09/01/2024: How did the pandemic impact babies starting school as children now?
On 25 March 2020, Fiona and Ben Young drove to their local maternity unit through London‚Äôs empty streets. When they arrived, security guards sent them to the back entrance. It was day three of England’s first lockdown and the front was surrounded by patients being treated by doctors in hazmat suits.
09/01/2024: Education Secretary vows to clamp down on ‘absence epidemic’ in schools as parents face steeper fines for letting children stay at home
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has today vowed to clamp down on the ‘absence epidemic’ in Britain’s schools, as she warned parents allowing their children to skip school are significantly diminishing their future earning potential.
09/01/2024: ‘They’re about two years behind’: fears for children born during lockdown as they start at school
Covid’s world of masks and remote health visits has created a generation at risk of social and emotional difficulties
09/01/2024: Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’
Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures show
08/01/2024: ‘Lack of SEND funding partly behind exclusion rise’
A lack of funding for pupils with special educational needs is partly behind a rise in exclusions, a headteacher said.
08/01/2024: Devon scheme for additional needs pupils extended
A pilot scheme to help children with additional needs overcome concerns about going to primary school will continue, it has been confirmed.
08/01/2024: Schoolchildren to be taught dangers of vaping
Twelve and 13 year olds in Plymouth are to be taught about the dangers of vaping as part of a campaign to stop children using them.
08/01/2024: Family support programmes could save councils £87,000 per year, study suggests
The use of specialist family support officers for those affected by child exploitation could save councils more than £87,000 per year, a study finds.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
08/01/2024: ‘Huge jump’ in number of young rough sleepers in London
The number of young people sleeping rough in London has increased by more than a third over the last year, new figures show.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
08/01/2024: Teenagers displaying ‘problematic phone use’ more likely to be depressed
About one in five teenagers aged 16-18 display problematic behaviour with their phones, study finds
08/01/2024: Child Criminal Exploitation
Nina Maxwell sets out how we can respond to child criminal exploitation for HMI Probation.
08/01/2024: Ofcom Releases Deepfake Data
New research published by Ofcom has demonstrated the growing impact that AI-generated content is having on young people and adults.