by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 4, 2021 | News
Barnardo’s has released figures which show that the number of children in England urgently needing foster care from Barnardo’s has risen by more than half during the coronavirus pandemic. Figures show that there were 13,030 referrals to Barnardo’s...
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 4, 2021 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that schools and colleges in England will not return to full face-to-face education after the February half-term and that the current attendance restrictions will remain in place until 8 March 2021 at the earliest. The...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jan 26, 2021 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has published data on serious incidents involving children in England for the period April to September 2020. The serious incident notification system requires councils to report all incidents of death or serious harm involving...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jan 26, 2021 | News
The January 2021 issue of the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD) Magazine, has published an article looking at the impact of Covid-19 on deaf children and young people. The article describes the work of the NSPCC, including DeafZone on the Childline...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jan 26, 2021 | News
Black boys and young men are frequently subject to harsher sentences and less likely than white children to receive out of court disposals, new research from the Youth Justice Board (YJB) finds. “Black children were most likely to receive a custodial sentence...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jan 26, 2021 | News
Conservative MPs and the children’s commissioner for England are leading calls for the government to provide a “routemap” for schools reopening across England. Anne Longfield, children’s commissioner for England, issued a stark warning over the...
