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08/09/2024: English universities face autumn ‘tipping point’ as financial crisis looms
Vice-chancellors fear weaker institutions need bailout to avert failure due to fewer students and higher costs.
05/09/2024: Embracing Change within School Safeguarding: The Implications of Recent Internet Security Protocols
The landscape of digital privacy and security within schools is silently changing, with the integration of advanced encryption technologies such as Encrypted DNS, TLS 1.3, and Encrypted Client Hello (ECH).
(Source: South West Grid for Learning)
03/09/2024: Revealed: homeless children spending entire lives in temporary housing in England
Thousands of families have not found permanent accommodation for more than a decade, according to alarming new research
02/09/2024: How can you keep children safe online and what parental controls are there?
The question of how to keep children safe online is never far from parents’ minds, but has come into increasing focus following the murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey.
01/09/2024: Labour proposes free breakfast clubs to tackle persistent school absence
Better mental health support for pupils would be part of Labour’s plans to improve school attendance in England.
01/09/2024: New Redthread chief targets period of stability and consolidation
The new interim chief executive of Redthread has said she is focused on delivering a stable leadership team at the youth charity following the surprise departure of her predecessor late last year.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
01/09/2024: The NPCC Publishes Guidance on the Role of the Youth Justice Service Police Officer
The NPCC guidance on the role of the Youth Justice Service (‘YJS’) police officer (‘the Guidance’) aims to support the shared understanding of the YJS police officer‚Äôs role, particularly in relation the YJB and the NPCC on the role of the YOT Police Officer.
(Source: Youth Justice Legal Centre)
01/09/2024: Dangerous play: how online gaming purchases led an Australian youth into a secret gambling addiction
Matthew’s father had no idea his son was even gambling, let alone deep in debt, until he got a terrifying phone call.
31/08/2024: Crumbling concrete schools will suffer ‘for years to come’
One year ago, teachers, parents and pupils in England were preparing to head back to school as usual – until, for some, panic mode set in.
30/08/2024: Restrained and scared – the £100k schools failing vulnerable children
One of Leah’s most painful memories of her former school is the time she was held down for so long by members of staff, that blood vessels burst in her face.
30/08/2024: Half of Rape Crisis services expect to make cuts, despite growing demand from children’s social care
47% of centres expecting reduction in core funding, in spite of growing number of referrals from children’s social care, mental health services and GPs, finds Rape Crisis England and Wales survey of members.
29/08/2024: Increase in teachers providing food for hungry pupils
Record numbers of teachers took food into school for hungry pupils during the summer term, according to research by charity Fareshare.