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- Social Mobility Commission recommends action on child povertyThe Social Mobility Commission (SMC) has called for a shake-up of child welfare benefits and significant investment in education to put disadvantaged children … Continue reading Social Mobility Commission recommends action on child poverty
- Falling Through the Gaps: Young Women’s Justice Project BriefingSource: Alliance for Youth Justice Published 28 Apr, 2021 In January 2021, Agenda and AYJ published the Young Women’s Justice Project literature review, … Continue reading Falling Through the Gaps: Young Women’s Justice Project Briefing
- Adolescent mental health: A systematic review on the effectiveness of school-based interventionsSource: Early Intervention Foundation This new report on adolescent mental health is the most significant UK review of the evidence on supporting positive … Continue reading Adolescent mental health: A systematic review on the effectiveness of school-based interventions
- How to see the water… understanding the culture you work inIt’s how we do things round here Organisational culture can be a slippery concept. It’s not something we often talk about in organisations … Continue reading How to see the water… understanding the culture you work in
- MPs call to end use of handcuffs on children in careDozens of MPs have joined forces to call on the government to ban the use of handcuffs on children in care. Ministers are … Continue reading MPs call to end use of handcuffs on children in care
- Review urges ‘age-appropriate’ drug services for young peopleThe government should invest in “age-appropriate” drug services for young people amid a 40 per cent rise in drug use in 11- to … Continue reading Review urges ‘age-appropriate’ drug services for young people
- The white ally and the fight for racial justiceOriginally posted on tenpencemore:
Source: Penny Rabiger I remember several years ago now, I went to hear Reni Eddo Lodge speak at a… - Refusal to Authorise Deprivation of LibertyThe High Court, in the face of no other option for, a 12 year old child ‘Y’, has had no alternative than to … Continue reading Refusal to Authorise Deprivation of Liberty
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[…] ways that are not outlined explicitly in the Blueprint. For example, Isabelle Trowler revealed in a 2016 interview with…
Thank you Sean Hayes
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