UNICEF UK and the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development & Learning (PEDAL), have developed a resource to support local areas in a shared understanding of mental health in infancy and early childhood… Read More
Voice of the Infant: best practice guidelines and infant pledge
Co-produced by a short-life working group, on behalf of the Infant Mental Health Implementation and Advisory Group, which is part of the Scottish Government’s Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Programme Board… Read More
Child Participation Assessment tool
Indicators for measuring progress in promoting the right of children and young people under the age of 18 to participate in matters of concern to them. By the Council of Europe Children’s Rights Division and Youth Department… Read More
State of Children’s Rights in Wales
The second report prepared by the Wales UNCRC Monitoring Group has launched. This is the second report prepared by the Wales UNCRC Monitoring Group, which is a civil society coalition facilitated by Children in Wales, to inform the 94th Session and the examination of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Read More
Research on the early implementation of Curriculum for Wales
This report presents findings of the first wave of qualitative research with 64 senior leaders in schools and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) which examined schools’ early experiences of roll-out of Curriculum for Wales (CfW)… Read More
Calling care-experienced young people and professionals who work with care leavers
Despite ongoing efforts to bridge the gap between care-experienced young people and their peers, there is still much that we do not know about the factors that contribute to these inequalities. This research aims to develop a better understanding of how policies and support structures can be effectively developed to address the specific needs of care-experienced young people… Read More
COVID–19, Education and Learning: Amplifying Young Children’s Voices
The document provides a report on a study that sought to amplify the voices of young children, aged 3-6years during the Covid-19 pandemic, about their experiences of education at that time. The report details the methodology adopted during the study, which includes the use of creative and participatory methods designed to ensure that researchers could access and record the experiences of the young children… Read More
COVID–19, Education and Learning: Amplifying Young Children’s Voices
A new report has been launched that presents the findings generated in a Welsh Government commissioned study of education in the COVID-19 pandemic. The study offered a platform for the voices of children and provided opportunities for them to share their experiences of the pandemic… Read More
A wider view of education for Children in Care
It is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that all education happens at school. However, Dr Karen Kenny research highlights the amount of learning that is happening all around children, all of the time. This work suggests it would be helpful to adopt a wider view when considering the education of young people who are in the care of the state, helping them to identify their successes… Read More
‘A Focus on the Future’ Pack for Businesses
Leicestershire Cares recent Spring Champions meeting saw the launching of a pack aimed at raising awareness of visual impairment in the workplace… Read More