homes in England fall by third as private firms take over Guardian
17/06/2024 Teachers and GPs ‘staggering’ under extra demands caused by poverty in Great Britain Guardian
17/06/2024 IWF sounds alarm for young people and parents as sharing of nudes becomes ‘normalised’ in UK schools Internet Watch Foundation
19/06/2024 Making Prison Visits More Child-Friendly Russell Webster
19/06/2024 UK children shorter, fatter and sicker amid poor diet and poverty, report finds Guardian
21/06/2024 Childline supports thousands of young people on gender and sexuality NSPCC
24/06/2024 Poorer high-ability UK children fall behind peers at school from age of 11 Guardian
25/06/2024 Council spending on early years and children’s services set for dramatic real-terms increase, data shows Children and Young People Now
26/06/2024 Banning smartphones helps learning, say educators BBC News
26/06/2024 More than 1,300 children in working families ‘fall into poverty every week’ Children and Young People Now
27/06/2024 Boy, 13, arrested over school bomb hoaxes BBC News
27/06/2024 Nine in 10 councils ‘not confident’ they can deliver full funded childcare expansion Children and Young People Now
28/06/2024 Voice of Online Youth group: Making sure children’s voices are heard NSPCC
01/07/2024 Warning over ‘eye-watering’ rise in online sex offences BBC News
01/07/2024 Young person’s food poverty charity expanding BBC News
01/07/2024 Young people demand greater access to local youth services Children and Young People Now
02/07/2024 What does the next government do about education? BBC News
02/07/2024 Your Voice, Your Vote: Mental health crisis in young BBC News
02/07/2024 ‘I spent the first three months listening’: how supportive leadership can transform children‚Äôs services Community Care
03/07/2024 Who gets 15 and 30 hours of free childcare and how do I apply? BBC
03/07/2024 Concern over links between tech and teenage violence (Video) BBC
03/07/2024 Call to end deprivation of children’s liberty in unregulated settings Children and Young People Now
03/07/2024 Advice for early years staff on supporting children with parents in prison Children and Young People Now
03/07/2024 Blanket highlighting school exclusion unveiled BBC News
04/07/2024 Fostering Families: a relationship-based alternative to separating them Community Care
04/07/2024 ‘A lot of stereotypes to break’: Children’s Inquiry musical explores life in care in Britain Guardian
05/07/2024 UK youth groups seek volunteers as parents try to prise children from screens Guardian
06/07/2024 ‘Blunt-force approach’: LGBTQ+ advocates say proposed teen social media ban overlooks benefits Guardian
08/07/2024 Education secretary begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachers BBC
08/07/2024 New law on child exploitation by drug dealers in Labour crime crackdown Guardian
08/07/2024 NHS sets out ‘safer’ child gender services model BBC
08/07/2024 Tackling child poverty ‘can prevent almost 5,000 children entering care’ Children and Young People Now
08/07/2024 Charity expands youth employment pathways programme Children and Young People Now
08/07/2024 Call for clarity on family hubs funding Children and Young People Now
10/07/2024 ‘Parents know they are not alone’: UK pact to withhold smartphones until 14 gathers pace Guardian
11/07/2024 DfE committed to cross-government focus on tackling child poverty, Phillipson tells DCSs Children and Young People Now
11/07/2024 Consistent lead workers vital to supporting vulnerable older teens, report finds Children and Young People Now
11/07/2024 Young people ‘unaware’ they are subject to DoL orders, research finds Children and Young People Now
11/07/2024 Online signposting platforms must ‘speak children’s language’, think-tank recommends Children and Young People Now
12/07/2024 Starmer against ‘simply banning’ children’s phones BBC
12/07/2024 Hundreds of organisations pressure Labour to overturn draft RSHE guidance Children and Young People Now
12/07/2024 New Online Safety Training Sessions Available For Autumn South West Grid for Learning
15/07/2024 NHS trusts struggling to cope with demand for children’s support, study finds Children and Young People Now
15/07/2024 Number of children’s homes up 44% since 2020 as fostering sector shrinks Community Care
15/07/2024 Agency social worker numbers coming down in children’s services, says ADCS president Children and Young People Now
15/07/2024 Our Helpline has seen a 65% increase in adult concerns about children being left home alone NSPCC
16/07/2024 Children, Neurodiversity and the Criminal Legal System Youth Justice Legal Centre
16/07/2024 Rich-poor education gap grows for 16-year-olds in almost all of England Guardian
16/07/2024 Feltham Young Offenders Institution now the most violent prison in the country, chief inspector warns Independent
16/07/2024 Troubled youth prison is now most violent jail in England, watchdog says Sky News
16/07/2024 Howard League responds to Feltham ‘A’ prison inspection The Howard League for Penal Reform
17/07/2024 Councils share £30mn to help children in care build relationships with friends and family Children and Young People Now
17/07/2024 Government announces new child poverty unit Children and Young People Now
17/07/2024 ‘Why parents in the child protection system need advocacy’ Community Care
18/07/2024 Record year for school suspensions and exclusions BBC News
18/07/2024 School holidays the ‘loneliest time’ for carers BBC News
19/07/2024 Term-time holiday fines here to stay – Phillipson BBC News
19/07/2024 Puberty blocker curb has not led to suicide rise – review BBC News
19/07/2024 Disabled children among hardest hit by lack of holiday childcare places Children and Young People Now
21/07/2024 New bullying film stars children in care BBC News
22/07/2024 Starmer says skills shake-up will help young people BBC
22/07/2024 SEND inclusion to be key focus of government’s curriculum review Children and Young People Now
22/07/2024 AI-generated videos of child sexual abuse a ‘stark vision of the future’ Internet Watch Foundation
23/07/2024 Childline expects more contacts from children this summer about body image and eating disorders NSPCC
24/07/2024 Instagram removes 63,000 sextortion accounts in Nigeria BBC News
24/07/2024 DfE has ‘little understanding’ on impact of spending on disadvantaged pupils, NAO finds Children and Young People Now
24/07/2024 Charities call for reform to benefits system to tackle poverty and mental health crisis Children and Young People Now
24/07/2024 Tackling misogyny in UK schools could take up to 20 years, says Jess Phillips Guardian
24/07/2024 Overhaul UK benefits to tackle child poverty, charities urge Guardian
25/07/2024 Redthread explores merger with Catch22 Children and Young People Now
25/07/2024 Proven youth work strategies needed to combat increasing violence, research finds Children and Young People Now
25/07/2024 One in six vapes confiscated at English schools spiked with ‚’zombie drug’ Guardian
25/07/2024 £5bn debt crisis of special educational needs ‘could bankrupt’ English councils Guardian
25/07/2024 Young Women’s Education In Prison Russell Webster
26/07/2024 Most children don’t tell family about online life BBC News
26/07/2024 The constant, stressful fight for special needs help BBC News
26/07/2024 EHCPs for half of children delayed, study finds Children and Young People Now
26/07/2024 Labour halts Tory law on freedom of speech in English universities Guardian
27/07/2024 Why school exclusions are at record levels BBC News
29/07/2024 Puberty blockers ban is lawful, says High Court BBC News
30/07/2024 Girl, 12, victim of ‘deepfake’ bullying porn image BBC News
30/07/2024 Suicide: ‘The manliest thing is talking’ – Sam Tompkins BBC News
31/07/2024 Unis told to improve sexual harassment protection BBC News
31/07/2024 Youth justice services should take on young adult cases, chief inspector suggests Children and Young People Now
31/07/2024 Trial bids to tackle mental health challenges faced by children with epilepsy Children and Young People Now
01/08/2024 Labour vows to tackle school absences and ‘broken relationship’ with families Guardian
01/08/2024 Knife crime against women and girls doubles as campaigners warn not enough is being done to tackle crisis Independent
01/08/2024 Ban ‘zombie knives’ and machetes now, Idris Elba says BBC
02/08/2024 Sex abuser used vapes to groom 14-year-old girl BBC
02/08/2024 Supporting Racially Minoritised Young People Transitioning To Adulthood Russell Webster
03/08/2024 Rape survivor: Sexual violence uni staff training might have saved me BBC
03/08/2024 Knife crime: Bristol gym provides mental health support BBC
03/08/2024 Child influencers should be protected by new guidelines – expert BBC
03/08/2024 Blanket approach to cost-of-living support ‘impacting youth mental health’ Children and Young People Now
03/08/2024 SWGfL Calls for Better Protections Within Regulations of the Online Safety Act South West Grid for Learning
08/08/2024 Trials to test effectiveness of youth arts and sports schemes in preventing crime Children and Young People Now
08/08/2024 Boosting Staying Put take up ‘could reduce care leaver homelessness’ Children and Young People Now
10/08/2024 Children to be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online Guardian
10/08/2024 School starters born during pandemic lack communication skills, Ofsted says Guardian
10/08/2024 ‘Fear of missing out’ keeping girls and young women online despite sexism Guardian
12/08/2024 Man used AI to make indecent child images BBC News
12/08/2024 Regularly assess pupils’ non-academic abilities to identify SEND sooner, experts say Children and Young People Now
12/08/2024 Campaigners call for swift closure of child prisons Children and Young People Now
12/08/2024 Large majority of secondary school teachers think students worry too much that exam results will determine their future NSPCC
12/08/2024 Youth unemployment at lowest level in a decade, report finds Children and Young People Now
13/08/2024 Funding boost for NHS-backed speech stammer app BBC
13/08/2024 Growing demand on the dark web for AI abuse images BBC
13/08/2024 YJB ‘supports alternatives to prosecution’ for children involved in riots Children and Young People Now
13/08/2024 Child Imprisonment Is Beyond Reform Russell Webster
15/08/2024 ‘Many vulnerable children can’t get mental health help’ BBC
15/08/2024 One in five children in care placed far from home, charity warns Children and Young People Now
15/08/2024 Social work involvement acts as barrier to mental health support, study finds Children and Young People Now
16/08/2024 ‘Nothing stopping’ child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp, group warns BBC
16/08/2024 Meta failing to stop spread of child sexual abuse imagery in wake of Huw Edwards scandal Internet Watch Foundation
19/08/2024 One in 20 child strip-searches ‘didn’t follow rules’ BBC
19/08/2024 Child strip-searched every 14 hours by police in England and Wales, report finds Independent
21/08/2024 Kinship care children ‘overlooked and ignored’ for trauma support Children and Young People Now
21/08/2024 ‘It looks so real’: amid rise in financial sextortion, Childline is helping teenagers fight back Guardian
22/08/2024 Digitally excluded children at greater risk of fake news, researchers warn Children and Young People Now
22/08/2024 How can children be protected from online sextortion fraud? Guardian
22/08/2024 Reports to NSPCC helpline of physical punishment of children triple in year Guardian
22/08/2024 Schools: Top Tips for Reporting Harmful Content Online South West Grid for Learning
23/08/2024 Cornwall children’s services rated good – Ofsted BBC News
23/08/2024 ‘Exponential increase in cruelty’ as sextortion scams hit younger victims Internet Watch Foundation
24/08/2024 Youngsters not in work or education rise to 870,000 BBC News
25/08/2024 ‘It’s about developing relationships with pupils’: the school working to reduce suspensions Guardian
25/08/2024 ‘Bubble’ of post-pandemic bad behaviour among pupils predicted to peak Guardian
25/08/2024 Fifty English secondary schools suspended more than a quarter of pupils after pandemic Guardian
27/08/2024 NSPCC calls for greater legal protection for children against physical punishment Children and Young People Now
27/08/2024 ‘Jaw-dropping’ number of children in England with anxiety shocks even professionals Guardian
28/08/2024 ‘We make mothers responsible, but don’t work with men’: Brid Featherstone on child protection Community Care
28/08/2024 NSPCC “We’re calling for a national strategy for England on child neglect” NSPCC
28/08/2024 New Resources For Front-Line Justice Workers Russell Webster
29/08/2024 Increase in teachers providing food for hungry pupils Children and Young People Now
29/08/2024 Cost-of-living crisis impacting children’s wellbeing, research finds Children and Young People Now
29/08/2024 SWGFL: Online Safety Training Available to Kickstart the Autumn Term South West Grid for Learning
30/08/2024 Restrained and scared – the £100k schools failing vulnerable children BBC News
30/08/2024 Half of Rape Crisis services expect to make cuts, despite growing demand from children’s social care Community Care
31/08/2024 Crumbling concrete schools will suffer ‘for years to come’ BBC News
01/09/2024 Labour proposes free breakfast clubs to tackle persistent school absence BBC
01/09/2024 New Redthread chief targets period of stability and consolidation Children and Young People Now
01/09/2024 The NPCC Publishes Guidance on the Role of the Youth Justice Service Police Officer Youth Justice Legal Centre
01/09/2024 Dangerous play: how online gaming purchases led an Australian youth into a secret gambling addiction Guardian
02/09/2024 How can you keep children safe online and what parental controls are there? BBC
03/09/2024 Revealed: homeless children spending entire lives in temporary housing in England Guardian
05/09/2024 Embracing Change within School Safeguarding: The Implications of Recent Internet Security Protocols South West Grid for Learning
08/09/2024 New knife crime film to be shown to schoolchildren BBC
08/09/2024 Demand for help with parental conflict rises by almost half, charity finds Children and Young People Now
08/09/2024 Children living in temporary accommodation hits record level, official figures show Children and Young People Now
08/09/2024 English universities face autumn ‘tipping point’ as financial crisis looms Guardian
09/09/2024 Fitness of youngsters who vape ‘is just as bad as smokers of same age’, study reveals Daily Mail
09/09/2024 ‘Going back in time’: the schools across Europe banning mobile phones Guardian
09/09/2024 Impact of Covid lockdowns to disrupt England’s schools into the 2030s, report says Guardian
09/09/2024 Newham Young Adult Probation Hub A Success Russell Webster
09/09/2024 Labour backs new ‘respect orders’ to fight anti-social behaviour – but isn’t yet sure how they will work Sky
10/09/2024 Hundreds of SEN kids missing from school – report BBC
10/09/2024 Puberty-blocker focus disproportionate, Cass says BBC
11/09/2024 Grieving dads call for compulsory knife crime lessons BBC
11/09/2024 Thousands of vulnerable children missing from education, de Souza warns Children and Young People Now
11/09/2024 More children at risk of extra-familial harm or reliant on food banks, say social workers Community Care
12/09/2024 Ban on junk food TV adverts before 9pm to come in next year BBC
12/09/2024 Parents ‘don’t use’ parental controls on Facebook and Instagram, says Nick Clegg Guardian
13/09/2024 School welcomes mental health scheme for students BBC News
13/09/2024 Inspectors to probe agencies response to child victims of domestic abuse Community Care
13/09/2024 How going phone-free taught pupils at English secondary ‚’to socialise, old school’ Guardian
14/09/2024 One of England’s biggest school academy trusts to ban phone use BBC News
14/09/2024 Parents urged to get young children flu vaccine BBC News
14/09/2024 Poorest families in UK lack beds and are sleeping on floors, charity warns Guardian
15/09/2024 ‘Mental health unit restraints made me more unwell’ BBC News
15/09/2024 Cancer app aims to boost young patient wellbeing BBC News
16/09/2024 School says mobile phone ban helping social skills BBC News
16/09/2024 Further cuts to council funding would be ‘disastrous’ for struggling children’s services, leaders warn government Children and Young People Now
16/09/2024 Guidance on handling safeguarding allegations in a charity Gov.UK
17/09/2024 Unlawful care homes ‘profiteer’ from at-risk kids BBC News
17/09/2024 Instagram boosts privacy and parental control on teen accounts BBC News
17/09/2024 ‘Unmanageable’ workloads risk educational psychologist shortage, survey reveals Children and Young People Now
18/09/2024 Student finance: When are UK student loans written off? BBC News
19/09/2024 New measures set out to combat violence against women and girls Gov.UK
20/09/2024 Twin study of fussy eaters reveals new clues BBC
20/09/2024 Fire service seeks views on new working with young people qualification Children and Young People Now
23/09/2024 Private school VAT hike ‘unfair’ for SEND pupils BBC News
23/09/2024 Only 3% of UK 12-year-olds don’t have a smartphone. Here is how four of them feel about it Guardian
24/09/2024 Non-specialist mental health support for young people in England Education Policy Institute
25/09/2024 The town pushing to delay smartphones for children BBC
25/09/2024 Children staying longer in care due to inequalities in kinship carer payments, says report Community Care
25/09/2024 Care leavers exempted from local connection requirement to access social housing Community Care
25/09/2024 Cybersurvey Reveals Key Insights into Young People’s Online Lives South West Grid for Learning
26/09/2024 UK parents join pact to withhold smartphones from children under 14 Guardian
27/09/2024 ‘It’s OK to walk away, but never shake a crying baby’ BBC
29/09/2024 Justice system ‘broken’ says rape crisis charity BBC
10/10/2024 ‘Argument won’ on smartphones in schools, minister says BBC
10/10/2024 Cyber Crime And Harm Russell Webster
10/10/2024 Teachers regularly helping pupils in distress in attempt to fill NHS funding gap Guardian
14/10/2024 Children face ‘lifetime cost’ of council crisis BBC
14/10/2024 Grieving mum wants more to be done for baby loss BBC
15/10/2024 New UK bill could force social media firms to make content less addictive for under 16s Guardian
18/10/2024 Teachers want better support to deal with misogyny BBC News
18/10/2024 NPCC release their new Children and Young Persons Policing Strategy – Child Centred Policing Youth Justice Legal Centre
18/10/2024 Public exposure to ‘chilling’ AI child sexual abuse images and videos increases Internet Watch Foundation
21/10/2024 ‘World-first’ study examines period pain in teens BBC
21/10/2024 Smoking, Drinking & Drug Use Among School Children Russell Webster
22/10/2024 Free school meals trial feeds 20,000 more children BBC News
22/10/2024 Ofcom: Clear link between online posts and violent disorder BBC News
22/10/2024 Most councils describe children’s services as biggest financial pressure Children and Young People Now
22/10/2024 Complex childcare application systems create barriers for disadvantaged families, research warns Children and Young People Now
22/10/2024 New report estimates half a million UK teenagers have encountered AI-generated nude deepfakes Internet Matters
22/10/2024 A ‘Child First’ approach, diverting children away from court, modifications and sentencing Legal Action Group (LAG)
23/10/2024 Government publishes first details of 10-year child poverty strategy Children and Young People Now
24/10/2024 Parents lose hope as report says Send system broken BBC News
24/10/2024 ‘I massively regret using AI to cheat at uni’ BBC News
24/10/2024 Disposable vapes to be banned from June BBC News
24/10/2024 Sure Start programme cut youth offending by a fifth, report finds Children and Young People Now
24/10/2024 SEND system failing children and cash-strapped councils, NAO finds Children and Young People Now
24/10/2024 Youth offending not included in government sentencing review Children and Young People Now
24/10/2024 Charity campaign highlights signs of child sexual exploitation Children and Young People Now
24/10/2024 Special educational needs bill in England hits record £10bn a year Guardian
24/10/2024 Meta Announces New Measures to Protect People from Sextortion South West Grid for Learning
25/10/2024 Future of new secondary school uncertain – trust BBC News
25/10/2024 Bullying victim ‘not surprised’ by race report findings BBC News
27/10/2024 Reeves pledges £1.4bn for ‘crumbling’ classrooms BBC News
27/10/2024 The Online Safety Act is one year old. Has it made children any safer? BBC News
27/10/2024 Budget to include £44m for kinship and foster care Community Care
27/10/2024 Parents trapped in special needs tribunal backlog as disputes surge by 50% Guardian
28/10/2024 Child Poverty Taskforce aims to ‘give all children the best start in life’ Gov.UK
28/10/2024 The Tragic Rise Of Drug-Related Deaths Russell Webster
28/10/2024 Navigating the Latest Changes in DfE Filtering and Monitoring Standards for Schools and Colleges South West Grid for Learning
30/10/2024 Child mental health referrals top one million for third year in a row Children and Young People Now
31/10/2024 Students taught about spiking dangers in new campaign BBC News
31/10/2024 Youth club on wheels hoping to improve young lives BBC News
31/10/2024 Care-experienced teenagers ‘nine times more likely to face homelessness’ Children and Young People Now
31/10/2024 Addressing Racial Disparity in the Youth Justice System: a report into the success of local practices Youth Justice Legal Centre
01/11/2024 Snapchat most-used app for grooming, says NSPCC BBC News
04/11/2024 Funding prevents SEND inclusion in schools – report BBC News
04/11/2024 Home Office to examine domestic violence age thresholds after teenager’s murder Children and Young People Now
04/11/2024 Children’s Commissioner calls for national guidance on child in need plans Children and Young People Now
04/11/2024 ‘I wish I’d never taken it’: More young people seeking rehab as ketamine addiction spirals in the UK Independent
04/11/2024 Mother of girl, 15, stabbed to death by boyfriend calls for teenage domestic abuse law change Independent
04/11/2024 Online grooming crimes against children increase by 89% in six years NSPCC
04/11/2024 Children’s social care case numbers fell last year, show official figures Community Care
05/11/2024 DfE moves to allay early years funding fears over national insurance changes Children and Young People Now
05/11/2024 ‘Impossible’ to assess effectiveness of child in need plans, warns watchdog Community Care
05/11/2024 Children as young as two treated for obesity-related illness in England Guardian
06/11/2024 Care leaver was ‘terrified’ ahead of 18th birthday BBC News
06/11/2024 What is the UK smoking ban and how many people still smoke? BBC News
06/11/2024 Bill to ban police cell mental health detentions BBC News
06/11/2024 Australia plans social media ban for under-16s BBC News
06/11/2024 LGA calls for council tax and health costs exemptions for care leavers Children and Young People Now
06/11/2024 Youth services could curb young people’s reliance on phones, study finds Children and Young People Now
07/11/2024 Roblox announces new safety features for under-13s BBC News
07/11/2024 Support for marginalised families increases awareness of risks to children, research finds Children and Young People Now
07/11/2024 ‘Archaic’ model for adopted children’s contact with birth families needs reform, say researchers Children and Young People Now
07/11/2024 How the government plans to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 Community Care
07/11/2024 Proportion of children in Great Britain with gambling problem has doubled, data reveals Guardian
07/11/2024 “I don’t want to go down that road”: The harms inflicted on criminally exploited children – follow up to the Jay Review Youth Justice Legal Centre
08/11/2024 Project to tackle bullying in primary schools BBC News
08/11/2024 YJB trustee to lead review of girls in custody Children and Young People Now
08/11/2024 UK government could miss chance to protect children, says ex-inquiry chair Guardian
08/11/2024 Ofsted head says English schools should not turn away ‘difficult’ pupils Guardian
08/11/2024 Making Better Use Of Non-Custodial Sentences Russell Webster
08/11/2024 SWGfL Advocate for Legislative Change on Intimate Image Abuse at Parliament South West Grid for Learning
08/11/2024 Free Resources Now Available for Safer Internet Day 2025 South West Grid for Learning
11/11/2024 Mission to tackle teenagers’ ‘trauma’ with police BBC News
11/11/2024 ‘I was moderating hundreds of horrific and traumatising videos’ BBC News
11/11/2024 Justin Welby under growing pressure to resign over serial abuser Guardian
12/11/2024 One in five sexual violence victims pressured by police to withdraw claims, survey finds Guardian
13/11/2024 A stalker posted my photos on porn sites – and the police response was traumatising Guardian
13/11/2024 Children In Custody Being Failed Russell Webster
14/11/2024 Youth club closures increase crime rate and exam failure among young people, report finds Children and Young People Now
14/11/2024 How do children and parents feel about the impact of smartphones and social media? NSPCC
16/11/2024 Why the CofE and other big institutions still fail to protect children from abuse BBC News
18/11/2024 Children’s social care strategy: new measures to tackle ‘profiteering’ providers Children and Young People Now
18/11/2024 Government urged to end the wilful neglect of teenagers in care Artcle 39
19/11/2024 Special educational needs system ‘has burst’ BBC News
20/11/2024 Social media ban for under-16s ‘on the table’ in UK BBC News
20/11/2024 Government to create new type of accommodation for children at risk of deprivation of liberty Community Care
20/11/2024 Knife crime ‘blighting the lives of too many children’ in England, warn inspectors Guardian
20/11/2024 Serious youth violence more far-reaching than many realise Gov.UK
21/11/2024 Primary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decade BBC News
22/11/2024 How choosing a secondary school might be about to get easier BBC News
22/11/2024 Call for evidence on links between youth violence and social media Children and Young People Now
23/11/2024 ‘I just want to feel ordinary’ – Is the mental health system failing teens? BBC News
23/11/2024 Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system Guardian
24/11/2024 AI increasingly used for sextortion, scams and child abuse, says senior UK police chief Guardian
24/11/2024 More foster carers in England leaving than signing up, says Ofsted report Guardian
25/11/2024 ‘I had no idea being a social drinker would damage my liver by 31’ BBC News
25/11/2024 How fidget toys could help reduce youth self-harm BBC News
25/11/2024 SEND crisis in England and Wales leaving children more vulnerable, says report Guardian
25/11/2024 ‘He lashed out. He was scared’: the fight to save vulnerable UK children from being kicked out of school Guardian
28/11/2024 ‘It’s so easy to lie’: A fifth of children use fake age on social media BBC News
29/11/2024 ‘I couldn’t stop watching’: Personal stories of how porn obsession takes over lives BBC News
29/11/2024 Divert National Citizen Service cash to youth services, council leaders urge Children and Young People Now
30/11/2024 ‘Early intervention for psychosis saved my life’ BBC News
01/12/2024 School staff facing abuse daily – survey finds BBC News
02/12/2024 Parliament to debate bereavement lessons petition BBC News
02/12/2024 Consultation opens on National Occupational Standards for youth justice Children and Young People Now
02/12/2024 Sevenfold increase in number of children placed in unregistered homes over past three years Community Care
03/12/2024 Government hopes junk food advert ban will prevent 20,000 childhood obesity cases Children and Young People Now
03/12/2024 Case reviews ‘silent’ on racial bias in child protection decision making Community Care
03/12/2024 What Do Children Know And Think About Sentencing? Russell Webster
04/12/2024 Schools given £740m to adapt buildings for Send pupils BBC News
04/12/2024 Murdered teen’s mum fears more lives will be lost BBC News
04/12/2024 Parent mental health service is ‘like a lifeline’ BBC News
04/12/2024 Telegram U-turns and joins child safety scheme BBC News
05/12/2024 Ofsted ‘alarmed’ by absences and ‘flexi-schooling’ BBC News
05/12/2024 Disadvantaged children hardest hit by education and social care challenges, warns Ofsted Children and Young People Now
05/12/2024 Prime Minister sets school readiness target Children and Young People Now
05/12/2024 Welcome Rise Of Numbers In Drug & Alcohol Treatment Russell Webster
06/12/2024 High number of pupils regularly missing school BBC News
08/12/2024 ‘I want to show teens it’s ok to talk’ BBC News
08/12/2024 How many rape cases are derailed by ‘sexsomnia’ claims? The CPS doesn’t know Guardian
09/12/2024 Puberty blockers: Can a drug trial solve one of medicine’s most controversial debates? BBC News
09/12/2024 Two-thirds of England’s poorest families miss out on childcare, report finds Guardian
09/12/2024 Introducing the X (formerly Twitter) Checklist – Keeping Your Profile Under Control South West Grid for Learning
11/12/2024 Puberty blockers for under-18s banned indefinitely BBC News
11/12/2024 Services will shut, Mencap warns on National Insurance rise BBC News
11/12/2024 How working parents can get 15 and 30 hours free childcare BBC News
11/12/2024 DfE plans will curb profiteering but not without cutting care placement supply, say social workers Community Care
11/12/2024 Reform SEND support or risk ‘widespread local authority bankruptcies’, warns think-tank Children and Young People Now
12/12/2024 Sara Sharif ‘safeguarding failures’ criticised following murder convictions Children and Young People Now
12/12/2024 Care-experienced group launches in Parliament Children and Young People Now
12/12/2024 Our response to the Sara Sharif verdict NSPCC
13/12/2024 Practitioners struggling to respond to extrafamilial harm to children, finds analysis of serious cases Community Care
14/12/2024 Inexperienced social worker did not identify Sara Sharif’s father as posing any risk Guardian
16/12/2024 ‘The school system is broken’: Why more parents are home-educating their children BBC News
16/12/2024 ‘Families first for children’ model to be rolled out to all councils, says chief social worker Community Care
16/12/2024 Archbishop of York ‘deeply sorry’ for not being able to act sooner over sex abuse case Sky News
16/12/2024 YJLC Summit: Collaborating with Children – Applying Child First Principles in Practice Youth Justice Legal Centre
17/12/2024 Plan to register children not in school takes shape BBC News
17/12/2024 Illegal casinos are using Roblox to draw children into online gambling Sky News
18/12/2024 Threat against UK ‘smouldering’, top counter terror officer warns BBC News
18/12/2024 Agencies to be required to set up multi-agency child protection teams, under social care reform bill Community Care
19/12/2024 Covid Inquiry to hear children’s personal accounts of loneliness and lost learning Children and Young People Now
19/12/2024 New pilot shows way for smaller platforms to play big part in online safety Internet Watch Foundation
22/12/2024 Spiralling demand and shrinking budgets: why England’s SEND system is buckling Guardian
30/12/2024 Lisa Nandy urges YouTube and TikTok to promote better content for children Guardian
02/01/2025 Urgent referrals of children in mental health crisis in England rise 13% in year Guardian
03/01/2025 Care leavers missing out on home ‘essentials’, research finds Children and Young People Now
06/01/2025 ‘How parent advocacy can rebalance the power dynamics of the children’s social care system’ Community Care
06/01/2025 Record numbers of children in England jailed many miles from their families Guardian
07/01/2025 Social work opinion split over police involvement in mental health incidents, poll finds Community Care
07/01/2025 SEND is the ‘biggest issue’ for schools – Ofsted BBC News
07/01/2025 Child mental health crisis: Better resilience is the solution, say experts BBC News
07/01/2025 Revenge Porn Helpline Welcomes New Legislation to Criminalise the Creation and Sharing of Deepfakes But Still Raises Concern Amid Remaining Gaps South West Grid for Learning
08/01/2025 Government’s early years funding hikes fail to cover rising costs, IFS warns Children and Young People Now
08/01/2025 Cooper vows to make child abuse reporting mandatory Children and Young People Now
08/01/2025 The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill explained Community Care
08/01/2025 Rising costs force ‘difficult choices’ on schools BBC News
08/01/2025 Child sex abuse and grooming gangs: What we know, and what we don’t, from the data Sky News
09/01/2025 Consultation launches to tackle low numbers of suitably qualified youth workers Children and Young People Now
09/01/2025 Children’s social care reform bill clears first parliamentary hurdle Community Care
09/01/2025 Five Reasons To Abolish Short-Term Custodial Sentences For Children Russell Webster