Youth work and social care news from around the world
Links from around the world of youth work and social care: Strengths-based social care: The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published a report, written jointly with Leeds City
Working together to safeguard children: statutory guidance myth busting
The Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme has published guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) to clarify to relevant parts of the English statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children
How the food we feed young people affects their brain
At work we’ve been reflecting recently on how our young people’s diet affects their brain. When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct
Reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect
The Home Office and the Department for Education have launched a consultation on reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect. They are seeking views from the public on the
Campaign aims to open up jobs to young people without degrees
Two major children’s charities have launched a campaign urging employers, particularly those in the voluntary sector, to make more job opportunities available to young people without degrees. The Open To
Good Childhood Report 2015
The Children’s Society has produced their fourth Good Childhood Report, exploring how children feel about their lives, based on 10 years of well-being research in partnership with the University of
Child sexual exploitation report – “It couldn’t happen here, could it?”
The government has recently produced a report into child sexual exploitation entitled “It couldn’t happen here, could it?“. The report evaluates the effectiveness of how local authorities’ have responded to
Young people to be funded to remain in foster care until age 21 if they wish
Children and young people brought up by foster carers in England will be allowed to remain with families until they are 21 if they choose to under a new legal
SEN Conference – Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants
The last session of the Hampshire County Council SEN Conference was entitled “Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants” and led by Rob Webster, Principal Special Needs Officer Working in HCC since
Education and schools work update
Headlines from the world of education and schools work: Only 6 per cent learn facts of life from their parents: Most young people learn about sex from television, the internet
Education and schools work update
Headlines from the world of education and schools work: New university gathers top academics to teach £18,000-a-year degrees: New College of the Humanities promises more direct teaching by likes of
Education and schools work update
Headlines from the world of education and schools work: Schools win right to turn away middle class children: Radical reforms could see middle-class children miss out on most popular schools