by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The Guardian reports that Freedom of information (FoI) requests sent to 201 councils in England, Scotland and Wales and about a fifth of multi-academy trusts in England found that a total of 60,177 racist incidents were recorded over the past five years – a...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England has published a summary of the more than 800 responses to the call for advice launched in January. The call for advice closes on 16 April 2021. Find out more here...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The Department of Health and Social Care and Cabinet Office has published a COVID-19 mental health and wellbeing recovery action plan to prevent, mitigate and respond to the mental health impacts of the pandemic during 2021/22 in England. The plan includes a section...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The Welsh Government has published the Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales 2021. The guidance outlines requirements and guidance for schools, further education institutions, local authorities, NHS bodies and others on the additional learning needs system. It...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a new helpline to support potential victims of sexual harassment and abuse in education settings. The helpline, run by the NSPCC, provides children and adults who are victims of sexual abuse in schools with support and...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 17, 2021 | News
The Anna Freud Centre has created a new resource aimed at helping adoptive parents, special guardians and foster carers to support the mental health and wellbeing of the children they care for. The new resource is part of the Parent and Carer section on the Anna Freud...