Number of children placed on child protection plans for CSA has plummeted by 60%
The number of children placed on a child protection plan for Child Sexual Abuse in England and on the child protection register for CSA in Wales has dropped by 60% over the past two decades, according to new research.
The scale and nature of child sexual abuse: Review of evidence by the Centre for expertise [...]
Ofsted Review: Sexual harassment has been normalised in schools
Around nine in 10 girls spoken to by Ofsted as part of its review into safeguarding in schools said that sexist name calling and being sent unwanted explicit content happened either ‘a lot’ or ‘sometimes’.
The review, which also found that boys share content of nude girls between them like a collection game, found that [...]
140 organisations state: Government needs to prioritise children following pandemic
Supporting babies, children and young people to recover from the impact of the pandemic is still not a priority for government investment, a coalition of organisations has warned.
The resignation of Sir Kevan Collins as education recovery commissioner highlights the “disturbing truth” that children are not a priority, said the coalition which includes NCB, The [...]
Higher failures rates among BAME NQSWS in first assessed year
Newly qualified social workers from BAME backgrounds experience disproportionally higher failure rates in their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment than their white counterparts, research by Skills for Care has found.
Children’s social work employers have acknowledged that there is work for them to do in embedding proactive approaches to overcoming inequalities and addressing systemic [...]
Kent prepares for legal action after council overwhelmed with numbers of UASC
Kent Council is threatening the government with legal action as their services for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are reaching breaking point for the second time in a year.
Roger GoughKent currently has nearly double the number of UASC children in care the government says it is safe to have. The council has now taken the first [...]
Practitioners lack knowledge of infant mental health
Almost a third of Mental Health Practitioners do not understand infant mental health, a report by the Parent Information Foundation has found.
The survey, completed by almost 300 practitioners working in NHS infant, children and or young people’s mental health services (CAMHS) from a wide range of professions and marking the start of Infant Mental [...]
