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After 3 in 10 girls struggled to afford or access sanitary wear in lockdown last year, this Menstrual Hygiene Day women and girls need to be made aware of this scheme.

BBC News By Duncan Kennedy image captionJill Killington says she was told as a pregnant 16-year-old being an unmarried mother was a "fate worse than death" A parliamentary committee is to examine the issue of forced adoptions after women spoke about their experiences. The Joint Committee on Human Rights will hear from mothers who say they were forced into giving up their babies at birth because they were unmarried. It follows BBC reports on the issue which, it is believed, affected around 250,0...

Some of the 250,000 unmarried women forced to give up babies say it led to a lifetime of grief.

More than 1,500 teachers answered the survey with one third claiming they had witnessed peer-on-peer sexual harassment or abuse while one in 10 said they saw it on a weekly basis.

Call for Care Review to commit to protect children’s rights Neil Puffett Monday, May 24, 2021 The government-commissioned Independent Review of Children’s Social Care should publicly commit to the protection and promotion of children’s rights, a sector-wide coalition has said. Carolyne Willow says she is concerned the Care Review could lead to the "disappearance of crucial rights and entitlements" for children. Picture: Alex Deverill Register no...

The former Love Island star, 30, has been appointed one of ITVs mental health advisors in the wake of three suicides linked to its flagship show.

Three in five workers in early years settings say fewer children are reaching the expected levels of learning and development since Covid began. Nearly half of staff who work with pre-school children believe the attainment gap between poorer under-fives and their more affluent peers has grown during the pandemic, a survey by the Early Years Alliance (EYA) found. A poll of more than 1,300 workers in nurseries, pre-schools and childminding settings in England found that 59% say fewer children fro...

Every school with Reception class offered early language training Every school in England with a Reception class to be offered expert training in early language and communication From: 13 May 2021 Every state school with a Reception class in England can now apply for training and resources through an early years catch-up programme funded by the Government, to support thousands more pupils with vital communication skills. Delivered by the Nuffield Foundation and backed by an extra £8 milli...

ACTION is being taken to address the toll that Covid-19 and national lockdowns have taken on young people’s mental health, with senior leads set to be brought in for each school. The Government has announced £17 million to improve mental health and wellbeing support in schools and colleges in the recovery from Covid-19. Funding will be offered to 7,800 schools and colleges in England to train senior mental health leads from their staff. A £7 million Wellbeing for Education Recovery ...

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