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02/01/2024 |
Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians |
Children and Young People Now |
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02/01/2024 |
Trans people in England more likely to have long-term poor mental health – study |
Guardian |
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02/01/2024 |
What did we learn from the US Senate hearing over online harms? |
Internet Watch Foundation |
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03/01/2024 |
Mobiles in schools: Accrington students embrace phone-free days |
BBC |
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03/01/2024 |
Early help key to reducing youth offending, Croydon review finds |
Children and Young People Now |
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03/01/2024 |
Youth services funding cut linked to increased risk of children’s involvement in crime |
Children and Young People Now |
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03/01/2024 |
Crimes involving child abuse imagery are up by a quarter in UK, says NSPCC |
Guardian |
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04/01/2024 |
NASUWT conference: Teachers pass motion calling for suicide prevention support |
BBC |
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07/01/2024 |
The Guardian view on youth clubs: these vital institutions do more than prevent crime |
Guardian |
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08/01/2024 |
‘Lack of SEND funding partly behind exclusion rise’ |
BBC |
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08/01/2024 |
Devon scheme for additional needs pupils extended |
BBC |
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08/01/2024 |
Schoolchildren to be taught dangers of vaping |
BBC |
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08/01/2024 |
Family support programmes could save councils £87,000 per year, study suggests |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/01/2024 |
‘Huge jump’ in number of young rough sleepers in London |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/01/2024 |
Teenagers displaying ‘problematic phone use’ more likely to be depressed |
Guardian |
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08/01/2024 |
Child Criminal Exploitation |
Russell Webster |
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08/01/2024 |
Ofcom Releases Deepfake Data |
South West Grid for Learning |
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09/01/2024 |
How did the pandemic impact babies starting school as children now? |
BBC |
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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 |
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09/01/2024 |
‘They’re about two years behind’: fears for children born during lockdown as they start at school |
Guardian |
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09/01/2024 |
Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’ |
Guardian |
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10/01/2024 |
Child sexual offences remain ‘close to record levels’, NSPCC figures show |
Children and Young People Now |
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10/01/2024 |
Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges |
Children and Young People Now |
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10/01/2024 |
Extra-familial harm: understanding trauma responses in young people |
Community Care |
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10/01/2024 |
Critical Success Factors For Working With Domestic Abuse Perpetrators |
Russell Webster |
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11/01/2024 |
More than 150 comprehensives ‘more socially selective’ than grammar schools |
Children and Young People Now |
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11/01/2024 |
Don’t delay talking to girls about keeping safe online, parents urged |
Internet Watch Foundation |
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11/01/2024 |
Children as young as 10 demanding anti-ageing products, say UK dermatologists |
Guardian |
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12/01/2024 |
Major expansion of family court reporting pilot announced |
Children and Young People Now |
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02/02/2024 |
Autism support should not require formal diagnosis, says Longfield’s new think tank |
Children and Young People Now |
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02/02/2024 |
The Sequential Intercept Model – Trauma-Informed Diversion |
Russell Webster |
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02/02/2024 |
Nearly a third of UK secondary pupils avoid school due to anxiety, survey finds |
Guardian |
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03/02/2024 |
Esther Ghey discusses smartphone age limits with Prime Minister |
BBC |
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03/02/2024 |
‘Profiteering off children’: care firms in England accused of squeezing cash from councils |
Guardian |
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07/02/2024 |
‘Exodus’: One in seven young Black and Asian Britons ‚’plan to quit UK’ over government failings and racism |
Independent |
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07/02/2024 |
The Children’s Society ‚Äì Guide to Child Exploitation |
Youth Justice Legal Centre |
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08/02/2024 |
Children need ‘honesty’ from parents over deadly attacks |
BBC |
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08/02/2024 |
TikTok sued for ‘massive’ invasion of child privacy |
BBC |
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08/02/2024 |
Study aims to improve mental health among young parents |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/02/2024 |
How to Spot a Deepfake: Guidance for Professionals, Parents and Carers |
South West Grid for Learning |
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09/02/2024 |
Police visits to schools will be axed amid £2m funding cuts (S. Wales) |
BBC News |
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09/02/2024 |
‘It stains your brain’: How social media algorithms show violence to boys |
BBC |
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09/02/2024 |
Pay-as-you-go schooling: parents under pressure to fund essentials |
Guardian |
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10/02/2024 |
“Serious Indictment” Of The Way We Treat Children In Custody |
Russell Webster |
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12/02/2024 |
Brianna Ghey’s mother warns tech bosses more children will die without action |
Guardian |
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28/02/2024 |
‘State of crisis’ for domestic abuse services because of cuts, warns commissioner |
Community Care |
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02/03/2024 |
Universities’ international admissions to be reviewed |
BBC |
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03/03/2024 |
Mia Janin: Father wants cyber-bullying law after daughter’s death |
BBC |
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03/03/2024 |
RNLI game wins over Cullercoats volunteer’s grandson |
BBC |
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08/03/2024 |
Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/03/2024 |
Public libraries in ‘crisis’ as councils cut services |
BBC |
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09/03/2024 |
Response to neglect ‘slow and inadequate’ due to high thresholds and lack of services, finds NSPCC |
Community Care |
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11/03/2024 |
Dispersal orders ‘not fair’ on young people who bear the brunt of them |
BBC News |
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21/03/2024 |
‘Shattered lives, Stolen Futures’: The Jay Review on Child Criminal Exploitation |
Youth Justice Legal Centre |
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26/03/2024 |
Youth Diversion Not Working For Children With Special Educational Needs And Disabilities |
Russell Webster |
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27/03/2024 |
Lockdown gave Finley Boden‚ parents cover, but safeguarding failures ran deep |
Guardian |
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28/03/2024 |
Report Harmful Content Sees 31% Rise in Reports Over 2023 |
South West Grid for Learning |
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28/03/2024 |
Finley Boden: professionals should have protected baby murdered by his parents, review finds |
Children and Young People Now |
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31/03/2024 |
UK‚ black children ‘face cultural barriers’ in accessing help for autism and ADHD |
Guardian |
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31/03/2024 |
Cold, damp, unsafe: record number of UK schools refused funding for repairs |
Guardian |
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01/04/2024 |
Police investigate virtual sex assault on girl’s avatar |
BBC |
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03/04/2024 |
More than half of British teenagers think their generation will be worse off than their parents, poll finds |
Daily Mail |
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04/04/2024 |
Partnership project aims to improve evaluation of family group conferences |
Children and Young People Now |
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04/04/2024 |
Sibling contact events ‚’could help local authorities to improve long-term relationships’ |
Children and Young People Now |
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04/04/2024 |
School staff raise concerns over shortage of support workers for SEND pupils |
Children and Young People Now |
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04/04/2024 |
One in three teachers have no behaviour support for pupils with additional needs, poll finds |
Guardian |
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05/04/2024 |
Support positive masculinity in England and Wales schools, union conference told |
Guardian |
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05/04/2024 |
Teachers’ union leader calls for inquiry into misogyny among young men in UK |
Guardian |
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06/04/2024 |
Boys asking teachers how to choke girls during sex |
BBC News |
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08/04/2024 |
Special educational needs system in England in ‘utter disarray’, says ombudsman |
Guardian |
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09/04/2024 |
GCSE results for disadvantaged children ‘greatly improved by Sure Start’ |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/04/2024 |
Catch22 confirms Redthread merger |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/04/2024 |
SEND system ‘creaking at the seams’, schools minister warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/04/2024 |
Residential care spending outstrips early intervention for first time, research finds |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/04/2024 |
Preparing for Back-to-School: Online Safety and Wellbeing |
South West Grid for Learning |
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10/04/2024 |
Young people ‘distressed’ by frequent police visits at home, research warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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10/04/2024 |
Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care’ |
Children and Young People Now |
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10/04/2024 |
Budgets to support visually impaired children slashed by councils |
Children and Young People Now |
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10/04/2024 |
UK ministers considering banning sale of smartphones to under-16s |
Guardian |
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11/04/2024 |
‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB |
Children and Young People Now |
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11/04/2024 |
MPs launch call for care leavers to share experience of services |
Children and Young People Now |
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11/04/2024 |
Children’s safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction |
Children and Young People Now |
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11/04/2024 |
The Victoria Climbie Inquiry chair reflects on social work, 21 years on |
Community Care |
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11/04/2024 |
English schools could lose £1bn by 2030 as pupil numbers fall |
Guardian |
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11/04/2024 |
Five thousand children with gender-related distress awaiting NHS care in England |
Guardian |
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12/04/2024 |
Keeping Children Out Of The Justice System |
Russell Webster |
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12/04/2024 |
Drugs gangs ‘targeting younger children’, Longfield warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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13/04/2024 |
Revealed: hundreds of vulnerable children sent to illegal and unregulated care homes in England |
Guardian |
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13/04/2024 |
‘Nowhere else is available’: how vulnerable children end up in illegal care homes |
Guardian |
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14/04/2024 |
Social media could be BANNED for under-16s to protect them under new plans being considered by ministers |
Daily Mail |
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15/04/2024 |
Children excluded in primary school less likely to pass GCSEs, new research warns |
Sky News |
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16/04/2024 |
Poorer families in England spending more on childcare costs than in other countries |
Children and Young People Now |
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16/04/2024 |
Teenagers who use internet to excess ‘more likely to skip school’ |
Guardian |
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17/04/2024 |
Paedophiles could be stripped of parental rights under new law |
BBC News |
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17/04/2024 |
Protect children from smacking in England and Northern Ireland, say doctors |
BBC News |
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17/04/2024 |
Youth work improvement initiative to tackle ‘fragmentation’ of services |
Children and Young People Now |
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17/04/2024 |
MPs back plans to tackle youth vaping |
Children and Young People Now |
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18/04/2024 |
School suspensions: England set for highest number in school year |
BBC News |
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18/04/2024 |
Children with SEND disproportionately excluded from primary school, research finds |
Children and Young People Now |
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18/04/2024 |
Programme launches to distribute £3.6mn to support care leavers |
Children and Young People Now |
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18/04/2024 |
Free Loaves on Fridays: Anthology of 100 care experienced voices published |
Children and Young People Now |
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19/04/2024 |
Ofcom: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones |
BBC News |
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19/04/2024 |
Three in four primary schools cutting TA numbers despite SEND demand rising |
Children and Young People Now |
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19/04/2024 |
English primary schools cutting teacher numbers amid budget pressure, survey finds |
Guardian |
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21/04/2024 |
UK children bombarded by gambling ads and images online, charity warns |
Guardian |
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22/04/2024 |
Hundreds of young people to reveal lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic |
Children and Young People Now |
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23/04/2024 |
What is the UK smoking ban, how will it work and when will it start? |
BBC News |
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23/04/2024 |
Three-year-olds groomed online, charity warns |
BBC News |
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24/04/2024 |
‘I get overwhelmed by the noises and crowds of school’ |
BBC News |
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24/04/2024 |
Essex University’s AI brain study brings ‘hope’ to childhood trauma survivors |
BBC News |
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24/04/2024 |
Disadvantaged children set to miss out on early years expansion, NAO warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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25/04/2024 |
Navigating Justice: Enhancing Youth Diversion Strategies for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities |
Youth Justice Legal Centre |
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25/04/2024 |
England child alcohol use tops global chart, finds WHO report |
BBC News |
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25/04/2024 |
Report slams ‘significant lack’ of government action to tackle root cause of school absences |
Children and Young People Now |
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25/04/2024 |
Great Britain has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds |
Guardian |
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26/04/2024 |
Foreign states targeting UK universities, MI5 warns |
BBC News |
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26/04/2024 |
Youth justice diversion schemes ‘not fit’ for children with SEND |
Children and Young People Now |
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26/04/2024 |
Just two in five pupils in England always feel safe in school, survey finds |
Guardian |
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28/04/2024 |
Paedophile was caught ordering teenage girl to perform sex acts in video call |
Daily Mail |
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28/04/2024 |
Vulnerable teenagers ‘dumped and abandoned’ in hotels by councils in England |
Guardian |
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29/04/2024 |
Teachers warned to be on lookout for victims of sextortion in UK schools |
Guardian |
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30/04/2024 |
Stop children using smartphones until they are 13, says French report |
Guardian |
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30/04/2024 |
Smartphones ban may cause more harm than good, says Molly Russell’s father |
Guardian |
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01/05/2024 |
Character.ai: Young people turning to AI therapist bots |
BBC |
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01/05/2024 |
Ofsted chief unveils feedback scheme and mental health training for inspectors |
BBC |
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01/05/2024 |
‘Things have gone backwards for parents with learning disabilities’, says BASW officer |
Community Care |
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02/05/2024 |
Experts lament ‘appalling decline’ in health of under-fives in UK |
Guardian |
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02/05/2024 |
Call for ‘enrichment premium’ for disadvantaged pupils |
Children and Young People Now |
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03/05/2024 |
Autistic pupils in England denied right to education as absenteeism surges, says charity |
Guardian |
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03/05/2024 |
Unregulated online clinic gave teen dangerous hormone dose |
BBC News |
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03/05/2024 |
#NotYoursToView: How We Want to Stop Non-Consensually Shared Intimate Images from Being Seen Online |
South West Grid for Learning |
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04/05/2024 |
Headteachers demand end to ‘inhumane’ school ratings in England |
Guardian |
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04/05/2024 |
How can parents protect their children from sextortion? |
Guardian |
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04/05/2024 |
School leaders warn of ‘full-blown’ special needs crisis in England |
Guardian |
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05/05/2024 |
From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted |
BBC News |
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07/05/2024 |
Domestic abuse: I was quite controlling, things needed to change, |
BBC News |
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07/05/2024 |
Social media sites urged to stop school exam scams |
BBC News |
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07/05/2024 |
Get up to speed with the DfE‚ children’s social care reforms |
Community Care |
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07/05/2024 |
10% of Reported Intimate Image Abuse Content Remains Publicly Accessible and Legally Available to View Online |
South West Grid for Learning |
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08/05/2024 |
Warning over ‘terrifying’ increase in abuse linked to nude image sharing |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/05/2024 |
Expert calls for national standards on use of AI in children’s services |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/05/2024 |
Invest £50mn in evaluating child domestic abuse support, ministers urged |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/05/2024 |
Tech firms face tougher online age checks – Ofcom |
BBC News |
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08/05/2024 |
Tech firms must ‘tame’ algorithms under Ofcom child safety rules |
Guardian |
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08/05/2024 |
Minister highlights prison social workers’ role in helping female inmates maintain relationships |
Community Care |
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08/05/2024 |
Overwhelming majority of parents believe in-person play has a positive impact on their child’s wellbeing |
NSPCC |
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08/05/2024 |
Child Disney star ‘broke down in tears’ after criminal used AI to make sex abuse images of her |
Sky |
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08/05/2024 |
England’s curriculum review: what education experts want to see |
Guardian |
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09/05/2024 |
Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/05/2024 |
ADCS president: Government needs cross-departmental plan for children |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/05/2024 |
Tech firms told to hide ‘toxic’ content from children |
BBC News |
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09/05/2024 |
Can we really ‘reset the internet’ to make it safer for children? |
BBC News |
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09/05/2024 |
Parents’ dismay at ‘draconian’ uniform rules |
BBC |
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09/05/2024 |
‘Parents in tears’ during SEND provision battle |
BBC |
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09/05/2024 |
Pupils ‘set up to fail’ by ADHD medication shortage |
BBC |
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09/05/2024 |
School exclusions up by a fifth over last year |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/05/2024 |
Long delays in NHS care causing serious damage to children’s health across UK |
Guardian |
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09/05/2024 |
102% increase in the number of children in care in the past 12 years |
NSPCC |
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10/05/2024 |
Child abuse inquiry chair calls new ‘duty to report’ law deeply disappointing |
Guardian |
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10/05/2024 |
Pupils miss classes as school cyber attacks rise |
BBC News |
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10/05/2024 |
Longfield calls for schools to be at the centre of new Sure Start proposals |
Children and Young People Now |
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11/05/2024 |
Black market dealers selling puberty blocker drugs to British teenagers who are cheating ban |
Daily Mail |
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11/05/2024 |
Michael Gove admits ‘regret’ over rise in children in temporary housing |
Guardian |
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11/05/2024 |
Smoking ban: Why are young people still taking up smoking? |
BBC News |
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12/05/2024 |
Revised Mental Capacity Act (MCA) code of practice ‘still under discussion’ two years after consultation on changes |
Community Care |
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15/05/2024 |
Preventing Sexually Harmful Behaviour of young people |
ACAMH |
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15/05/2024 |
Sextortion: Advice for professionals, young people, parents and carers |
South West Grid for Learning |
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15/05/2024 |
Plan to ban sex education for children under nine |
BBC News |
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15/05/2024 |
Vulnerable children in England ‘safer at schoo’ than being educated at home |
Guardian |
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16/05/2024 |
Age limits introduced to protect children in RSHE |
Gov.UK |
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16/05/2024 |
Schools told not to teach about gender identity |
BBC News |
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16/05/2024 |
Facebook and Instagram suspected to be ‘too addictive’ |
BBC |
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16/05/2024 |
Home schooling register could help protect children ‘kept away from wider society’ |
Children and Young People Now |
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16/05/2024 |
EU investigates Facebook owner Meta over child safety and mental health concerns |
Guardian |
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17/05/2024 |
EHCP: Councils missing education plan deadlines for children with complex needs |
BBC News |
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18/05/2024 |
‘People haven’t woken up to the scale of this‚’: Gordon Brown on the UK’s child poverty scandal |
Guardian |
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20/05/2024 |
Wales plans to remove profit from children’s care |
BBC News |
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20/05/2024 |
UK’s first secure school ready to open |
Children and Young People Now |
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21/05/2024 |
Support for adopted teenagers needs ‘urgent and dramatic improvement’, charity warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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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 |
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23/05/2024 |
Schools on neurodevelopmental front line – teacher |
BBC |
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23/05/2024 |
Children targeted with vapes spiked with nitazenes |
BBC |
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23/05/2024 |
Conference to examine what works for early help amid cuts to services |
Children and Young People Now |
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23/05/2024 |
Covid inquiry turns attention to pandemic’s impact on children |
Children and Young People Now |
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24/05/2024 |
Plans to tackle youth vaping and smoking set to be scrapped ahead of election |
Children and Young People Now |
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25/05/2024 |
Smartphone ban for kids ‘worth considering’ – MPs |
BBC |
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25/05/2024 |
Hundreds of children under 10 subject to stop and search in England and Wales |
Guardian |
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25/05/2024 |
Next government urged to wake up to UK’s ‘hocking’ levels of child poverty |
Guardian |
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25/05/2024 |
MPs urge under-16s UK smartphone ban and statutory ban in schools |
Guardian |
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27/05/2024 |
More than 300m children victims of online sexual abuse every year |
Guardian |
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29/05/2024 |
Neurodiversity support officers to be introduced to youth custody settings |
Children and Young People Now |
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30/05/2024 |
County council leaders urge next government to curb high cost of children’s services |
Children and Young People Now |
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30/05/2024 |
Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse plan dropped ahead of election |
Children and Young People Now |
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31/05/2024 |
NCS cut costs by 32% through year-round offer, business plan reveals |
Children and Young People Now |
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01/06/2024 |
Young Britons exposed to online radicalisation following Hamas attack |
BBC |
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03/06/2024 |
Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’ |
Children and Young People Now |
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03/06/2024 |
Virtual reality films tackle social media dangers for young people |
Children and Young People Now |
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03/06/2024 |
Extend corporate parenting across public services, say MPs and peers |
Children and Young People Now |
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03/06/2024 |
Budget: Hunt finds £165m for children’s homes as part of public sector productivity drive |
Community Care |
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03/06/2024 |
Updates to the Youth Court Bench Book |
Youth Justice Legal Centre |
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03/06/2024 |
Move to home education biggest since pandemic |
BBC |
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03/06/2024 |
Why are more children being home educated? |
BBC News |
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03/06/2024 |
National family hubs plan would improve social mobility, researchers say |
Children and Young People Now |
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05/06/2024 |
‘Cautiously consider’ use of unproven violence prevention strategies, schools warned |
Children and Young People Now |
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05/06/2024 |
Most teachers providing food and clothing for disadvantaged children, research warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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05/06/2024 |
SEND funding overhaul ‘should be a major priority’ for next government, says think-tank |
Children and Young People Now |
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05/06/2024 |
Councils cannot refuse responsibility for lone migrant children, High Court rules |
Children and Young People Now |
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05/06/2024 |
Number of students flagged for extremist views rises by half |
Guardian |
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06/06/2024 |
Would a 1.40pm Friday finish stop teachers quitting? |
BBC News |
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06/06/2024 |
Two thirds of parliamentary constituencies blighted by high child poverty rates, study warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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06/06/2024 |
‘How admitting I disliked a child helped me grow as a social worker’ |
Community Care |
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06/06/2024 |
A quarter of state school pupils in England receiving free school meals |
Guardian |
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06/06/2024 |
Parents criticise ‘unforgivable’ delays by Meta in son’s sextortion death case |
Guardian |
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07/06/2024 |
Secondary school heads urge delay in smartphone use |
BBC News |
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07/06/2024 |
Resources to support young people interested in volunteering |
Children and Young People Now |
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07/06/2024 |
Significant increase in children with living with vulnerabilities, DfE figures warn |
Children and Young People Now |
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07/06/2024 |
Children’s services pressures driving £6.2bn funding gap, LGA warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/06/2024 |
Suicide-risk children refused places on NHS England waiting lists as services overwhelmed |
Guardian |
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09/06/2024 |
Dead in 6 hours: How Nigerian sextortion scammers targeted my son |
BBC News |
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09/06/2024 |
Pupils shown assembly on respect after riots |
BBC |
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09/06/2024 |
No quick fix to special-needs pupil failures, parents told |
BBC |
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09/06/2024 |
‘Too easy’ for abusers to tutor with 90 caught |
BBC |
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09/06/2024 |
APPG on Youth Affairs meets for first time since election |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/06/2024 |
Increase in number of ‘sextortion’ contacts received by Childline |
NSPCC |
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10/06/2024 |
Police more than six times more likely to strip-search black children |
Guardian |
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10/06/2024 |
Children raised by friends or relatives are being ‘plunged into poverty’, says UK charity |
Guardian |
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11/06/2024 |
How parents with learning disabilities lack support before, during and after care proceedings |
Community Care |
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12/06/2024 |
What happened when 10 teens gave up their smartphones? |
BBC |
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12/06/2024 |
Project for adults with learning disabilities to be extended to care leavers |
Children and Young People Now |
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12/06/2024 |
Child predators are using AI to create sexual images of their favorite ‘stars’: ‘My body will never be mine again’ |
Guardian |
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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 |
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31/10/2024 |
Youth club on wheels hoping to improve young lives |
BBC News |
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31/10/2024 |
Care-experienced teenagers ‘nine times more likely to face homelessness’ |
Children and Young People Now |
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31/10/2024 |
Addressing Racial Disparity in the Youth Justice System: a report into the success of local practices |
Youth Justice Legal Centre |
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01/11/2024 |
Snapchat most-used app for grooming, says NSPCC |
BBC News |
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04/11/2024 |
Funding prevents SEND inclusion in schools – report |
BBC News |
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04/11/2024 |
Home Office to examine domestic violence age thresholds after teenager’s murder |
Children and Young People Now |
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04/11/2024 |
Children’s Commissioner calls for national guidance on child in need plans |
Children and Young People Now |
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04/11/2024 |
‘I wish I’d never taken it’: More young people seeking rehab as ketamine addiction spirals in the UK |
Independent |
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04/11/2024 |
Mother of girl, 15, stabbed to death by boyfriend calls for teenage domestic abuse law change |
Independent |
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04/11/2024 |
Online grooming crimes against children increase by 89% in six years |
NSPCC |
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04/11/2024 |
Children’s social care case numbers fell last year, show official figures |
Community Care |
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05/11/2024 |
DfE moves to allay early years funding fears over national insurance changes |
Children and Young People Now |
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05/11/2024 |
‘Impossible’ to assess effectiveness of child in need plans, warns watchdog |
Community Care |
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05/11/2024 |
Children as young as two treated for obesity-related illness in England |
Guardian |
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06/11/2024 |
Care leaver was ‘terrified’ ahead of 18th birthday |
BBC News |
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06/11/2024 |
What is the UK smoking ban and how many people still smoke? |
BBC News |
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06/11/2024 |
Bill to ban police cell mental health detentions |
BBC News |
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06/11/2024 |
Australia plans social media ban for under-16s |
BBC News |
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06/11/2024 |
LGA calls for council tax and health costs exemptions for care leavers |
Children and Young People Now |
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06/11/2024 |
Youth services could curb young people’s reliance on phones, study finds |
Children and Young People Now |
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07/11/2024 |
Roblox announces new safety features for under-13s |
BBC News |
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07/11/2024 |
Support for marginalised families increases awareness of risks to children, research finds |
Children and Young People Now |
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07/11/2024 |
‘Archaic’ model for adopted children’s contact with birth families needs reform, say researchers |
Children and Young People Now |
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07/11/2024 |
How the government plans to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 |
Community Care |
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07/11/2024 |
Proportion of children in Great Britain with gambling problem has doubled, data reveals |
Guardian |
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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 |
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08/11/2024 |
Project to tackle bullying in primary schools |
BBC News |
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08/11/2024 |
YJB trustee to lead review of girls in custody |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/11/2024 |
UK government could miss chance to protect children, says ex-inquiry chair |
Guardian |
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08/11/2024 |
Ofsted head says English schools should not turn away ‘difficult’ pupils |
Guardian |
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08/11/2024 |
Making Better Use Of Non-Custodial Sentences |
Russell Webster |
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08/11/2024 |
SWGfL Advocate for Legislative Change on Intimate Image Abuse at Parliament |
South West Grid for Learning |
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08/11/2024 |
Free Resources Now Available for Safer Internet Day 2025 |
South West Grid for Learning |
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11/11/2024 |
Mission to tackle teenagers’ ‘trauma’ with police |
BBC News |
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11/11/2024 |
‘I was moderating hundreds of horrific and traumatising videos’ |
BBC News |
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11/11/2024 |
Justin Welby under growing pressure to resign over serial abuser |
Guardian |
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12/11/2024 |
One in five sexual violence victims pressured by police to withdraw claims, survey finds |
Guardian |
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13/11/2024 |
A stalker posted my photos on porn sites – and the police response was traumatising |
Guardian |
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13/11/2024 |
Children In Custody Being Failed |
Russell Webster |
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14/11/2024 |
Youth club closures increase crime rate and exam failure among young people, report finds |
Children and Young People Now |
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14/11/2024 |
How do children and parents feel about the impact of smartphones and social media? |
NSPCC |
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16/11/2024 |
Why the CofE and other big institutions still fail to protect children from abuse |
BBC News |
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18/11/2024 |
Children’s social care strategy: new measures to tackle ‘profiteering’ providers |
Children and Young People Now |
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18/11/2024 |
Government urged to end the wilful neglect of teenagers in care |
Artcle 39 |
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19/11/2024 |
Special educational needs system ‘has burst’ |
BBC News |
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20/11/2024 |
Social media ban for under-16s ‘on the table’ in UK |
BBC News |
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20/11/2024 |
Government to create new type of accommodation for children at risk of deprivation of liberty |
Community Care |
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20/11/2024 |
Knife crime ‘blighting the lives of too many children’ in England, warn inspectors |
Guardian |
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20/11/2024 |
Serious youth violence more far-reaching than many realise |
Gov.UK |
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21/11/2024 |
Primary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decade |
BBC News |
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22/11/2024 |
How choosing a secondary school might be about to get easier |
BBC News |
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22/11/2024 |
Call for evidence on links between youth violence and social media |
Children and Young People Now |
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23/11/2024 |
‘I just want to feel ordinary’ – Is the mental health system failing teens? |
BBC News |
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23/11/2024 |
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system |
Guardian |
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24/11/2024 |
AI increasingly used for sextortion, scams and child abuse, says senior UK police chief |
Guardian |
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24/11/2024 |
More foster carers in England leaving than signing up, says Ofsted report |
Guardian |
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25/11/2024 |
‘I had no idea being a social drinker would damage my liver by 31’ |
BBC News |
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25/11/2024 |
How fidget toys could help reduce youth self-harm |
BBC News |
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25/11/2024 |
SEND crisis in England and Wales leaving children more vulnerable, says report |
Guardian |
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25/11/2024 |
‘He lashed out. He was scared’: the fight to save vulnerable UK children from being kicked out of school |
Guardian |
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28/11/2024 |
‘It’s so easy to lie’: A fifth of children use fake age on social media |
BBC News |
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29/11/2024 |
‘I couldn’t stop watching’: Personal stories of how porn obsession takes over lives |
BBC News |
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29/11/2024 |
Divert National Citizen Service cash to youth services, council leaders urge |
Children and Young People Now |
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30/11/2024 |
‘Early intervention for psychosis saved my life’ |
BBC News |
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01/12/2024 |
School staff facing abuse daily – survey finds |
BBC News |
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02/12/2024 |
Parliament to debate bereavement lessons petition |
BBC News |
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02/12/2024 |
Consultation opens on National Occupational Standards for youth justice |
Children and Young People Now |
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02/12/2024 |
Sevenfold increase in number of children placed in unregistered homes over past three years |
Community Care |
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03/12/2024 |
Government hopes junk food advert ban will prevent 20,000 childhood obesity cases |
Children and Young People Now |
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03/12/2024 |
Case reviews ‘silent’ on racial bias in child protection decision making |
Community Care |
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03/12/2024 |
What Do Children Know And Think About Sentencing? |
Russell Webster |
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04/12/2024 |
Schools given £740m to adapt buildings for Send pupils |
BBC News |
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04/12/2024 |
Murdered teen’s mum fears more lives will be lost |
BBC News |
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04/12/2024 |
Parent mental health service is ‘like a lifeline’ |
BBC News |
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04/12/2024 |
Telegram U-turns and joins child safety scheme |
BBC News |
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05/12/2024 |
Ofsted ‘alarmed’ by absences and ‘flexi-schooling’ |
BBC News |
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05/12/2024 |
Disadvantaged children hardest hit by education and social care challenges, warns Ofsted |
Children and Young People Now |
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05/12/2024 |
Prime Minister sets school readiness target |
Children and Young People Now |
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05/12/2024 |
Welcome Rise Of Numbers In Drug & Alcohol Treatment |
Russell Webster |
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06/12/2024 |
High number of pupils regularly missing school |
BBC News |
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08/12/2024 |
‘I want to show teens it’s ok to talk’ |
BBC News |
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08/12/2024 |
How many rape cases are derailed by ‘sexsomnia’ claims? The CPS doesn’t know |
Guardian |
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09/12/2024 |
Puberty blockers: Can a drug trial solve one of medicine’s most controversial debates? |
BBC News |
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09/12/2024 |
Two-thirds of England’s poorest families miss out on childcare, report finds |
Guardian |
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09/12/2024 |
Introducing the X (formerly Twitter) Checklist – Keeping Your Profile Under Control |
South West Grid for Learning |
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11/12/2024 |
Puberty blockers for under-18s banned indefinitely |
BBC News |
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11/12/2024 |
Services will shut, Mencap warns on National Insurance rise |
BBC News |
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11/12/2024 |
How working parents can get 15 and 30 hours free childcare |
BBC News |
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11/12/2024 |
DfE plans will curb profiteering but not without cutting care placement supply, say social workers |
Community Care |
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11/12/2024 |
Reform SEND support or risk ‘widespread local authority bankruptcies’, warns think-tank |
Children and Young People Now |
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12/12/2024 |
Sara Sharif ‘safeguarding failures’ criticised following murder convictions |
Children and Young People Now |
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12/12/2024 |
Care-experienced group launches in Parliament |
Children and Young People Now |
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12/12/2024 |
Our response to the Sara Sharif verdict |
NSPCC |
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13/12/2024 |
Practitioners struggling to respond to extrafamilial harm to children, finds analysis of serious cases |
Community Care |
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14/12/2024 |
Inexperienced social worker did not identify Sara Sharif’s father as posing any risk |
Guardian |
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16/12/2024 |
‘The school system is broken’: Why more parents are home-educating their children |
BBC News |
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16/12/2024 |
‘Families first for children’ model to be rolled out to all councils, says chief social worker |
Community Care |
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16/12/2024 |
Archbishop of York ‘deeply sorry’ for not being able to act sooner over sex abuse case |
Sky News |
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16/12/2024 |
YJLC Summit: Collaborating with Children – Applying Child First Principles in Practice |
Youth Justice Legal Centre |
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17/12/2024 |
Plan to register children not in school takes shape |
BBC News |
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17/12/2024 |
Illegal casinos are using Roblox to draw children into online gambling |
Sky News |
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18/12/2024 |
Threat against UK ‘smouldering’, top counter terror officer warns |
BBC News |
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18/12/2024 |
Agencies to be required to set up multi-agency child protection teams, under social care reform bill |
Community Care |
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19/12/2024 |
Covid Inquiry to hear children’s personal accounts of loneliness and lost learning |
Children and Young People Now |
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19/12/2024 |
New pilot shows way for smaller platforms to play big part in online safety |
Internet Watch Foundation |
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22/12/2024 |
Spiralling demand and shrinking budgets: why England’s SEND system is buckling |
Guardian |
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30/12/2024 |
Lisa Nandy urges YouTube and TikTok to promote better content for children |
Guardian |
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02/01/2025 |
Urgent referrals of children in mental health crisis in England rise 13% in year |
Guardian |
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03/01/2025 |
Care leavers missing out on home ‘essentials’, research finds |
Children and Young People Now |
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06/01/2025 |
‘How parent advocacy can rebalance the power dynamics of the children’s social care system’ |
Community Care |
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06/01/2025 |
Record numbers of children in England jailed many miles from their families |
Guardian |
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07/01/2025 |
Social work opinion split over police involvement in mental health incidents, poll finds |
Community Care |
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07/01/2025 |
SEND is the ‘biggest issue’ for schools – Ofsted |
BBC News |
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07/01/2025 |
Child mental health crisis: Better resilience is the solution, say experts |
BBC News |
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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 |
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08/01/2025 |
Government’s early years funding hikes fail to cover rising costs, IFS warns |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/01/2025 |
Cooper vows to make child abuse reporting mandatory |
Children and Young People Now |
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08/01/2025 |
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill explained |
Community Care |
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08/01/2025 |
Rising costs force ‘difficult choices’ on schools |
BBC News |
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08/01/2025 |
Child sex abuse and grooming gangs: What we know, and what we don’t, from the data |
Sky News |
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09/01/2025 |
Consultation launches to tackle low numbers of suitably qualified youth workers |
Children and Young People Now |
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09/01/2025 |
Children’s social care reform bill clears first parliamentary hurdle |
Community Care |
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09/01/2025 |
Five Reasons To Abolish Short-Term Custodial Sentences For Children |
Russell Webster |
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