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08/03/2024: Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers
The ability to pause Ofsted inspections in circumstances where there are concerns for leaders wellbeing will be extended to cover children’s social care and early years providers, the inspectorate has said.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
03/03/2024: Mia Janin: Father wants cyber-bullying law after daughter’s death
The father of a girl who took her own life says cyber-bullying should be made a specific crime to protect children.
03/03/2024: RNLI game wins over Cullercoats volunteer’s grandson
The grandson of an RNLI volunteer has given the thumbs up to a new children’s sea safety game launched as the charity celebrates its 200th birthday. ‘Storm Force Rescue’, aimed at the under 11s, goes live for download from app stores on phones or tablets on 4 March.
02/03/2024: Universities’ international admissions to be reviewed
University admissions processes will be reviewed after concerns about the recruitment of international students.
28/02/2024: ‘State of crisis’ for domestic abuse services because of cuts, warns commissioner
Reductions already being made to domestic abuse provision due to funding shortfalls and uncertainty, watchdog tells levelling up secretary Michael Gove.
12/02/2024: Brianna Ghey’s mother warns tech bosses more children will die without action
Esther Ghey says she believes social media use left her daughter vulnerable, while killers were able to access violent content online.
10/02/2024: “Serious Indictment” Of The Way We Treat Children In Custody
Prison inspectorate say it is a serious indictment of the Youth Custody Service that children continue to be held in solitary confinement.
09/02/2024: Police visits to schools will be axed amid £2m funding cuts (S. Wales)
Police will stop visiting schools to help with pupil behaviour after the Welsh government said it will axe the scheme. School Beat Cymru allowed for 68 officers across Wales’ four forces to deliver lessons on substance abuse, safety, safeguarding and behaviour.
09/02/2024: ‘It stains your brain’: How social media algorithms show violence to boys
It was 2022 and Cai, then 16, was scrolling on his phone. He says one of the first videos he saw on his social media feeds was of a cute dog. But then, it all took a turn.
09/02/2024: Pay-as-you-go schooling: parents under pressure to fund essentials
‘Voluntary’ donations of up to £300 a year are increasingly being asked for to balance the books. But this can lead to inequality within schools.
08/02/2024: Children need ‘honesty’ from parents over deadly attacks
A child psychologist has urged parents to be “honest” with their children about a deadly knife attack without “overloading or frightening them”.
08/02/2024: TikTok sued for ‘massive’ invasion of child privacy
The US government has filed a new lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media company of unlawfully collecting children’s data and failing to respond when parents tried to delete their children’s accounts.