Family & Community Government Policy & Strategies entries for Northern Ireland include strategy documents which inform current and future policy. Children and Young People’s Strategy 2020-2030 This strategy proposes how the lives of children and young people can be improved. Children and Young People’s Strategy Initial 3-year Delivery Plan 2021-2024 – Consultation Report This report, which… Read More
Scotland – Government Policy & Strategies
Family & Community Government Policy & Strategies entries for Scotland include strategy documents which inform current and future policy. Realising the Ambition Realising the Ambition: Being Me builds upon the original principles and philosophy of Pre-Birth to 3 and Building the Ambition. The new guidance retains the relevant content from the previous guidance which it replaces, extending and… Read More
British Academy Childhood Policy Programme
The experience of being a child in the United Kingdom has changed in terms of how children are viewed, valued, and cared for, and policymaking and research relating to children have undergone dramatic changes… Read More
New care-experienced podcasts: Fostering a new approach
Leicestershire Cares has a new podcast series in which a care-experienced duo record a weekly podcast… Read More
Consequence of austerity for the care system: Views from senior managers
Life chances for children in care in England and Wales are poor in comparison to their peers. However, if professionals enable children and young people to effectively participate… Read More
England – Government Policy & Strategies
Family & Community Government Policy & Strategies entries for England include strategy documents which inform current and future policy. Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) 2024 The DfE has published statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance for schools in England. At this time, it is for information purposes only, as full guidance will be published in… Read More
Evaluation of implementation: Pupil development grant for looked after children
The Pupil Development Grant was introduced in 2012 to provide additional funding to schools to help mitigate disadvantages for pupils on free school meals and LAC… Read More
Time for action on perinatal mental health care in Northern Ireland
This report looks at the perspectives of health visitors and midwives in Northern Ireland who provide a universal service to women and families during the perinatal period… Read More
Care-experienced children and young people
This week the National Assembly for Wales issued a report on care experienced children and young people… Read More
Parents’ and carers’ working together to prevent the sexual abuse of disabled children
Children and young people who have disabilities are at an increased risk of being abused compared with their non-disabled peers (Jones et al, 2012)… Read More