another kids charity to close
News of the impending closure of Bullying UK is a stark reminder of how difficult things have become for the charitable, or Third Sector. Just recently we’ve seen the closure of Refugee and Migrant Justice, and now Bullying UK. How do we embrace the Big Society when we see these organisations shutting their doors?
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Child Serious case reviews should be retroactive
Busy day for child protection professionals today.
The serious case review into the death of 7 year old Khyra Ishaq was finally released. Its the first report to be fully disclosed- a major step away from the days when only a brief executive summary was issued.
Children’s Minister Tim Loughton has rightly been boasting of his government’s [...]
Open letter to new Children’s Minister Tim Loughton from the Victoria Climbie Foundation
Dear Tim,
In the run up to the general election, both of the parties now in the coalition government made specific promises about changes to the way that serious case reviews into the deaths of children would be carried out.
Top of the list was a pledge by your party to allow local authorities to [...]
who wants a black barbie?
News that a Walmart store in the US had halved the price of a black Barbie doll while retaining the regular full price on an identical white Barbie was greeted with some outrage.
The store management explained that the decision was taken to reduce the price in order to clear the stock for a new line of [...]