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11/12/2024: DfE plans will curb profiteering but not without cutting care placement supply, say social workers
With the DfE having unveiled planned reforms to children’s care placements, we gauged social workers’ views on their potential impact on profiteering
11/12/2024: Reform SEND support or risk ‘widespread local authority bankruptcies’, warns think-tank
The system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) must be overhauled to avoid councils going bankrupt, a leading think-tank has warned.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
09/12/2024: Puberty blockers: Can a drug trial solve one of medicine’s most controversial debates?
It is among the most delicate and controversial challenges in modern medicine – how to determine whether the benefits of puberty blockers (or drugs that delay puberty) outweigh the potential harms.
09/12/2024: Two-thirds of England’s poorest families miss out on childcare, report finds
IPPR and Save the Children call for measures including new not-for-profit nursery trusts and increased funding for deprived areas
09/12/2024: Introducing the X (formerly Twitter) Checklist – Keeping Your Profile Under Control
Whether you’re new to X or an experienced user, managing your profile can sometimes feel overwhelming. The X Checklist simplifies this process by addressing the most common questions people have about their profiles
(Source: South West Grid for Learning)
08/12/2024: ‘I want to show teens it’s ok to talk’
A 13-year-old boy who is starring in a short film about mental health has said he hopes it will show teenagers that it is “okay to talk”.
08/12/2024: How many rape cases are derailed by ‘sexsomnia’ claims? The CPS doesn’t know
Despite pledge to challenge claims, the prosecutions agency is not tracking how many cases it has dropped
06/12/2024: High number of pupils regularly missing school
Almost a quarter of children in Bristol are persistently absent from school, according to Ofsted.
05/12/2024: Ofsted ‘alarmed’ by absences and ‘flexi-schooling’
The “alarming” level of children missing school has become a “stubborn and damaging issue”, according to the chief inspector of Ofsted, England’s schools regulator.
05/12/2024: Disadvantaged children hardest hit by education and social care challenges, warns Ofsted
The most vulnerable and disadvantaged children are those worst affected by recruitment and demand pressures across children’s social care and education, Ofsted is warning.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
05/12/2024: Prime Minister sets school readiness target
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to boost the proportion of children starting school “ready to learn” as part of the government’s reboot of its targets for this parliament.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
05/12/2024: Welcome Rise Of Numbers In Drug & Alcohol Treatment
2023/24 treatment stats show welcome (7%) rise in numbers in drug & alcohol treatment.