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26/07/2024: Labour halts Tory law on freedom of speech in English universities

Education secretary ‘to consider options’ including repeal of controversial powers introduced by last government.

(Source: Guardian)

25/07/2024: Redthread explores merger with Catch22

Youth violence prevention charity Redthread is considering a merger with Catch22 after experiencing ‘major financial challenges’, the organisation has announced.

(Source: Children and Young People Now)

25/07/2024: Proven youth work strategies needed to combat increasing violence, research finds

The new government much invest in youth work strategies proven to reduce increasing levels of violence among young people, researchers say.

(Source: Children and Young People Now)

25/07/2024: One in six vapes confiscated at English schools spiked with ‚’zombie drug’

Warning of risk of serious harm as synthetic drug spice found in vapes in 28 of 38 schools tested. One in six vapes confiscated in English schools are spiked with the highly addictive ‘zombie drug’ spice, according to research.

(Source: Guardian)

25/07/2024: £5bn debt crisis of special educational needs ‘could bankrupt’ English councils

Increased demand for children’s services leading to meltdown, warn local authority leaders

(Source: Guardian)

25/07/2024: Young Women’s Education In Prison

The powerful role education plays for young women in prison and on release

(Source: Russell Webster)

24/07/2024: Instagram removes 63,000 sextortion accounts in Nigeria

Instagram owner Meta says it has removed thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were trying to target people in sextortion schemes. Such scammers typically pose as young women online to trick people into sending sexually explicit material before blackmailing them.

(Source: BBC News)

24/07/2024: DfE has ‘little understanding’ on impact of spending on disadvantaged pupils, NAO finds

The Department for Education has ‘limited evidence’ on how well more than ¬£4 billion worth of funding is being spent on initiatives designed to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

(Source: Children and Young People Now)

24/07/2024: Charities call for reform to benefits system to tackle poverty and mental health crisis

A new report from a coalition of children‚Äôs charities has warned that an inadequate benefits system is contributing to a “dual crisis” of poverty and poor mental health among families.

(Source: Children and Young People Now)

24/07/2024: Tackling misogyny in UK schools could take up to 20 years, says Jess Phillips

Safeguarding minister outlines measures to protect women and girls, including plans for ‘Raneem’s law‚’

(Source: Guardian)

24/07/2024: Overhaul UK benefits to tackle child poverty, charities urge

Report warns of crisis of poverty and mental health which ‘casts a shadow’ over young people’s wellbeing.

(Source: Guardian)

23/07/2024: Childline expects more contacts from children this summer about body image and eating disorders

Different factors combine to make the summer a difficult time for many young people. Childline delivered 4,229 counselling sessions to young people from April 2023 to March 2024 about body image and eating disorders

(Source: NSPCC)