Almost 1.8 million children persistently absent from school
Almost 1.8 million children are persistently absent from school, the children’s commissioner for England has estimated.
The 1.78m children who were persistently absent were missing over 10% of school sessions while a further 124,000 children were severely absent in the Autumn 2021 term, missing more than 50% of sessions.
The office for the [...]
How to support children who are anxious over war
Given the current conflict in Ukraine, the British Psychological Society has issued advice on how best to support children who are becoming anxious over situation.
As tensions rise in the Ukraine and with conversations about the conflict occurring on a daily basis as well as dominating the tv headlines and newspaper front pages, [...]
Lack of early intervention leads to re-referrals
An estimated 64,000 children a year are missing out on early help services and then being re-referred to children’s social care within 12 months, a report by Action for Children warns.
There were at least 320,000 missed opportunities to provide early help services to children who were then re-referred to social care within [...]
Cash-strapped authorities leave families navigating own problems with teens such as exploitation and gangs
A lack of support for families is placing young people at risk of criminal exploitation, county lines, gangs and violence, a report has warned.
The Commission on Young Lives report outlines how parents have told them that they have called the police and social services desperate for help, only to be told that [...]
DfE issues Improvement Notice to Solihull Council following joint inspection
An Improvement Notice has been issued to Solihull Council by the Department for Education following the recent Joint Targeted Inspection of the authority.
The Improvement Notice was issued on 28 February 2022 following concerns around serious weaknesses in parts of the council’s children’s social care functions, and evidence of unassessed [...]
Schools are not as safe as they should be
Schools are not as safe for children as they should be and children’s interests do not always come first when allegations of sexual abuse are made, a report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has found.
The Inquiry heard evidence about ineffective safeguarding in schools during the past 20 years and [...]
