by FosterTalk Admin | Oct 7, 2020 | News
The Department for Education is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the annual outcomes statistics for children in need and children looked after by local authorities. The proposed changes aim to improve the consistency of definitions and the range of children...
by FosterTalk Admin | Oct 7, 2020 | News
The House of Commons Education Committee inquiry into the short term and longer term implications of the coronavirus pandemic for the education sector and the children’s social care system is continuing to accept evidence until late December. ...
by FosterTalk Admin | Oct 6, 2020 | News
The Department of Education in Northern Ireland is consulting on draft special educational needs (SEN) regulations and a draft SEN code of practice. The consultations close on 22 December 2020. Read the consultation document on Regulations here > Read the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Oct 6, 2020 | News
More than 30 charities and youth organisations have signed an open letter calling on the government to: extend the government scheme that provides digital devices and internet for all care leavers; and ensure every care leaver in England has a digital device and...
by FosterTalk Admin | Oct 6, 2020 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced remote education support for schools, colleges, and teachers in England to help children learn at home if they have to self-isolate. The Government has also published a Temporary Continuity Direction, regarding the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Oct 6, 2020 | News
The Children’s Commissioner for Wales has published a report looking at the systematic disadvantages faced by Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) children living in Wales during lockdown. Findings from a survey conducted in May 2020 of children and young...
