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27/03/2025: Number of children in poverty rises by 200,000 to record level
The number of children living in poverty has increased by 200,000 to a record high of 4.5 million, government figures have revealed.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
25/03/2025: National Youth Agency warns of ‘critical’ shortage of youth workers
A critical shortage of trained youth workers is leaving young people vulnerable to escalating violence, exploitation and poor mental health, the National Youth Agency (NYA) is warning.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
25/03/2025: Survey reveals doubts over residential child care reforms
Children’s social care professionals have little confidence that planned government reforms to the residential child care sector will deliver savings and improve services over the next five years, a CYP Now survey suggests.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
24/03/2025: ‘What we used to do for 1-2 pupils, we’re now doing for the whole class’
Five years ago, schools and nurseries across the UK closed to most children as the first Covid-19 lockdown began. A year of online learning, bubbles, flow tests and little social contact followed and school leaders say they are still dealing with the impact – rises in special educational needs (Sen), exclusions, absenteeism and a wider attainment gap between pupils from different socio-economic backgrounds.
24/03/2025: Starmer ‘worried’ about toxic masculinity after Adolescence drama
The prime minister has said he is “worried” about toxic masculine behaviour on social media influencing young men, and has spoken with Sir Gareth Southgate about the issue.
22/03/2025: ‘Society thinks you are a child abuser’
A mother whose children were taken into care says she no longer feels “shame” and has “recovered hope” after joining an art therapy support group for women in the same position.
22/03/2025: Honest or unrealistic? Roblox boss’s online safety advice sparks debate
“If you’re not comfortable, don’t let your kids be on Roblox”: with that advice in an exclusive BBC interview, the hugely popular gaming platform’s CEO Dave Baszucki ignited a fierce debate among parents.
21/03/2025: Adolescence writer suggests social media ban for kids
The writer of the Netflix drama Adolescence has suggested that children should be denied access to social media to protect them from toxic ideas online.
20/03/2025: Childcare costs fall for the first time in 15 years – but nurseries are worried
Annual nursery costs for a child under two in England have fallen for the first time in 15 years, according to the children’s charity Coram.
20/03/2025: Breakfast club trials in some South West schools
More than 40 schools across the South West have been selected to trial new free breakfast clubs.
20/03/2025: British teenage boys are being targeted on Snapchat and Instagram by Nigerian ‘sextortion’ gangs posing as young women
British teenage boys are being blackmailed by Nigerian crime gangs posing as young women on social media sites like Snapchat and Instagram.
20/03/2025: More than 110 child sextortion attempts reported each month to UK police forces
National Crime Agency launches awareness campaign, saying criminals are adapting methods and using AI