Nearly 19,000 children and young people in England and Wales were hospitalised for self-harm last year, it has emerged. The NSPCC, which obtained the data through a Freedom of Information request to NHS trusts, said the figure marks an increase of almost 2,400 in the past three years.?
Small grassroots community groups including neighbourhood organisations, parishes and local voluntary groups are to get a direct funding boost of £2.5m from the government, it has been announced. The Department for Communities and Local Government said the new Communities Fund is being launched to help local people who are struggling to manage and will be targeted dependent on local pressures.?
There are now 83 potential suspects and 98 clubs involved in the inquiry into child abuse in football, police chiefs have said. The BBC reports the National Police Chiefs' Council said the investigations span all tiers of football, and police forces across the country are continuing to receive calls.?
Ofsted has labelled a children's charity as "inadequate" because officials were not aware they needed to be trained to spot extremism. The report stated that not all committee members at Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group in Colchester, Essex, had undergone checks as part of a country wide policy which was brought into prevent radicalisation. The Express reports the charity had previously been deemed "outstanding" and founder Carol Nice said the new rating had been "heart-breaking" for staff. ?
Disadvantaged white British pupils have the lowest rate of entry to grammar schools among a range of ethnic groups, research has found. The findings by Sutton Trust show disadvantaged Indian pupils are four times more likely than disadvantaged white British pupils to attend a grammar school, while disadvantaged Chinese pupils are 15 times as likely.
