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Wednesday, 13 March 2019

CASPAR News Update

CASPAR: current awareness service for practice, policy and research 

Welcome to the latest CASPAR alert from NSPCC Knowledge and Information Service for week commencing Wednesday 13 March 2019 

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Relationships, health and sex education briefing
The NSPCC has produced a CASPAR briefing summarising the Department for Education’s (DfE’s) draft statutory guidance about how Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education should be implemented in all schools in England by 2020. The briefing sets out key points covered in the guidance, including: developing a policy, content, parents’ right to withdraw, whole school approach and safeguarding.
Violence against women and girls
The Home Office has published updates to its Strategy to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) for England and Wales. Updates include: progress in delivering actions committed to through the 2016 VAWG Strategy; additional programmes of work that have contributed to the agenda; additional actions that the Government will take forward beyond those set out in the 2016 strategy; and clarification and strengthening of the Government’s response to male victims of crimes, such as domestic abuse and sexual abuse, covered by the strategy.
Source: Home Office  Date: 07 March 2019
Exclusions and violent crime
The Mayor of London and seven Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have written to the Prime Minister calling for a national ban on "off-rolling" over concerns around knife crime and school exclusions. The letter argues that off-rolling, the practice of removing students from a school without a formal exclusion, is leaving vulnerable children at greater risk of becoming involved in or affected by serious youth violence.
Source: Mayor of London  Date: 07 March 2019
Further information: Children and Young People Now
Language and the care system
The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT) has published a glossary of words and terms used by the care system. The report, produced in collaboration with children and care experienced young people and 15 local authorities and organisations, sets out suggestions for better ways to talk about the care system to reduce stigma and remove barriers to understanding.
Source: TACT  Date: 06 March 2019
Read more on NSPCC Learning: Looked after children
Child health profiles
Public Health England has published updated profiles of child health and wellbeing for each local authority in England. Topics covered include: infant and child mortality, teenage pregnancy, mental health, alcohol and substance misuse, child poverty and family homelessness and children entering the youth justice system.
Source: Public Health England  Date: 05 March 2019
Further information: Child and maternal health
Support for students over the age of 16
The Department for Education (DfE) has published findings from a survey with post-16 education institutions in England about how they are adapting to changes in the education system. Findings from 421 telephone interviews with post-16 institutions and 246 private training providers include: 88% of post-16 institutions were aware of what support was available to offer students with mental health issues at their institution, whilst 52% felt they knew how to help students access support outside their institution and almost all respondents were either very confident or fairly confident in implementing the Prevent Duty.
Source: DfE  Date: 05 March 2019
Child sexual exploitation by organised networks investigation
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has opened applications for core participants in its investigation into child sexual exploitation by organised networks in England and Wales. Core participants have special rights in the inquiry process, including receiving disclosure of documentation, being represented and making legal submissions, suggesting questions and receiving advance notice of the Inquiry’s report. The deadline for applications is 4pm on 27 March 2019.
Source: IICSA  Date: 06 March 2019
Technology and child mental health
The Create Open Health initiative, led by Creative England, is calling for applications from UK-based individuals and organisations with ideas about how to use technology to help build resilience and support positive child mental health. The deadline for applications is midnight on 31 March 2019.
Source: Creative England  
Cost of domestic abuse
The charity Hestia has published findings from analysis carried out by the charity Pro Bono Economics into the cost of failing to provide support to children exposed to domestic violence. The report, which focuses on the long term costs incurred by the state in supporting children who develop conduct and attention disorders as a result of exposure to severe domestic violence, estimates a potential total cost of between £480 million and £1.4 billion.
Source: Hestia  Date: 05 March 2019 
Read more on NSPCC Learning: Protecting children from domestic abuse
Youth violence
The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a report about how councils in England are responding to violent crimes involving young people. The report sets out a series of case studies looking at how councils are tackling the issue and sets out key steps for councils to consider, including: encouraging a multi-agency approach, helping young offenders into employment, making sure parents and carers know the signs of child exploitation and remembering that young people involved in crime are victims as well.
Source: LGA  Date: 04 March 2019
Supervision orders and special guardianship orders: research
Lancaster University has published findings from research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, looking at outcomes for children placed on supervision orders and children who were subject to special guardianship orders in England between 2010/11 and 2016/17. Findings from a study of 19,296 children who returned home after care proceedings and were placed on a supervision order show that 20% are back in the family court within five years because of further significant harm. A study of 21,504 children subject to special guardianship orders found that 5% had further care proceedings within five years.
Source: Nuffield Foundation Date: 04 March 2019
Read more on NSPCC Learning: Looked after children
Child poverty
The Children’s Commissioner for Wales has published a report outlining the practical steps the Welsh Government, local authorities and schools can take to help protect vulnerable children and young people from the impact of poverty. Recommendations include that the Welsh Government publishes a child poverty delivery plan setting out short to medium-term actions. Resources to help schools consider the impact of their policies on family finances are published alongside the report.
Source: Children’s Commissioner for Wales Date: 04 March 2019
Children and young people’s mental health
Young Minds has released figures following a survey of 3,257 secondary school teachers looking at children and young people’s mental health. Findings include: 77% of secondary school teachers said said they do not believe they have had sufficient training on children and young people’s mental health; 84% said that they have taught a student who they believe self harms in the last year.
Source: Young Minds  Date: 01 March 2019 
Child maltreatment trends
The Lancet has published an article looking at long-term trends in child maltreatment in England and Wales. Findings include: the numbers of child deaths by homicide or assault are in long term decline, whilst numbers of children on child protection registers and crimes against children have increased. Conclusions include: further research is needed to establish whether adolescents are a particularly vulnerable age group and whether neglect and emotional abuse are increasing.
Source: Lancet  Date: 01 March 2019
Read more on NSPCC Learning: Statistics on child abuse
Developing a trauma informed workforce to become a trauma informed nation
This event, organised by the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (SBNI), takes place on 02 April 2019 in Belfast.
Source: Eventbrite 
Recognising and responding to child abuse and neglect
This conference, organised by Healthcare Conferences UK (HC-UK), takes place on 20 May 2019 in London.
Source: HC-UK 
Protect and support vulnerable teenagers
This conference, organised by Optimus Education, takes place on 6 June 2019 in Birmingham.
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