DfE to consult on plans for official home-school register

02 April 2019 | by Meredith Jones Russell

The Department for Education (DfE) wants to set up a home-educated register to help councils identify and intervene when children are at risk of harm or not receiving a good standard of education.

New resource to teach four-year-olds about online dangers

14 March 2019 | by Katy Morton

A new educational resource has been developed by the National Crime Agency (NCA) to help keep children as young as four safe from online sexual abuse and exploitation.

Former childminder sentenced for working illegally

29 November 2018 | by Catherine Gaunt

An ex-childminder has received a suspended prison sentence for continuing to provide childcare after a member of her family was arrested for a sexual offence.

Thousands of babies at risk of 'severe harm'

16 October 2018 | by Katy Morton

Nearly 16,000 babies under the age of one are growing up in ‘toxic’ households at risk of severe harm, warns a new report from the children’s commissioner.

Twice as many children waiting to be adopted as there are adopters

15 October 2018 | by Katy Morton

Children awaiting adoption outnumber adopters by two to one, new figures show.

National strategy recommends nurseries help parents safeguard homes

11 October 2018 | by Katy Morton

Nurseries should help parents and carers make their homes safer to prevent injuries in under-fives, recommends a new national accident prevention strategy.

New schools safeguarding guidance reflects latest concerns

04 September 2018 | by Meredith Jones Russell

The Government has updated its safeguarding guidance for schools to include the introduction of GDPR and tackle concerns about female genital mutilation and child-on-child sexual violence.

Wide variation in social care across England putting children at risk

10 July 2018 | by Catherine Gaunt

MPs and peers are calling for urgent action after a parliamentary inquiry finds that vulnerable children are missing out on early help and face a postcode lottery of support.

Millions of vulnerable children being let down by system

03 July 2018 | by Katy Morton

Over two million children in England are growing up in families where there are serious risks, according to a new report from the Children’s Commissioner.

Over 36,000 children left to face risk of abuse and neglect

29 June 2018 | by Katy Morton

Tens of thousands of children at risk of abuse and neglect are being put at risk as cuts to council budgets mean chances to intervene are repeatedly missed, warns charity.