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15/08/2024: One in five children in care placed far from home, charity warns
One in five children in care in England are being placed more than 20 miles from their family, friends, school and wider community, research by children’s charity Become is warning.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
15/08/2024: Social work involvement acts as barrier to mental health support, study finds
Vulnerable children and those from economically disadvantaged areas face unequal access to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), latest research suggests.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
13/08/2024: Funding boost for NHS-backed speech stammer app
The family of a seven-year-old girl with a stammer have said an NHS-backed speech support app will be a “real game-changer”.
13/08/2024: Growing demand on the dark web for AI abuse images
A new study has found a clear desire among online offenders to learn how to create child sexual abuse material.
13/08/2024: YJB ‘supports alternatives to prosecution’ for children involved in riots
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is looking into ‘alternatives to prosecution’ for children involved in violent disorder across the country in a bid to prevent reoffending, the organisation’s chair had said.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
13/08/2024: Child Imprisonment Is Beyond Reform
Children’s rights and justice organisations call for an end to child imprisonment in England.
12/08/2024: Man used AI to make indecent child images
A man who used AI technology to create indecent images of children is due to be jailed in a “landmark case”, police have said.
12/08/2024: Regularly assess pupils’ non-academic abilities to identify SEND sooner, experts say
Developing better assessment tools to identify children’s needs and more training for education professionals to deliver improved support for young people and families are key recommendations in a report on how to tackle the “crisis” in special education needs and disabilities (SEND) services.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
12/08/2024: Campaigners call for swift closure of child prisons
Children’s rights and justice charities have called for the urgent closure of all youth custody settings because a review of evidence shows they cannot be made safe or suitable for children.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
12/08/2024: Large majority of secondary school teachers think students worry too much that exam results will determine their future
Our Childline service wants to remind young people that there are always options whatever they achieve, and that we’re here to support them if they need us.
12/08/2024: Youth unemployment at lowest level in a decade, report finds
Unemployment among young people is at its lowest level since 2014, according to the Social Mobility Commission.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
10/08/2024: Children to be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online
Education secretary launches review of curriculum in primary and secondary schools in England aimed at teaching critical thinking.