by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 18, 2020 | News
The Independent reports on a recent decision by senior judges in the Court of Appeal that children in care can be immunised against their parents’ wishes without court intervention. The decision concluded that scientific evidence “clearly...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 18, 2020 | News
The charity Become has produced a briefing outlining its key concerns and offering recommendations for how the government, local authorities and others can support care-experienced young people as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The briefing identifies the key...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 18, 2020 | News
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has published the findings of a rapid research project commissioned to understand how contact between children and their birth families was being managed following the coronavirus lockdown and what help and guidance was required...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 18, 2020 | News
New research published by CASCADE at Cardiff University for What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) has found that young people who were either in care or care experienced at 13 or 14 years old had significantly lower expectations of attending higher...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 18, 2020 | News
INEQE Safeguarding Group have published a safeguarding factsheet for teachers, safeguarding professionals and parents and carers providing information on how to best respond to the needs of LGBTQ young people. A resource pack for young people provides secondary-aged...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 18, 2020 | News
Children’s sector leaders have welcomed the government’s U-turn over funding free school meals during the summer holidays in England following a successful campaign by Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford. Find out more...
