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09/05/2024: Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns
Problems in support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being ‘exacerbated by a profoundly inadequate system’ of help as they become adults, according to campaigners.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
09/05/2024: ADCS president: Government needs cross-departmental plan for children
The government must come up with a ‘coherent plan for children’ across all departments with responsibility for services affecting young people, the president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
09/05/2024: Tech firms told to hide ‘toxic’ content from children
Ofcom has warned social media sites they could be named and shamed – and banned for under-18s – if they fail to comply with new online safety rules.
09/05/2024: Can we really ‘reset the internet’ to make it safer for children?
‚ÄúA major reset of the internet to make it much safer‚Äù is how Ofcom’s Gill Whitehead described the communications watchdog’s child safety announcements to me.
09/05/2024: Parents’ dismay at ‘draconian’ uniform rules
Some children returning from the summer break are facing isolation or being sent home over school uniform rules, which parents have described as “draconian”.
09/05/2024: ‘Parents in tears’ during SEND provision battle
A West Yorkshire MP has spoken about the “deep trauma” some parents face as they try to secure special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision for their children.
09/05/2024: Pupils ‘set up to fail’ by ADHD medication shortage
Some students starting new schools and colleges are being “set up to fail” due to an ongoing shortage of medication for ADHD, according to a charity chief.
09/05/2024: School exclusions up by a fifth over last year
The rate of secondary school exclusions, both permanent and temporary, has risen by more than a fifth over the last year, research has found.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
09/05/2024: Long delays in NHS care causing serious damage to children’s health across UK
Paediatricians warn of ‘life-long consequences’ after ‘shocking’ findings of their professional body.
09/05/2024: 102% increase in the number of children in care in the past 12 years
Declining spending on early intervention services means many families are not receiving support before they reach crisis point.
08/05/2024: Warning over ‘terrifying’ increase in abuse linked to nude image sharing
One in seven young people have experienced abuse relating to online sharing of nude images, research has revealed.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
08/05/2024: Expert calls for national standards on use of AI in children’s services
There needs to be national standards governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by local authority children’s services, an expert in data science has said.