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20/05/2025: Mobile prison used to teach children about crime
A mobile prison cell, complete with bunk beds and a metal toilet, is visiting primary schools to teach children about crime.
16/05/2025: Government ‘outpaced’ in mission to tackle violence against women and girls, warns PAC
The government must take “strong action on all fronts” to tackle violence against women and girls, an influential committee of MPs has urged, after an inquiry found that support services are under “unsustainable pressure”.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
16/05/2025: DfE unveils more funding for mental health in schools teams
The Department for Education has announced a funding boost of up to £49 million to provide 900,000 more pupils with mental health support in school this year.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
15/05/2025: Private schools say fees have gone up by 22% in last year
Private school fees were 22.6% higher on average in January compared with a year ago, according to the body that represents most independent schools in the UK.
15/05/2025: ‘I thought the abuse was normal – he was my first proper boyfriend’
Lucy, not her real name, was just 13 years old when she met her ex-boyfriend online. The start of their relationship was “like something out of a rom-com or romance novel”.
15/05/2025: People ‘will find a way’ to harmful content – teens
People will “no matter what, find a way” to access inappropriate and harmful content online even after a new crackdown comes into force, teenagers have said.
15/05/2025: Early help funding for youngest children funnelled to crisis support
Early help spending on children aged four and under has halved since 2010 – with money instead being diverted to urgent and crisis support, such as taking children into care, research has found.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
14/05/2025: Free breakfast clubs open at Cornwall schools
The launch of government-funded free breakfast clubs has more than doubled attendance before lessons at a group of five primary schools in Cornwall, school leaders say.
14/05/2025: More than 150 organisations call for action to end youth homelessness
A collective of more than 150 organisations supporting young people experiencing homelessness staged a protest outside parliament this week calling on the government to do more to tackle the issue.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
13/05/2025: Devon children’s services rated inadequate again
Children in Devon are “at risk of harm” due to continued failings in council services, a report has found.
13/05/2025: Call to ban under-16s from phones and social media
A mother has started a campaign to highlight the danger of phones for young people as pupils get ready to take exams.
09/05/2025: School kids asking for advice on strangulation during sex – as abuse victim issues warning
Kerry Allan says her ex-partner, Michael Cosgrove, threatened to kill her before repeatedly strangling her in August 2024.