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UK police have warned that gangs are recruiting people from children’s homes and asylum hotels – https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news
Action For Children have been helping relatives find out about their ancestors who lived in one of London’s first children’s homes. –
‘I discovered my great aunt was an orphan and became fascinated with her story’ (telegraph.co.uk)
Here’s your news from across the UK:
- Hollis Academy is working with Middlesbrough Council’s virtual school and educational psychology team as it launches the PROCLAIM project. It looks to introduce a universal language of attachment and trauma across the town, providing training and support in schools to drive excellent outcomes for all young people –
- Plans to integrate children’s health and social care into the National Care Service lack vital information, MSPs have warned –
MSPs ask for more details on children’s care reforms | Scotland | The Times
- A university graduate is campaigning to prevent Care Experienced students from being excluded from schools. –
Stafford graduate will now help prevent students from being excluded (inyourareanews.co.uk)
- North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been told to apologise to a family member who was denied access to their sibling after they were placed into foster care –
- Helping young refugees has been a rewarding experience, says foster carer Mike Foster. He is currently looking after three young men from Iran, Iraq and Eritrea –
Refugee foster care role is best thing, says Mr Foster – BBC News
- The Fostering Network has announced it will carry out research into the recruitment and retention of foster carers – https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk
- Who Cares? Scotland, Action for Children and John Lewis have been included in a round-up of retailers which are supporting good causes at Christmas – https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/12/12/6-retailers-supporting-good-causes-this-christmas/
- A Lords report has said the adoption workforce must become more diverse to tackle racial disparities – https://www.communitycare.co.uk
- New research has found that Black children are more likely to be taken into care but less likely to be adopted – https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/stark-decline-in-black-children-being-adopted-research-finds
- The Children’s Commissioner for England has done an annual round-up of children’s social care – https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/2022/12/13/care-annual-roundup/
Here’s your news from the rest of the world:
- China is worried they do not have enough foster parents available to help vulnerable children as the majority of foster carers are over 50 and becoming too old to offer their support.
