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19/06/2025: Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told
Students should be ready to be shocked and offended at university, according to the man in charge of ensuring free speech on campuses.
19/06/2025: Pupil drug and alcohol use sparking violence, teachers warn
Teachers are warning that drug and alcohol use among pupils is contributing to violence and disruption in schools.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
19/06/2025: Barrier lifted to care leaver social housing from next month
“Unfair barriers” to social housing for care leavers are to be lifted within weeks, the government has confirmed.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
19/06/2025: Inspectors call for better support for young child victims of domestic abuse
Failures in support for young children who are victims of domestic abuse in Redcar and Cleveland have been highlighted by inspectors.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
18/06/2025: Child violent crime suspects ‘getting younger’
An increasing proportion of children aged between 10 and 14 years old are suspected of committing violent crime in London, in comparison to other young people, a report has found.
18/06/2025: Professional Curiosity In Probation
Helen Amor, Effective Practice Lead at HM Inspectorate of Probation, guest blogs on professional curiosity in probation.
18/06/2025: AI puts real child sex victims at risk, experts say
An increase in sophisticated AI-generated images of child abuse could result in police and other agencies chasing “fake” rather than genuine abuse, a charity has said.
17/06/2025: Cooper backs national inquiry to ‘root out scourge of grooming gangs’
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has launched a new national inquiry as part of the “biggest programme of work ever pursued to root out the scourge of grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation”.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
16/06/2025: Grooming gangs in UK thrived in ‘culture of ignorance’, Casey report says
Public inquiry will examine repeated failures that prevented abuse against children being properly investigated.
12/06/2025: Report calls for further free school meal reform to tackle regional differences
A think tank is calling for the government to bring in further reform of the free school meal system and bring in national auto-enrolment to tackle regional differences.
12/06/2025: Pupil SEND numbers exceed 1.7mn
The number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has risen by 5.6% to more than 1.7 million, according to data released by the Department for Education today.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
10/06/2025: Child neglect concerns the number one reason for adults reaching out to our Helpline
We’re calling for neglect to be considered a ‘national emergency’ as well as a new amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to introduce a national neglect strategy.