Pandemic and online harm creates most difficulties for girls and young women
Pressures of social media and online harm along with anxieties about the COVID-19 pandemic are the greatest fears affecting girls and young women, a survey has found.
GirlGuiding asked over 2,000 girls and young women aged 7 to 21, both inside and outside of guiding, how they feel about the specific and emerging pressures facing [...]
Sibling conflict in SEND rose during lockdown
Conflict between siblings in special needs families increased during the first lockdown, a study published in the British Journal of Psychology has revealed.
More than half of parents and carers reported that their child with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities was ‘picked on’ or hurt at least once by their sibling during the first month [...]
School leaders slam SEND funding as ‘insufficient’
School leaders have slammed their allocated funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision as insufficient.
The National Association of HeadTeachers carried out a survey which found that almost all school leaders - 97 per cent – said that funding for pupils with SEND in their school is insufficient and 95 per cent reported that [...]
Plea for foster carers following rise in referrals
People considering fostering have been urged to step forwards after the number of children referred to Barnardo’s fostering services across the UK have risen by 36% in the last year.
The charity reports that there were 19,144 children referred to the charity’s fostering services in the 12 months leading to 31 July 2021, compared to [...]
How to make a referral to WillisPalmer
To enable us to provide you with the correct expert who has the most relevant experience for the assessment or service you require please provide us with these few key points listed below.
What type of assessment is required?We provide a variety of assessments including parenting, SGO, Connected Person’s, Adoption, Fostering, Sibling, International, Cognitive, Psychological, Psychiatric, [...]
Family Hubs Programme extended
A Family Hubs Programme to improve access to early education, health and care services for vulnerable families has been launched by the government backed with £20 million funding.
The multi-million pound investment will be used to create up to 10 more Family Hubs across the country offer families, children and young people somewhere to access [...]
