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#Chances4Children: Unicef UK rolls out support through first ever domestic grant

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

A food distribution charity has begun rolling-out support to disadvantaged families funded by Unicef UK’s first ever domestic emergency grant.

Disadvantaged children lost most days of learning due to Covid-19, new research shows

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Children from disadvantaged areas are likely to have lost more days of learning than those from wealthier backgrounds during the pandemic, a new report shows.

MPs call for review into impact of Covid-19 on childcare workforce

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

MPs have called for an independent inquiry into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on early years workers.

Covid-19 restrictions could set back children’s development by six months, Ofsted warns

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Repeated isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic has left many children across early years settings and schools “at least six months behind where they should be” in terms of learning and social and emotional development, Ofsted has said.

Youth employment hits record low, ONS figures show

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Youth employment in the three months to October was the lowest for any quarter on record, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

Greenwich revokes school closure plans after DfE legal threat

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Greenwich Council has revoked plans to close schools early for Christmas after the Education Secretary threatened the borough with legal action.

Charity boss and adopter set to be named new chair of adoption leadership board

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Monday, December 14, 2020

The founding director of adoption charity Home for Good has been named as the new chair of the government’s Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (ASGLB).

'Outstanding' council to help government understand children's social work response to pandemic

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Monday, December 14, 2020

A council where children's services are rated "outstanding" by Ofsted has been selected to explore how they and other local authorities have worked to keep vulnerable children safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tavistock publishes nine-year study on puberty blockers

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Monday, December 14, 2020

All but one child who took puberty blockers for gender dysphoria at the NHS-run Tavistock Centre went on to recieve cross-sex hormones, a new study shows.

Schools in Greenwich to close due to spike in coronavirus cases

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Monday, December 14, 2020

Greenwich Council will be the first in England to close schools early for Christmas amid concerns about an "extreme" rise in coronavirus cases across London.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 11 December

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Friday, December 11, 2020

Secondary school pupils in London, Kent and Essex will undergo mass Covid-19 testing due to a surge in infections in the areas.

#Chances4Children: AI company to sponsor four Oxford university scholarships

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Friday, December 11, 2020

Four students from underrepresented backgrounds will receive a scholarship to attend Oxford University next year sponsored by artificial intelligence company DeepMind.

Looked-after children numbers increased before pandemic, DfE figures show

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Friday, December 11, 2020

Local authorities are looking after 16,000 more children than a decade ago, new government figures show.

Major children's rights report renews calls for youth work investment

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Friday, December 11, 2020

The decimation of cuts to youth services is among a number of children’s rights issues which must be “urgently fixed” by government, a coalition of charities supporting children and young people has said.

Coronavirus vaccine: Foster carers should be prioritised for Pfizer jab, campaigners urge

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Foster carers should be added to the priority list for the Covid-19 vaccine, campaigners have said.

Praise for joint working to tackle children’s mental health crisis

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Joint working between social care, education, health and emergency services to improve support for young people dealing with mental health issues has been praised in a report by inspectors.

Watchdog's stark warning over treatment of children in local authority care

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

The local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) has delivered a stark warning to councils to ensure they properly scrutinise the support of children in care amid a raft of failures.

Charities call for end to child imprisonment in England

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Charities have called for the urgent closure of young offender institutions and secure training centres in England, warning that the detainment of children can have “devastating” consequences.

BAME families ‘subject to structural racism’ amid Covid-19 response

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Children from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have been hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic due in part to a "backdrop of structural racism" across the UK, Barnardo's has warned.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Thursday 10 December

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Foster carers should be prioritised in the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme to help protect vulnerable children, the Fostering Network has urged today.

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#Chances4Children: Unicef UK rolls out support through first ever domestic grant

Disadvantaged children lost most days of learning due to Covid-19, new research shows

MPs call for review into impact of Covid-19 on childcare workforce

Covid-19 restrictions could set back children’s development by six months, Ofsted warns

Youth employment hits record low, ONS figures show

Greenwich revokes school closure plans after DfE legal threat

Charity boss and adopter set to be named new chair of adoption leadership board

'Outstanding' council to help government understand children's social work response to pandemic

Tavistock publishes nine-year study on puberty blockers

Schools in Greenwich to close due to spike in coronavirus cases

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 11 December

#Chances4Children: AI company to sponsor four Oxford university scholarships

Looked-after children numbers increased before pandemic, DfE figures show

Major children's rights report renews calls for youth work investment

Coronavirus vaccine: Foster carers should be prioritised for Pfizer jab, campaigners urge

Praise for joint working to tackle children’s mental health crisis

Watchdog's stark warning over treatment of children in local authority care

Charities call for end to child imprisonment in England

BAME families ‘subject to structural racism’ amid Covid-19 response

Coronavirus daily round-up: Thursday 10 December

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