Opinion

Three key issues of the 2010s to fix in the 2020s

1 min read Editorial
The new government will need to solve quickly a number of longstanding issues affecting vulnerable children and families if it is to offer a more optimistic outlook for a children’s sector worn down by a decade of austerity.
Derren Hayes is editor of Children & Young People Now
Derren Hayes is editor of Children & Young People Now

Here are the three children’s services issues at the top of the government’s in tray:

Instead of the “sticking plaster approach” to policymaking and funding that typified much of the past decade, the new government needs to recognise the problems facing vulnerable children and families and develop serious policies to tackle them now. Investing in early help, reducing numbers in care and sorting out schools will go a long way to ensuring the 2020s are a brighter decade for children and families.

derren.hayes@markallengroup.com

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