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New mothers frequently given little notice when care proceedings involving newborns are issued

07/06/2021
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The number of babies involved in care proceedings continues to rise and mothers are rarely given much notice, research for the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has found.

The number of newborn babies in care proceedings in England increased by 20 per cent between 2012/13 and 2019/20, rising from 2,425 to 2,914 per year. In Wales [...]

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Pupils regressed significantly in January lockdown

07/06/2021
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The national lockdown in January 2021 had a huge impact on pupils’ learning putting them behind by an average of 3.5 months in maths and 2.2 months in English, research for the Department for Education has found.

The analysis, carried out by the Education Policy Institute and Renaissance Learning for the Department, also found that [...]

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More than one third of kinship carers receive no financial support from councils

03/06/2021
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Over a third of kinship carers received no financial support from their local authority, according to a survey by the charity Kinship, previously Grandparents Plus.

The likelihood of receiving an allowance from the local authority varied according to the legal status of the child, but the survey found that 85% of kinship carers raising children [...]

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BASW warns of ‘lost generation’ of children needing safeguarding but missing support

03/06/2021
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The British Association of Social Workers has raised fears for a “lost generation” of children in need of safeguarding who may have been missed due to the restrictions introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

WillisPalmer has repeatedly sounded alarm bells about the plight of children incarcerated potentially with their abusive parents or [...]

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Education Recovery Commissioner resigns amid funding row

03/06/2021
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The Education Recovery Commissioner has stepped down from the role amid a row over funding.

Prime minister Boris Johnson announced the appointment of Sir Kevan Collins as the government’s Education Recovery Commissioner in February, to oversee a comprehensive programme of catch-up aimed at young people who have lost out on learning due to the pandemic, [...]

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Church of England introduces redress scheme

02/06/2021
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The Church of England has pledged to introduce a support and redress scheme for victims and survivors of abuse following the publication of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s investigation into the Anglican Church.

IICSA has published two reports on the Anglican Church and the Church of England has since pledged to significant reform [...]

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