Review of employment rights for domestic abuse survivors launched
The government has launched a review of employment rights for survivors of domestic abuse in a bid to look at what more could be done to help survivors in the workplace.
The review, launched by Business Minister Paul Scully, will explore the availability of flexible working and unplanned leave for domestic abuse survivors. It will [...]
Schools will not open to all before summer break
Plans to re-open schools to all pupils for a month before the summer holiday have been scrapped by the government, it has emerged.
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the National Education Union, said it was “inevitable” that plans for all pupils to return to school would be unworkable given the government’s guidance for schools [...]
Mental health resources provided to schools to support pupils and staff
Schools and colleges will be provided with new online resources to help support pupils and staff with mental health problems.
Videos, webinars and teaching materials which were designed by health and education experts aim to reassure young people who are worried about the impact of COVID-19.
Children and Families Minister Vicky Ford said: “There has never [...]
Charity Article 39 takes DfE to High Court over secondary legislation
A children’s rights charity has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of changes made by the Department of Education around social workers’ statutory duties to children in care.
Article 39, represented by Oliver Studdert from Irwin Mitchell, Jenni Richards QC and Steve Broach from 39 Essex Chambers, and Khatija Hafesji from Monckton [...]
Views to self-help resources to prevent online child sexual abuse rises rapidly in lockdown
The number of views to self-help resources to stop online child sexual abuse in Scotland has increased by 200 per cent during lockdown.
There has been increased numbers of people accessing the Get Help section of the Stop it Now! Scotland website, which includes a peak in traffic after Police Scotland launched its recent online [...]
£7m funding for charities supporting children affected by COVID-19 and lockdown measures
Vulnerable children and families affected by COVID-19 and the measures put in place to stop its spread will benefit from support offered by a coalition of charities under a new ‘See, Hear, Respond’ Department for Education programme.
The government has provided £7m of funding to launch the service which will be led by the charity [...]
