by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
Article 39 reports that a Court of Appeal judgement, given on 24 November, declared that the Secretary of State for Education acted unlawfully in failing to consult the Children’s Commissioner for England and other children’s rights organisations before...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Welsh Government has updated its guidance on the use of face coverings in secondary schools and colleges. The guidance now states that face coverings should be worn: in all areas outside the classroom by staff and learners in secondary schools and colleges; on...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Cabinet Office has published the Government’s COVID-19 Winter plan. Regarding children the plan stipulates: education settings will remain open in all tiers; when it is necessary for children to isolate, schools have a duty to provide high quality remote...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Children’s Commissioner for England has delivered an online speech in which she presents her vision for a better care system ahead of the government’s upcoming care review. Anne Longfield questions the case for local authorities continuing to manage...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Scottish Government has published its Young Person’s Guarantee Phase 1 Activity Plan and announced that the first organisations have signed up to back the Young Person’s Guarantee. The aim of the scheme is to give all young people in Scotland the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Scottish Government has announced the launch of a new national advocacy service to reinforce the rights of children involved in the Children’s Hearing’s System, backed by £1.5 million of funding for 2020-21. Explaining why this service is so important,...
