Daily roundup 19 July: Lockdown, terror attacks, and Instagram

Schools need a coherent strategy for lockdown procedures in case of a dangerous event taking place on their premises, a teaching union said. The BBC reports that the NASUWT said schools currently had ad hoc drills to deal with various threats and called on the government to put together a comprehensive plan. More than 200 head teachers in West Yorkshire have attended council-run seminars providing advice on lockdowns.


The number of children and young people seeking help from mental health services has spiked in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in England, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The Guardian reports that hospitals across the Manchester region have seen an estimated 10 per cent increase in children seeking help since a bomb ripped through the Manchester Arena on 22 May, killing 22 people, according to the organisation.


Research from an anti-bullying charity suggests social media is making young people more anxious. The BBC reports that a study by Ditch the Label found that 40 per cent per cent said they felt bad if nobody liked their selfies and 35 per cent said their confidence was directly linked to the number of followers they had. Instagram was highlighted as having become the vehicle most used for mean comments.


Staff and parents from a children's centre in Birmingham threatened with closure will go to Downing Street today and urge the government to keep them open. The Birmingham Mail reports that a delegation of 10 teachers, staff, parents and priests from local churches will urge ministers to save Lakeside children's centre, in Kingstanding, Erdington. They will hand over a petition, as well as letters written by parents, at the door to Number 10.


Hundreds of youngsters have planned a town hall demonstration at a Tower Hamlets council meeting today to protest against a youth sports programme being scrapped. The East London Advertiser reports that they will present a petition with 5,000 names calling for cash from a £3.8m council kitty to be used to save the Tower Hamlets Youth Sport Foundation.