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The need for early age-appropriate RSE

Friday, April 29, 2022

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In my work as programme and training manager for relationships and sex education (RSE) at Coram Life Education charity, I regularly hear from distressed primary school teachers who feel under-equipped to deal with the increasingly urgent issues of misogyny, sexism and sexual harassment in schools.

Local elections: Council support key in ending youth homelessness for good

Friday, April 29, 2022

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Young people have never been more engaged with politics.

Save our staff: child ratios

Friday, April 22, 2022

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In 2013, then Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) Elizabeth Truss decided to pursue a plan to reduce staff:child ratios.

Navigating a time of change for children’s services

Friday, April 22, 2022

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Looking outside at the spring sunshine it feels like change is in the air, although as I’m in the North East it’s still a bit chilly.

How to support a young person with their mental health

Thursday, April 21, 2022

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When a young person starts talking about how they’re feeling, remember it might be the first time they have spoken to someone about their mental health and they may struggle to put their thoughts into words.

Girl Q: Tips for tackling racism in schools

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

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“I don’t know if I’m going to feel normal again. I don’t know how long it will take to repair my box. But I do know this can't happen to anyone, ever again.” GIRL Q

Plenty on the horizon

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

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I am pleased and proud to continue to chair the ADCS Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee.

The importance of determination in children’s social care

Monday, April 11, 2022

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In preparing for this blog, I re-read Charlotte Ramsden’s final blog as ADCS President from last month, “time to pass the baton”.

Time to wake up and smell childcare staffing crisis, Mr Chancellor

Monday, April 11, 2022

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Unless, you are joining Sleeping Beauty and dozing off for 100 years waiting for the Chancellor to wake you up with news of a generous recovery fund, you will know that this is just a fairy story or wishful thinking.

Lessons on tackling inequalities from Child Q case

Thursday, April 7, 2022

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On Thursday 17 March, the world heard about Child Q, a 15-year-old girl who was strip-searched by the police after school staff believed her to be in possession of drugs.

The £1.5bn early years week that wasn’t

Thursday, April 7, 2022

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Turns out the autumn spending review didn’t bring the early years bounty we were lead to believe after all.

What role does technology play in helping to create a holistic early learning environment?

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

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In today’s digitally evolving world, technology plays a crucial role in people’s lives – both professionally and personally.

Receiving the baton at full pace

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

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By the time that you read this, the machinery of ADCS will have worked its magic and the baton that Charlotte handed over to me in her last blog will be firmly gripped in my paws.

The Nationality and Borders Bill will make it harder to fight child trafficking 

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

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For more than 150 years Barnardo’s has been working towards our vision of a world in which no child is turned away from the support they need, regardless of their background or circumstances.

How can we end youth homelessness altogether?

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

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Everyone should be concerned about the number of young people who end up homeless.

New ways of connecting children to families to care for them

Friday, March 25, 2022

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Finding experienced foster carers who can help children to keep in touch with their siblings is an important part of a successful care plan.

FASD and the new NICE quality standard

Friday, March 25, 2022

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The 16 March 2022 might not have been a particularly interesting day for you, but for people involved in the field of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in England, it was actually a rather momentous day. Let me explain why.

Schools white paper: Supporting all children to make sure their voice is heard

Friday, March 25, 2022

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Since his appointment as Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi MP has repeatedly stressed the importance of tackling illiteracy and innumeracy, announcing early on that this would be a core focus of the Schools White Paper - due to be published soon.

Social work and you

Friday, March 18, 2022

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We’re coming to the end of Social Work Week, with its theme: ‘Social Work and Me’.

Supporting parents and carers to cope with child sexual abuse

Friday, March 18, 2022

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To give a child who has experienced sexual abuse the best possible outcome we need to start by supporting their parents.

Tackling the early years recruitment crisis head on

Friday, March 18, 2022

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The mood across the Early Years sector seems to be suggesting that recruiting and retaining staff is one of our biggest challenges.

The political energy of our young people

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

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It’s not often that I feel energised and inspired on a wet Monday night in February, but that was exactly how I was left feeling recently after watching the results of Derby’s Youth Mayor elections.

To support young offenders effectively we must contextualise their experiences

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

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There was an average of 560 children in custody at any one time during 2020/2021. Some are serving life sentences, meaning they will not be released until well into their adulthood.

Joined up education management systems are a crucial part of tracking down and supporting missing children

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

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Dame Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England has announced that an inquiry is to be conducted into the number of children of school age that are missing from education.

The call to keep families together

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

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The 1989 Children Act is still the underpinning framework for our system of child protection and it is to the credit to legislators of that time that it still stands over 30 years later as a remarkably robust foundation for our children’s services in England.

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