Children regress in basic skills due to COVID-19 restrictions
Children who have been among the worst impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions have regressed in terms of their learning and basic skills, Ofsted has warned.
A second report looking at the effects Of COVID-19 on education and social care from the inspectorate highlights that young children whose parents were unable to work more [...]
Over 1m children could be missing full-time education
More than one million children could be missing out on full-time education, the Local Government Association has warned.
Significant gaps in education legislation, rising child support needs and a lack of funding are compounding the issue, the LGA warns.
Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the LGA’s Children and Young People Board, said: “The rising numbers of children [...]
Fewer children in criminal justice system but vulnerabilities are more complex
A “whole-system approach” involving a range of public agencies is needed to help tackle the complex vulnerabilities that many of the children entering the criminal justice system have experienced, a report has urged.
The justice select committee sets out the complex vulnerabilities many of these children face, including mental health, social exclusion and substance misuse issues. [...]
Mediation is more efficient than court hearings, study finds
Child protection mediation is more efficient than traditional court proceedings and more likely to help families reach some form of agreement, a rapid evidence review summary by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has found.
Where agreements were made through mediation, fewer court hearings took place and families spent less time in proceedings, the review found. However, [...]
Looked after children produce poetry during lockdown
Dear Society,
Listen up, listen up,
We are who we are, don’t try and change us into perfect people
I am not afraid of who I am
I am not afraid of your judgement
I am as clever as everyone else
I am not distraction in class, I am a learner with aspirations and goals
I will break the mould my family [...]
Children’s residential care is failing the most vulnerable children
There were 8,000 children living in children’s homes who experienced three different homes within one year, according to a report by the children’s commissioner for England today.
Anne Longfield has published three reports demonstrating how the children’s residential social care system is broken and is failing many of the most vulnerable children, in particular those who [...]
