Education

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Tackling bullying – guidance for schools

The Department for Education has published guidance to help schools take action to prevent and respond to bullying, as part of their overall behaviour...
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Focus on mental health in schools

The Department for Education has published results of its research into mental health provision in schools and colleges. The research included a natio...
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Decision-making guidance for children’s social care called for

A report on decision-making in children’s social care has revealed a range of factors that influence decisions and outcomes, including behavioural a...
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Children and Social Work Bill becomes law

The Children and Social Work Bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament. The Act means a series of changes to the social work prof...
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Review of duty of care in sport highlights safeguarding issues

An independent report looking at the duty of care that sports have towards their participants has highlighted safeguarding children and young people a...
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Relationship between household income and education examined

The Department for Education has launched a consultation on family circumstances and education. They are seeking views on their preliminary examinatio...
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New ADCS president highlights high demand for welfare placements

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, Alison Michalska, used her inaugural speech to highlight how demand for we...
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Factors leading to children missing education

The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has published research on children missing education, and has called upon the government to collection national...
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Concerns over treatment of children under the Prevent strategy

The Open Society Justice Initiative has called on the Government to repeal the Prevent strategy as it says it violates human rights and causes serious...