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Lottie Andrews

‘Ghost children’ of pandemic have given up going to school

23rd March 2023

Source: The Times More than 140,000 children were “severely absent” from school last summer, a report has found, warning that children are at risk of “disengaging with education entirely”. The…

Liverpool pupils help shape strategy to end street harassment

23rd March 2023

Source: BBC News A group of teenagers have shared their experiences of street harassment to help shape a strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in Liverpool. Year 11…

Terri White: How I fear for the ‘ghost children’ missing from school

22nd March 2023

Source: BBC News More than 140,000 schoolchildren in England were officially “severely absent” in the summer term of 2022, according to official Department of Education figures – and the number…

West Lane Hospital: Mental health care ‘chaotic and unsafe’

22nd March 2023

Source: BBC News A mental health unit criticised over the deaths of three teenagers was “chaotic and unsafe”, a report found. An independent inquiry found “excessive and inappropriate” restraint was…

‘I did not send my child to university to die’

20th March 2023

Source: BBC News University of Edinburgh student Romy Ulvestad died at her parents’ London home four days after her 21st birthday. She had killed herself after staff failed to provide…

Andrew Tate: Group trying ‘different approach’ with teenagers

20th March 2023

Source: BBC News A group says a “different approach” is needed to tackle conversations about controversial influencer Andrew Tate with teenagers. Bold Voices goes into schools and colleges delivering workshops…

Safety pin: A tiny tool Indian women use to fight sexual harassment

20th March 2023

Source: BBC News Almost every woman in India has a story of sexual harassment that took place in crowded public spaces – when someone fondled her breasts or pinched her…

Met officers investigated for sexual misconduct working as normal

20th March 2023

Source: BBC News More than 100 Metropolitan Police officers being investigated for sexual misconduct are currently working without restrictions, figures reveal. The Liberal Democrats have found that as of 3…

Ben Nelson-Roux: 12 agencies couldn’t stop drug dealers destroying my boy

15th March 2023

Source: The Times Ben Nelson-Roux was only a year out of primary school when a man approached him in a park near his school in Harrogate and offered him drugs….

Sex education review announced after MPs raise concerns

14th March 2023

Source: BBC News The government will review how sex education is taught in schools in England following concerns that children are being exposed to “inappropriate” content. Rishi Sunak said the…