Fair Play for Children News — Health Wellbeing and Education

Jan Cosgrove
69 min readNov 23, 2023

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includes Early Years and Child-Care, Parenting, Disability issues and Child Protection

Fair Play for Children website: http://www.fairplay31.online/index.htm

Previous edition to 18th November 2023

23 January 2024

Most Oregon kids don’t get science-backed drug prevention

England Refuses to Offer COVID Shots to Kids Under 12, While US Cities Mandate Them. Who’s Right?

Councils plead for more help to support kids in care reunite with families as data … — The Independent

17th January 2024

Study reveals impact of early life adversity on a child’s brain development
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that children exposed to elevated levels of early life adversity (ELA)…www.google.com

Top comprehensive schools take fewer pupils on free school meals, report finds

11th January 2024

Parents told to send sniffly children to school in government crackdown on sick days

World Bodies Say Nigerian Children With Basic Education Still Lack Literacy Proficiency

DR COSTEIRA REPORTS ON THE GAPS IN ACCESS TO PAEDIATRIC CARE IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN

How UNICEF gets food and tents into Gaza

Free childcare plan in chaos as funding for Tories’ key pledge unravels | The Independent

Family hub rollout welcomed but charity warns Government’s vision falls short

8th January 2024

Revealed: How NHS strikes put thousands of sick children in peril — The Independent

Calls for winter vaccine for babies to ease burden on NHS | The Independent

4th January 2024

AFGHANISTAN: CRITICAL GAPS IN PAEDIATRIC AND NEONATAL CARE

Vaccines for children’s diseases begin flowing into Gaza as infection rates soar

Government admits criticised new childcare policy is ‘no easy task’ to implement

Revealed: How NHS strikes put thousands of sick children in peril — The Independent

29th December 2023

Failing gender service for children to be replaced by local hubs | The Independent

Top Stories of 2023: The Front Door of Child Protection — The Imprint News

19th December 2023

EDUCATION: Secondary: Classroom Practice: Books — Bloomsbury Publishing

School absence crisis: Education Committee publishes Govt’s response to report

Brazil: UN expert hails legislative breakthroughs favouring children separated from parents affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease)

Almost 400000 penalties issued in England for children missing school last year

Longitudinal pathways between childhood BMI, body dissatisfaction, and adolescent depression

Urgent reform needed in 11–16 education to fully prepare pupils for the future UK Parliament

Children face ‘significant challenges’ accessing mental health support — charity

UK ranks worst among world’s richest countries in child poverty levels, says Unicef

How one Chicagoan is stepping up for migrant children with disabilities

These parents did not hurt their children — but child protection agencies targeted them anyway

UNESCO states key to better education is happiness

Strengthening meaningful youth engagement in education

6th December 2023

Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to contaminated apple sauce

Hunt’s free childcare pledge ‘doomed to fail’ as thousands of nurseries close The Independent

Early years education: Trends, issues and the impact of Covid-19 — House of Lords Library

Early years education: Trends, issues and the impact of Covid-19 — House of Lords Library

Barely a mention of education in autumn statement, say unions | The Independent

New report reveals child protection systems failing Indigenous children and families

25th November 2023

Families with autistic children seek stability as providers struggle with Colorado’s Medicaid system

Cancer-free Christmas for Ukrainian children

23rd November 2023

Respect for children’s rights and health needs — the key to youth justice reform

Qatar Emir’s mother steps down as UNESCO ambassador due to inability to protect Gaza children

Educational technology: Digital innovation and AI in schools — House of Lords Library

House of Lords Library — UK Parliament

Ofqual guide for schools and colleges 2024 — GOV.UK

UK Childcare Crisis: France Pays Less For Renovated Daycare Facilities — Bloomberg

Education Committee launches inquiry into strengthening financial education

Barely a mention of education in autumn statement, say unions | The Independent

Almost one-third of council funding spent on children’s social care amid surge in referrals

Target for paediatric warning system to be national by April 2024 — Nursing Times

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Jan Cosgrove

National Secretary of Fair Play for Children, Also runs Bognor Regis Herald online. Plus runs British Music Radio online