Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced new support for young people leaving the care system including £19 million of investment into programmes that directly benefit care leavers in England. The new funding includes £10 million to expand Staying Put, a programme designed to create stable homes for care leavers as they become adults; £6 million […]
Sudden unexpected infant death practice review announced
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has announced a national child safeguarding practice review into sudden unexpected infant death (SUDI) in families where the children are considered at risk of harm. The review is expected to commence in mid-October and complete within six months. Further details are available here > […]
Unexplained pupil exits from schools
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published a report looking at unexplained pupil exits from schools in England. Figures show that: 10.1% of secondary school pupils in the 2017 cohort experienced exits at some point during their time at secondary school that cannot be accounted for; and vulnerable pupils are more likely to have experienced […]