Lily Boyden
Safeguarding jobs round up – April 21, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Safeguarding jobs round up – April 14, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
More than 1m children growing up in poverty under two-child benefits limit
he two-child limit for UK benefits is now affecting 1.5 million children, with more than a million of them growing up in poverty, a campaign group has said in a report into…
Social workers at breaking point with half at risk of quitting, warns UNISON
Excessive workloads, high stress levels and low morale are rife among social workers who are at breaking point, according to a new report published today (Monday) by UNISON. The report…
Britain’s care homes crisis: children sent to live hundreds of miles away
Some of Britain’s most vulnerable children are being moved to care homes more than 300 miles away from the neighbourhoods they grew up in, according to an Observer investigation revealing a “national…
Register of homeschooled children in England to be created amid concerns about rise in pupils not in school
Concerns have been raised that in some cases children are being denied an education, or ending up in illegal unregistered schools prone to radicalisation A register of children not in school will…
Shouting at young children increases their risk of mental health problems by 50pc, study finds
The adage “spare the rod, spoil the child” has been deemed inappropriate for decades, but a new study has shown just how damaging a harsh upbringing really can be. Physically…
Majority of public want children in England to have same protection from assault as adults
We’re calling on the Westminster Government to give children in England equal protection from assault by scrapping the defence of ‘reasonable chastisement’. Our call to action comes on the one-year…
Safeguarding jobs round up – March 31, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Somerset woman forcibly adopted calls for government apology
A woman who was forcibly adopted at seven days old in 1971 has asked the government for an apology. Vicki Fielder from Over Stowey, Somerset, says her mother was forced…
