Postcode lottery in SEN support
There are significant inconsistencies in how children with special educational needs and disabilities in England are identified and supported, the Education Policy Institute has warned.
Access to support is decided by a “postcode lottery” with the chances of receiving SEND support from the school or from the local authority largely dictated by the school that a [...]
Prisoners should be made priority group for COVID vaccine
People in prison are at an increased risk of COVID-19 and should be made a vaccine priority, research by UCL has urged.
The research reveals that there were 121 deaths related to COVID-19 among people in prisons in England and Wales between March 2020 and February 2021, representing a risk of dying 3.3 times higher than [...]
Ofsted introduces new approach to inspection of Cafcass
Ofsted is to introduce a new approach to inspecting the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
Shorter inspections will be carried out every three years using a ‘whole-system’ approach, with more contact in between each inspection. This fresh approach will bring Cafcass in line with Ofsted’s other inspections of children’s social care.
Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s [...]
New mother’s mental health impacted negatively due to COVID-19 and restrictions
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed mental health challenges for women during pregnancy and early motherhood, according to a report by Centre for Mental Health and Maternal Mental Health Alliance.
There has been a decrease in the mental health of women during the perinatal period for a variety of reasons including an increase in anxiety due to [...]
Nine in 10 back safer social media networks for children
Nine out of 10 people want social media networks and messaging services to be safer for children, a YouGov survey for the NSPCC has found.
The poll of more than 2,000 adults found that they overwhelmingly backed new laws to keep children safe on social media and wanted tech bosses to be held responsible for safety.
NSPCC [...]
Review of the future of childhood launched by children’s commissioner
A once-in-a-generation review of the future of childhood in England has been launched by the new children’s commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza.
‘The Childhood Commission’ will identify the barriers preventing children from reaching their full potential, propose policy and services solutions and develop targets by which improvements can be monitored.
Launching ‘The Childhood Commission,’ Dame [...]
