Webwatch – Pain Concern Carer Community
Are you a young carer, looking after a family member or friend with chronic pain? Pain Concern have recently set up a Young Adult Carers Forum for people aged 16-25
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Tag: Young People / Youth Work
New additional support needs map of services
Parents and carers of children and young people with additional support needs in Scotland can now access an interactive ‘map of provision’ which shows what services are available in their
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Apprenticeship Guide: Children and Young People’s careers in England
This Apprenticeship is for people who work with children – from birth to 16-year-olds (and their families) – in settings or services whose main purpose is children’s care, learning and
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Charity critical of councils use of B&Bs for young care leavers
More than half of councils in England have placed children leaving care in the past year in bed and breakfasts for at least 28 days, figures show. The figure of
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Association reports increase in sexual offences in schools
More than 2,800 sex crimes alleged to have taken place in British schools have been reported to police in the past three years. Of the cases reported between 2011 and
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Report claims youth work is in crisis due to government cuts
More than 2000 youth workers have been axed and 350 youth centres closed since 2012 as a direct result of Coalition Government cuts, a new report by UNISON has found. The
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Care Council for Wales launch CYP consultation
The Care Council for Wales (CCW) has launched a consultation on the Best Practice Guidance for learning and assessment in social care, the care of children and young people and
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Webwatch – Wellbeing for Young Scots (GIRFEC)
‘Wellbeing is about how things are going for children and young people in their lives’. While the Wellbeing for Young Scots website provides information about what Scottish Government is doing
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Holyrood Committee asks if life improved for children in care
How life has changed for the thousands of Scottish children in care will be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Culture Committee when it hears evidence from care leavers
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Survey: National Play Strategy: Review of Inclusive Play in Scotland
A Review of Inclusive Play in Scotland was identified as a high priority within the National Play Strategy Action Plan (2013), recognising that all children in Scotland have the right
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