by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The number of fostering places and carers only increased slightly this year, despite demand being at its highest, new data shows. Ofsted’s annual fostering statistics show there has been little change in capacity, adding to concerns about the difficulty in...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | News
Community Care reports that Social Work England is commissioning research into social work education and training to look at students’ experiences of cultural sensitivity, representation and training in anti-discriminatory practice on their courses, as well as...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | News
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a briefing which was submitted to the Government’s consultation on loot boxes in video games. Loot boxes are features in video games which may be accessed through gameplay, or purchased with in-game...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | News
The BBC reports that TikTok is expanding its parental control feature Family Pairing making it easier for parents to safeguard their children on its video-sharing platform. New features include the ability to change the youngster’s settings remotely to block...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | News
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published estimates of the prevalence and nature of online bullying among children for the year ending March 2020 using data from the 10- to 15-year-olds’ Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). Figures show that:...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | News
The Welsh Government working group set up to strengthen education resources relating to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities has published an interim report focussing on a review of learning resources. The report identified gaps in the available...
