Mental health emergency among adopted children
Some of the most vulnerable children are facing a mental health emergency as a result of failings in a system that is not designed to meet their needs, Adoption UK has warned.
Many adopted children have experienced abuse or neglect or witnessed violence in their early years which has impacted negatively on their [...]
90,000 children persistently absent in Autumn term leaving them vulnerable to gangs
Over 90,000 children were persistently absent during the Autumn term last year, according to a report by the Centre for Social Justice.
During successive lockdowns across 2020-21, charities and organisations working with young people have warned that children who have been missing from formal education settings have become vulnerable to local gangs or [...]
Inspectorates warn children at Rainsbrook were at risk of harm
Children held at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre were placed at risk of harm as a result of serious and widespread failings at the centre, a joint inspection by Ofsted, The Care Commission and HMI Prisons has found.
The joint report comes after the Lord Chancellor Lord Buckland announced last week that all [...]
BASW warns of ‘lost generation’ of children needing safeguarding but missing support
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 [...]
Referrals to children’s services down by 11% but case complexity rises
The number of referrals to children’s services at March 2021 was 11% lower than in previous years, according to official statistics from the Department for Education.
The ‘Vulnerable Children and Young People Survey Summary of returns Waves 1 to 22’ report published by the Department for Education reveals that in Wave 22 - between 8 [...]
Primary school children made ‘virtually no progress’ learning remotely
Plus - Language and communication skills affected by disruption to schooling
Primary-aged school children have made ‘virtually no progress’ studying at home due to school closures for COVID-19 restrictions, research has found.
Researchers at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science found that school closures in the last year have led to serious [...]
