Fair Play for Children News Extra — more from the World of Childhood 24th February 2018

Jan Cosgrove

4 min readFeb 24, 2018

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Dark web paedophile jailed for 32 years

A "warped and sadistic" paedophile who blackmailed victims and shared abuse tips and images on the dark web has been…

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Football coach Barry Bennell jailed for 30 years for sexually assaulting young boys

Barry Bennell has been jailed for 30 years for sexually abusing young boys he preyed on while working as a football…

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'He took my innocence and my career'

As a boy, Chris Unsworth was raped and abused by Barry Bennell more than 100 times. On Monday, more than 30 years…

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Alarm as girls used as 'human bombs', global child soldier index shows

By Ana IonovaLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Children were used to fight in at least 18 conflicts since 2016 …

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Nationalise childcare service to meet free places ambition, campaigners say

A radical change to the early years system is needed to offer an "equal start", Unison and Common Weal have argued…

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Researcher Reports Soviets Created Child-Trafficking Rings in the West for Blackmail

A scholar on Soviet Russia has uncovered claims that former General Secretary Yuri Andropov wanted to subvert the West…

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Councils struggle to offer 'integrated' education due to academies

A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) warns councils have been left with responsibility mostly over primary…

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Just 122 of 22,000 Irish childminders are registered

Just 122 out of an estimated 22,000 childminders in Ireland are registered, shocking new data has shown. The disturbing…

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Building a global alliance against child labour and forced labour

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Climate change fuelling spike in exploitative child labour, says new TDH report

Climate change is pushing children in the Global South into ever more dangerous forms of child labour and exploitation…

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"Fear everywhere": girls caught in the crossfire of war

Suzjoud lives in a rural area of the occupied Palestinian territory with her family, where Israelis and Palestinians…

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FAO, ILO and LAS examine policy recommendations to combat child labour in agriculture in the Arab…

The study overviews the different aspects and magnitude of child labor in the Arab region. Child labor has become a…

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Religious extremists use schools to 'isolate and segregate' children and brainwash minds, Ofsted…

Schools are being used by individuals who want to narrow youngsters' horizons, and in the worst cases "indoctrinate…

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The shocking story of Israel's disappeared babies

Tel Aviv - For nearly 40 years, everything about Gil Grunbaum's life was a lie, including his name. He was not, as he…

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The Guardian view on childhood obesity: forget small steps, tackle big food | Editorial

We are in a global health crisis, and it grows worse by the year. By 2030 almost half the world's population will be…

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UNICEF seeks $3.6 billion in emergency assistance for 48 million children caught up in catastrophic…

117 million people living through conflict and disaster lack access to safe water NEW YORK/GENEVA, 30 January 2018 …

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COMMENT: Raising the financial red flag is a warning signal for green space

Fields in Trust Chief Executive, Helen Griffiths, comments on the recently published review of local council finance…

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Laura Interviews: Julian Grenier

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Parents tell us about their battle for an autism diagnosis

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Less funding for youth-led organizations limits social change, Baltimore's Open Society Institute…

Baltimore's philanthropic community should find ways to support organizations run by people younger than 30, the Open…

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Tips to help your child acquire Mandarin in stages

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One in six children 'affected by war'

One in every six children are now living in a global conflict zone, a new report by Save the Children claims. Children…

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Time to examine our schools

Yogesh Khosla We are very careful and selective while buying tomatoes and bananas and don't allow a single bad piece…

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Are UK childcare costs really the most expensive in the world?

By Felicity AndersonThis week the BBC examined figures from the international economic body, the OECD, which show the…

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Fair Play for Children News Extra — more from the World of Childhood 24th February 2018

Fair Play For Children - Campaigning for the Child's Right to Play since 1972

NEWS AND FEATURES about Children and Childhood, from all over the World. Their Play, Rights, Health, about Youth Work…

More News at:

Fair Play for Children News

www.childinthecity.org Sustainability and the green movement often find themselves associated with the political left…

Financial Help For Families: What You Need To Know - ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY

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Dark web paedophile jailed for 32 years

A "warped and sadistic" paedophile who blackmailed victims and shared abuse tips and images on the dark web has been…

Football coach Barry Bennell jailed for 30 years for sexually assaulting young boys

Barry Bennell has been jailed for 30 years for sexually abusing young boys he preyed on while working as a football…

'He took my innocence and my career'

As a boy, Chris Unsworth was raped and abused by Barry Bennell more than 100 times. On Monday, more than 30 years…

Home - US Play Coalition

The US Play Coalition is a partnership to promote the value of play throughout life. We fulfill our mission through…

Alarm as girls used as 'human bombs', global child soldier index shows

By Ana IonovaLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Children were used to fight in at least 18 conflicts since 2016 …

Nationalise childcare service to meet free places ambition, campaigners say

A radical change to the early years system is needed to offer an "equal start", Unison and Common Weal have argued…

Researcher Reports Soviets Created Child-Trafficking Rings in the West for Blackmail

A scholar on Soviet Russia has uncovered claims that former General Secretary Yuri Andropov wanted to subvert the West…

Councils struggle to offer 'integrated' education due to academies

A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) warns councils have been left with responsibility mostly over primary…

Just 122 of 22,000 Irish childminders are registered

Just 122 out of an estimated 22,000 childminders in Ireland are registered, shocking new data has shown. The disturbing…

Building a global alliance against child labour and forced labour

While heads of state were delivering their speeches at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September…

Climate change fuelling spike in exploitative child labour, says new TDH report

Climate change is pushing children in the Global South into ever more dangerous forms of child labour and exploitation…

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"Fear everywhere": girls caught in the crossfire of war

Suzjoud lives in a rural area of the occupied Palestinian territory with her family, where Israelis and Palestinians…

FAO, ILO and LAS examine policy recommendations to combat child labour in agriculture in the Arab…

The study overviews the different aspects and magnitude of child labor in the Arab region. Child labor has become a…

Religious extremists use schools to 'isolate and segregate' children and brainwash minds, Ofsted…

Schools are being used by individuals who want to narrow youngsters' horizons, and in the worst cases "indoctrinate…

The shocking story of Israel's disappeared babies

Tel Aviv - For nearly 40 years, everything about Gil Grunbaum's life was a lie, including his name. He was not, as he…

The Guardian view on childhood obesity: forget small steps, tackle big food | Editorial

We are in a global health crisis, and it grows worse by the year. By 2030 almost half the world's population will be…

UNICEF seeks $3.6 billion in emergency assistance for 48 million children caught up in catastrophic…

117 million people living through conflict and disaster lack access to safe water NEW YORK/GENEVA, 30 January 2018 …

COMMENT: Raising the financial red flag is a warning signal for green space

Fields in Trust Chief Executive, Helen Griffiths, comments on the recently published review of local council finance…

Laura Interviews: Julian Grenier

Julian is the head teacher of Sheringham Nursery School and Children's Centre in Newham, East London and also a…

Parents tell us about their battle for an autism diagnosis

Autism services in North East Lincolnshire have come under harsh criticism from families who believe their children are…

How do we make creative brains, bodies and voices? Earlyarts Ebulletin 70

Dear Jan Welcome to the fresh spring edition of Earlyarts Ebulletin! Along with the lambs already on the fields, we are…

Less funding for youth-led organizations limits social change, Baltimore's Open Society Institute…

Baltimore's philanthropic community should find ways to support organizations run by people younger than 30, the Open…

Tips to help your child acquire Mandarin in stages

Parents should keep in mind the stages of language acquisition - listen, speak, read, write - when teaching their child…

One in six children 'affected by war'

One in every six children are now living in a global conflict zone, a new report by Save the Children claims. Children…

Time to examine our schools

Yogesh Khosla We are very careful and selective while buying tomatoes and bananas and don't allow a single bad piece…

Are UK childcare costs really the most expensive in the world?

By Felicity AndersonThis week the BBC examined figures from the international economic body, the OECD, which show the…

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www.childinthecity.org Sustainability and the green movement often find themselves associated with the political left…

Written by Jan Cosgrove