Fiona Simpson

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It is the first time the voting age has been lowered since 1959 Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 November 2019

Welsh Assembly extends voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds

Youth Work

Under the Conservatives relative child poverty could increase by five per cent. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 November 2019

General election: Child poverty could reach 60-year high under Conservatives, report warns

Children's Services

Mr Justice Warby said Anderton Park School sought to “weave the language of equality into everyday life”. Picture: Valentin Kundeus/Adobe Stock

News 26 November 2019

High Court judge bans protesters from outside primary school in LGBT teaching row

Education

Boris Johnson vowed to invest £14bn in schools. Picture: Conservatives

News 25 November 2019

General Election: Conservative manifesto pledges £14bn for schools and crackdown on youth violence

Youth Justice

Some 83 per cent of kinship carers asked said they were grandparents. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 November 2019

End unfair treatment of kinship carers, says Sir James Munby

Social Care

Labour have vowed to create a National Youth Service Image: Adobe Stock

News 22 November 2019

Election 2019: Campaigners back Labour's £1bn investment pledge for youth work

Youth Work

Almost 700 children in the UK are at risk of domestic violence every day. Image: Action for Children

News 21 November 2019

Almost 700 children at risk of domestic violence every day, study shows

Safeguarding and child protection

Jeremy Corbyn launches the Labour Party manifesto in Birmingham. Image: The Labour Party

News 21 November 2019

Election 2019: Labour Party pledges £845m to improve children's mental health

Mental health

Education leaders have welcomed Labour's manifesto pledges on school funding Image: Adobe Stock

News 21 November 2019

Election 2019: Education leaders praise Labour's vow to reverse school cuts

Education

The CRC covers a child's right to education and play. Image: Adobe Stock

News 20 November 2019

Convention on the Rights of the Child: Two-thirds of young people ‘have never heard of act’

Citizenship

Jo Swinson launches the Liberal Democrat's manifesto. Image: Liberal Democrats

News 20 November 2019

Election 2019: Liberal Democrats manifesto pledges heavy investment in youth services and early years

Children's Services

Skipping breakfast has been linked to lower GCSE grades. Image: Ginger Pixie Photography/Magic Breakfast

News 19 November 2019

Skipping breakfast linked to lower GCSE grades

Education