Fair Play for Children News — Health Wellbeing and Education

September 2022

The UK education system preserves inequality - new report

Scrap GCSEs and A-levels, says Tony Blair Institute in call for 'radical reform'

To save children with cancer, doctors turn to new weapons

UNICEF reaches 350,000 children with cash assistance through "Spilno" programme

Australia's Physical Activity & Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Children (5-12 Years)

Climate change causing poorer fitness in children: study

Children and COVID-19 Research Library

Facebook bans major US anti-vaccine group

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First day of school: tips from an early years teacher

World Health Organization renames 2 known clades of monkeypox virus

Inequalities in the health, nutrition, and wellbeing of Afrodescendant women and children: A…

Supporting children's health in rural Uganda

African Union and WHO urge swift action against childhood tuberculosis - World

UNESCO and UNICEF commend Iraq's commitment to transform national education by engaging in the…

Childcare use for families of 0–4 year-olds, 5–11 year olds and 12–14 year-olds, awareness and use of free entitlements, and perceptions of the rising cost of living

https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/childcare-use-families-0-4-year-olds-5-11-year-olds-and-12-14-year-olds-awareness-and-use-free

Stillbirths and neonatal and infant mortality

Area ranks above national average for two-year-olds benefiting from free childcare - NELC

NHS mental health services are turning children away when they need us most | Tara Porter

Cost of living crisis threatens to stunt children's physical development, paediatricians warn

How to help kids cope with back-to-school stress

GCSE grades 2022: The 9-1 boundaries explained

Education Authority faces potential budget deficit of £200m

Preterm birth's link with educational attainment explored in U.K. primary and secondary…

Post COVID-19 Condition: Children and Young Persons

Millions more children to benefit from world's first malaria vaccine: UNICEF

WHO releases interim statement on COVID-19 vaccination for children and adolescents

Measles: Over 100,000 children vaccinated amid one of world's largest outbreaks

More Than 150 Children Dead in Zimbabwe Measles Outbreak

The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support

FDA staff endorse Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for young kids

https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/fda-publishes-review-moderna-pfizer-kids-vaccines-finds-safe-and-effective

Examining the Powerful Impact of Investments in Early Childhood for Children, Families, and Our…

Big Money to Educate Young Children; Foundation Investing Hurts Charities

Aspen Institute's Newest Ascend Fellows Represent a Tightening Focus on Early Childhood - EdSurge…

Back to school? HMRC can help with childcare costs

The Guardian view on polio: we have the tools to tackle this old enemy | Editorial

Return to Office Is Being Threatened by a Child Care Crisis in Australia

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-18/is-childcare-available-return-to-office-plans-destabilized-by-lack-of-workers#xj4y7vzkg

Doctor who misdiagnosed girl's fatal appendicitis as stomach bug receives warning

Folic acid fortification should be mandatory to prevent spina bifida, say experts

Schools in England told not to cut days over energy price rises

Schools in England are considering opening just three days a week during Autumn

Educational inequalities in England barely improve in two decades, study finds

Fears A-level grade crackdown could harm pupils' mental health

The RCM Effect: How Music Lessons Help Kids Grow

Sound It Out Campaign uses music to navigate back to school conversations

Latest childhood immunization data must spur renewed action

246 million children, adolescents exposed to violence, bullying in schools annually, UNESCO

Nigeria's spending on education above 26% UNESCO's recommendation ― FG

As Millions Of Children Miss Developmental Targets, WHO Appeals For 'Brain Health Optimisation' …

New UNICEF games app nurtures key skills for Ukrainian preschoolers [EN/UK] - Ukraine

Nosing in on kids who had COVID-19 and lost their sense of smell

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/nosing-kids-who-had-covid-and-lost-their-sense-smell

Monkeypox complications more common in children: Lancet study

Camhs deaths expose child mental health unit pressures

Are UK children with allergies receiving consistent and adequate care?

Bioethics institute urges UK to review parental rights of very ill kids

Nursery closures: Parents left without childcare as providers shut

'We're losing £40k a year': Childcare sector hit by 'chronic underfunding'

Mum was told to take her son to the GP after he stops playing with his friends

Urgent polio boosters for London children

Girl, 5, turned away from school because her adoptive parents are same-sex

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/same-sex-parents-girl-school-b2141745.html

Education and training could reduce mistakes in medical records

Teachers in England 'fear they are missing signs of far-right radicalisation'

Schools not obligated to use pupils' preferred pronouns, attorney general says

Pass rate for Scottish exams drops as full timetable returns since before COVID pandemic

SEVENTEEN and UNESCO Korea launch global youth education campaign called Going Together

'Probe school closures over Covid'

Early Childhood Education

The Importance of a High Quality Early Years Education

The importance of mental healthcare in the early years | Children's Commissioner for England

OPINION: Emotions matter, and that's why addressing mental health from the earliest years is key to…

Foods for infants and young children: a matter of concern?

Globally only 44 percent of infants are exclusively breastfed in first 6 months: UNICEF-WHO on…

Review finds quarter of children develop long COVID

70% of Infants in Nigeria Denied Breastfeeding, Say WHO, UNICEF

Experts give reasons for high number of stunted children in Nigeria

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/experts-give-reasons-for-high-number-of-stunted-children-in-nigeria/

The U.K. Cracks Down While the U.S. Doubles Down on "Gender Affirming" Care

Audit finds variation in children’s allergy services across the UK

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/more-b2137126.html

Music helps to ignite all areas of child development

How music therapy can help a child with healing

August 2022

Ultra-processed foods make up almost two-thirds of Britain’s school meals

Ultra-processed foods make up almost two-thirds of Britain's school meals | Imperial News |…

Why world’s first malaria shot won’t reach millions of children who need it

Why world's first malaria shot won't reach millions of children who need it

'I am Country, and Country is me!' Indigenous ways of teaching could be beneficial for all children

'Decolonising' classrooms could help keep First Nations kids in school and away from police

Childhood hepatitis surge 'probably linked to two common viruses'

£1bn needed to speed up mental health care for UK children, report says

Child vaping risks becoming 'public health catastrophe' in UK, experts warn

Vaccinating children aged under 5 years against covid-19

England Overhauls Medical Care for Transgender Youth

Schools in England face funding crisis as costs soar, study warns

A-level results 2022: When are they out and how are grades being decided?

Government urged to act as nine in 10 schools in England in need of repair

Call to raise school start age in Scotland to six

Construction begins at revolutionary first secure school

Work begins on country's first secure school for young offenders

Household air pollution and health

It is time to end AIDS in children once and for all: Global Alliance launched - World

Pandemic drives largest drop in childhood vaccinations in 30 years

Childhood obesity: Why are Indian children getting fatter?

Children endure devastating impact in drought-affected parts of Ethiopia - UNESCO

COVID-19 pushed millions into 'learning poverty' - report

Radical inclusion means teaching children in a language they understand

Okayama: A city united for education for sustainable development

COVID created an education crisis that has pushing millions of children into 'learning poverty'…

Urban schools could lose even more students in coming years

Young children growing up closer to nature have healthier lungs, study says

Only half of children with autism receive early intervention services: Socially disadvantaged…

Early learning and childcare (ELC)

Early-Life Day Care Tied to Worsening Behavior in Kids

How expensive is childcare and what help is available?

Military families to benefit from £3,000 of childcare support

Childcare disaster is a result of government neglect | Letters

Cruel trolls seize on two-year-old boy's death

NHS to close Tavistock child gender identity clinic

Mum calls for schools to be closed on days when pollution levels are high

Covid inquiry sidelining children, MPs and campaigners fear

'Ultra processed' school lunches putting children at risk of obesity

Vomiting is a tell-tale sign of BA.5 COVID infection in kids, a pediatrician says. Here are the…

UK hails agreement for mutual recognition education pact with India

Education recovery in schools: summer 2022

Protection of children's biometric information in schools

What 25 million children are telling us about the next pandemic

Huge funding announced to roll-out first malaria vaccine in Africa: WHO

Oral health history in children referred to a child advocacy center in Norway

Advocacy School for parents of children with special needs

Cause of mystery child hepatitis outbreak found - BBC News

Google rules blocked children's diabetes app

Defibrillators to be supplied to all state schools in England by next summer following campaign by…

Spending on Early Years Support Halved Under Successive Conservative Led Governments - Byline Times

Falling Through the Cracks: How children with SEND struggle to access early years education …

Deidra Vachier, Community Services for Children, and the Need for Early Childhood Education |…

Groundbreaking Research Throws Early Childhood Educators a Lifeline for Improving Young Children's…

More funding needed to help early years bounce back from Covid, experts warn

Charity criticises lack of UK summer childcare as cost rises to nearly £900

'It feels like a sinking ship': inside Britain's struggling nurseries

Looking after children and those in early years settings during heatwaves: for teachers and…

Parents paying over double for childcare in summer months compared to term time

Childcare costs and poverty - Social Market Foundation.

UK Childcare Enrollments Jump After Squeeze on Household Income

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/uk-childcare-enrollments-jump-after-squeeze-on-household-income

Soaring childcare costs in UK to hit hard-up parents this summer

Exhausted, overworked and still broke: The true cost of our childcare crisis

Parents whose babies require neonatal care to receive paid leave under new law backed by government

Most expensive childcare in England: 22 areas with highest hourly prices

UK heatwave: Parents warned to keep children out of sun

Market flooded by unsafe vapes aimed at children

Oral health survey of 5-year-old children 2022

Head injuries in children linked to reduced brain size and learning difficulties | Imperial News |…

Few schools and colleges will get better GCSE and A-level results than last year, minister warns

Children’s Dishes at Big UK Restaurant Chains ‘Unacceptably High’ in Salt, Group Warns

Prime ministerial hopefuls must unit on children's mental health

Parents urged to help their kids get active over the summer holidays with the 10 Minute Shake Up

Preparing for uncertainty: endemic paediatric viral illnesses after COVID-19 pandemic disruption

Discharge outcome analysis of 1089 transgender young people referred to paediatric endocrine…

Record numbers of disadvantaged UK students apply for university

Four major challenges facing Britain's education system after the pandemic

Schools in England advised to assess risk of strip-search before calling police

Schools announce closures amid fears for pupil safety ahead of UK's hottest ever school day

Pupil numbers in England set to shrink by almost 1 million in 10 years

New UNESCO report says some 84 million children at risk of still being out of school by 2030 …

How Children With Special Needs Are Being Left Out of Mainstream Education in India

Will our children be able to read?

Immunization coverage

Current early years and childcare system 'not fit for purpose' - research

Current early years and childcare system 'not fit for purpose' - research

Active child care workers lead to active toddlers

July 2022

New Tory education minister attacked free school meals as ‘nationalising children’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brendan-clarke-smith-free-school-meals-b2120677.html

Why world's first malaria shot won't reach millions of children who need it

Warning: low survival rate in the UK as children are being diagnosed with cancer too late

Education of children in care in England held back by 'system failings'

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84 million children still at risk of being out of school by 2030, says UNESCO

Results of the 2019 wave - Drivers of primary school dropout in Mozambique | Longitudinal…

Investing in Quality Early Childhood Education is Key to Tackling Learning Poverty and Building…

Child Development and Early Education

Early Childhood Education Expert Commits $5 Million to LSU Early Childhood Education Institute

What Stakeholders Should Know About the Assessment of Young Children

EU provides additional Euro 40 million for polio vaccines, child protection in Afghanistan

Many children placed in homes far away from their families amid national sufficiency challenge

Child Care: Massive Benefit for "the Economy"? - Econlib

Hospital backlog in UK 'costing lives of children', medics warn

13,000 UK children have lost a parent to Covid in 'hidden pandemic' putting thousands at risk

UCL: Later diagnosis of children with Wilms tumours in the UK leads to lower survival chances

A Head Start: Early support for children's mental health | Children's Commissioner for England

Signs monkeypox is starting to infect children, warns WHO

Recognising and reporting paediatric side effects

Over 2.2 million paediatric doses of Covid-19 vaccine arrive from COVAX

ALK spotlights the impact of respiratory allergies on children at EAACI Congress

Intervention to improve underperforming schools to begin from September 2022

As vaccines for younger U.S. children roll out, the effects on day care centers may be muted.

OPINION: We must help our youngest learners navigate enormous risks from climate change

Faith-based schools less favourable towards education of girls: UNESCO

Delta reinfection risk low among unvaccinated children

New clues on unsolved genetic diseases in children

Drive to reduce the cost of childcare for parents

Plan to lower nursery staff-to-child ratio in England angers parents and providers

The options to fix Britain's 'broken' childcare system | The Week UK

'No nursery will accept our little boy - and it's breaking our hearts'

Poliovirus detected in sewage from North and East London

UK is failing fostered children with mental health problems, warns charity

UNESCO is launching a newly revamped Comprehensive Sexuality Education Online Course for Teacher

Is the pediatric hepatitis outbreak real? A top WHO physician weighs in

UK pledges up to £130m for girls' education in Pakistan

Expert warns of hearing-loss diagnosis 'emergency situation' in Lothian

Nordic lower-protein diet could hold key to instilling healthier eating habits in babies, new study…

Madrasa graduates have less favourable attitudes about women: UNESCO report

70 per cent of 10-year-olds in 'learning poverty', unable to read and understand a simple text

Revealed: scandal of England's 'inadequate' private children's homes

Kids in care in England 'move between placements a thousand times a week'

Children stressed and self-harming over UK cost of living crisis

Study finds teens don't need as much daily exercise as you'd think to stay healthy

Reviews of education, health and care (EHC) plans: proposed timescales

Childcare in the UK is a policy mess

Britain's education system is 'failing on every measure' - with 'shocking' regional disparities…

Children in remote school faced more sleep, behavior and social challenges: Researchers compare…

Pandemic babies are behind after years of stress, isolation affected brain development

Covid-19 vaccines in young children: What FDA's review found

Italy supports UNESCO Iraq to improve Access to quality and inclusive education with gender…

A Call to Expand the International Right to Education

Study shows an additional 10,000 children have entered care due to child poverty - University of…

Traffic noise around primary schools slows cognitive development in children, study warns

Racism in English education should be seen as safeguarding issue, says author

Protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing: policy brief

Malaria: New WHO recommendations for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in young children (SMC)

Addressing childhood anxiety as early as kindergarten could reduce its harmful impacts

Thousands of babies to join study of early childhood | ITV News

Children need more physical activity, says global survey among parents

Scientists identify new genetic disease that delays children's intellectual development

New funding to help advance scientific understanding of skin disorders in children and young people

UK school Latin course overhauled to reflect diversity of Roman world

Baby Formula Industry Successfully Lobbied to Weaken Bacteria Safety Testing Standards

Baby Formula Industry Successfully Lobbied to Weaken Bacteria Safety Testing Standards

I want to stop autistic kids going through what I did

Ukraine's child refugees can 'thrive and survive' in European schools

Britain should not 'tilt the system' to increase number of state pupils admitted to elite…

What does high-quality provision look like?

Healthy young people in UK may never be offered another Covid jab, says expert

Investigation finds school failed vulnerable children and misled Ofsted

Effective SEND policy and practice

Diets of British teenagers are 'unhealthy and unsustainable', study says

Hepatitis: More cases confirmed in young children

Report calls for primary school exclusions to be banned as children as young as five expelled over…

School places boy, 12, in isolation for 'extreme' new Easter holiday haircut

https://www.lgo.org.uk/

The brave new world of Swedish education | Ben Sixsmith | The Critic Magazine

Childcare costs: Nurseries resist staff looking after more children

Government responds to petition against relaxation of childcare ratios

Record 420,000 children a month in England treated for mental health problems

Most nurseries oppose plans to increase childcare numbers - report

Data is a key resource in developing equitable pre-K systems

Analysis | Congress is working on legislation to address children's mental health crisis

Growing up in poverty: Rats, cockroaches and mould

Global toll of sudden, mysterious hepatitis in children rises to 650 cases :: WRAL.com

Oxygenation and Ventilation for Children | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

Poor Syrian children seek education as salvation from plight

Innovative virtual care delivery in a Canadian paediatric tertiary-care centre

Analysis | Britain Is Taking School Snobbery to New Heights

Governments Harm Children's Rights in Online Learning

Addressing childhood anxiety as early as kindergarten could reduce its harmful impacts

Parents will not automatically be told if children are suicidal under schools mental health scheme

Fundamental shift in children's social care set out

Soaring demand to protect vulnerable children drives cost of care up by a quarter - new LGA…

Spotlight on vaccines: COVID-19 vaccinations for children and new vaccines in development

Nurturing nature in urban schools for enhanced learning

Students Are Behaving Badly in Class. Excessive Screen Time Might Be to Blame

Gripping words from the past ring loud and clear for kids with cancer in Ukraine today

Hydrogen-powered kindergartens on the way for Sofia

Impact of family background on children's education unchanged in a century, research reveals

Why music education is essential for children

All children in Wales will have free access to a musical instrument from September

Government outlines how local authorities can establish multi-academy trusts

EHCs and education in accordance with parents' wishes

UK's LEND program helps provide effective care for children with developmental disabilities

A Bleak Future with Education Under Attack in Afghanistan

UK aid cuts have forced 40,000 Syrian children out of school, charity says

Educational suppliers threaten legal challenge over DfE plans to establish Oak National Academy as…

Socioecology shapes child and adolescent time allocation in twelve hunter-gatherer and…

Small Talks can make a Big Difference.

Reports reveal ‘perfect storm’ facing early years settings

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Children are more likely to succeed if they live in this type of environment

Landmark meeting urges prioritization of water and sanitation to get health, climate and economic…

Transforming Education to Protect Children's Rights in Emergencies and Crises: An appeal for global…

Public school students to get book on climate change

Investing in Quality Early Childhood Education is Key to Tackling Learning Poverty and Building…

Early Years SEND Partnership resources

U.S. Interior Department Documents Abuses Against Indigenous Children in Schools

Boris Johnson 'playing politics with children's health' in junk food U-turn

Children 'food poisoned after fridges are turned off'

LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Slash 'red tape' to reduce childcare…

‘Inconsistent and unfair’ DfE funding for pupils from Ukraine, council warns

https://www.lgcplus.com/finance/inconsistent-and-unfair-dfe-funding-for-pupils-from-ukraine-council-warns-16-05-2022/

The F.D.A. authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech boosters for children ages 5 to 11.

England's crumbling schools are a 'risk to life', officials warn No 10

Headteachers fight for funds to shore up England's dilapidated classrooms

Continuing competence

Letters: Path Out of Poverty Runs Through Early Childhood

Primary school children get little academic benefit from homework

Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) parent group training for young children with autism spectrum…

UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Critical Mission For UNICEF: Reaching 'Zero-Dose' Children

Hospital tooth extractions for children in England fall by over half in pandemic

Bedford YMCA nursery parents angry at 250% rise in fees

Council-maintained schools outperform academies in England, study shows

Interpretable machine learning identifies paediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus subtypes based on…

Myanmar paediatricians during military coup: we strike and survive

43% of donors in paediatric liver transplants are mothers: Apollo Hospital

B12 deficiency harms young children's development, and the food relief we provide isn't good enough

Girls closing STEM gender gap but biases persist, UNESCO report finds

https://www.devex.com/news/girls-closing-stem-gender-gap-but-biases-persist-unesco-report-finds-103095

British children's sugar intake exceeds current public health recommendations

Obesity increased among children, teens from low-income families during early pandemic months

Ban permanent exclusions from English primaries, says ex-children's tsar

Children with special educational needs 'denied education' due to funding crisis | ITV News

Cornwall to Newcastle: children with disabilities forced to travel hundreds of miles for school

School exams: a major flaw in the UK's education system | Letters

New beginnings for refugee children in UK schools | Letter

The Myth Of Male Math Brain: Can Girls Perform Better In Mathematics Than Boys? Here's What UNESCO…

Ofsted will step up early-years focus to address lockdown impact

Analysis | Pandemic erased a decade of progress for public pre-K programs, report finds

Indian doctor performs UAE's first paediatric bone marrow transplant

Adge Pharma, Cyan Bio advance treatments for rare paediatric diseases in Asian countries

MPs investigate Government’s proposed changes to post-16 education

https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/203/education-committee/news/166018/mps-investigate-governments-proposed-changes-to-post16-education/

Boys Are at Greater Risk of Dropping Out of School, Unesco Warns

https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2022/04/boys-are-at-greater-risk-of-dropping-out-of-school-unesco-warns/

The Untold Story of UNICEF | FULL FILM

UNESCO advocates for water education in school curriculums

More than one million African children protected by first malaria vaccine

Parents fighting councils over nursery closures say it's time for a national childcare protest

NHS pays out £20m in clinical negligence claims over children's mental health care

Bigger classes harming pupils' progress, say 9 in 10 UK teachers

Bigger classes? Yes, but pupils have got bigger too, say UK teachers

Alarm raised over significant rise in inflammatory post-Covid condition in kids

National Palliative Care Week 2022 - "Palliative Care It's your right"

The World Health Organization is investigating cases of perfectly healthy kids getting rare and…

UNESCO and NORAD join forces with partners to translate storybooks for Ukrainian children

Leave no boy behind " Borneo Bulletin Online

A vision 'as breathtaking and groundbreaking as public school' for early childhood

BGR Supports Proposed New Orleans Early Childhood Education Property Tax - Biz New Orleans

New York's $7 billion deal could pave the way for universal child care

The government's stance on childcare reveals its character - and it's ugly as hell | Christine…

UNICEF and WHO warn of perfect storm of conditions for measles outbreaks, affecting children

(1012) Vaccines for every child in Ukraine I UNICEF — YouTube

Drop in Vaccines Exposes Latin American Children to Disease, Report Shows

In Bucharest, A UNICEF-Supported School For Ukrainian Refugee Children

South Africa’s no-fee school system can’t undo inequality — Child in the City

Council apologises after boy with high level needs was left without a school place for eight weeks — V2 Radio

More than one-third of Year 6 children in West Sussex are overweight or obese — V2 Radio

Just for Kids Law partners with law firms to offer free legal advice and representation over exclusions, opens London unit