Welcome to Publications

Here you can find various publications and strategic documents, including reports published by the Department of Education

Gang and Youth Violence

The Home Office has published a cross-government strategy to tackle gang and youth violence.

Young people at risk of being drawn into gangs and violence will be targeted at every stage of their lives – from toddlers to teenagers – in a comprehensive approach aimed at preventing the next generation of gang members.

But there is a strong warning to those who refuse help that they will be met with the full force of strengthened laws to protect local communities from crime and disorder.

The strategy builds on successful work already being done across government and at local level by police forces, local agencies, charities and voluntary organisations and young people themselves around the country, many of whom have fed into the development of the strategy.

The Strategy has Five Principles:

• Preventing young people becoming involved in violence in the first place with a new emphasis on early intervention and prevention
• Pathways out of violence and the gang culture for young people wanting to make a break with the past
• Punishment and enforcement to suppress the violence of those refusing to exit violent lifestyles
• Partnership working to join up the way local areas respond to gang and other youth violence
• Providing support to local areas wanting to tackle their gang or youth violence problem

This is ABUSE : Speak Out Against Abuse

Teenage Relationship Violence and Abuse Campaign

http://thisisabuse.direct.gov.uk/

Recognise Abuse?
Relationship abuse can happen to anyone. It involves more than physical violence, it can be when someone puts you down, threatens you or forces you to do something you don't want to. Find out more about how to spot the signs, have your say on the issue and seek help here.

Munro Interim Report: review of child protection

The Munro Review of child protection is part of a national drive to improve the quality of child protection services. The aim of this report is to set out for discussion the characteristics of an effective child protection system, and the reforms that might help to create such a system.

Click on the link below to see the Munro interim report

When the Secretary of State for Education commissioned this review of child protection in June 2010, a central question was ‘what helps professionals make the best judgements they can to protect a vulnerable child?’

The final report sets out proposals for reform which, taken together, are intended to create the conditions that enable professionals to make the best judgments about the help to give children, young people and families. This involves moving from a system that has become over-bureaucratised and focused on compliance to one that values and develops professional expertise and is focused on the safety and welfare of children and young people.

The review began by using ‘systems’ theory to examine how the current conditions have evolved. The review’s first report in October 2010 described the child protection system in recent times as one that has been shaped by four key driving forces.

The review’s second report, in February this year, considered the child’s journey through the child protection system – from needing to receiving help – to show how the system could be improved. Extensive consultation on the reform areas set out in that report contributed to the development of this final report.

Includes:

• Introduction
• The principles of an effective child protection system
• A system that values professional expertise
• Clarifying accountabilities and improving learning
• Sharing responsibility for the provision of early help
• Developing social work expertise
• The organisational context: supporting effective social work practice
• Conclusion
• Appendices

  Latest research report on Child Poverty

Local Authority progress in tackling Child Poverty

The Local Government Group (LG Group) commissioned NFER (National Foundation for Educational Research) to assess local authorities’ progress in meeting the duties placed on them by the 2010 Child Poverty Act, specifically the requirement to complete a local needs assessment and a joint local child poverty strategy. In-depth telephone interviews with 43 child poverty partnership members across nine case-study areas were conducted between January and March 2011. Click on the link to view the report>

Visit the main DfE website to view the supporting video clips

Letting Children be Children

The Bailey Review

Report of an Independent Review of the Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Childhood is now available to download from the Department of Education. (Click on the link below to download the Report) The report contains some interesting comments and opinions from children and young people about their take on issues around commercialisation, the internet and the media.

The pressure on children to grow up takes two different but related forms: the pressure to take part in a sexualised life before they are ready to do so; and the commercial pressure to consume the vast range of goods and services that are available to children and young people of all ages.

Reg Bailey, Chief Executive of Mothers’ Union, has led a six-month independent review into the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood. He calls on businesses and broadcasters to play their part and protect children from the increasingly sexualised ‘wallpaper’ that surrounds them.

This Review aims to assess how children in this country are being pressured to grow up too quickly, and sets out some of the things that businesses and their regulators, as well as Government, can do to minimize the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood. There are more detailed recommendations in each chapter of the report.

Useful links below:

https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/Bailey%20Review.pdf

https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationDetail/Page1/CM%208078#downloadableparts

Graham Allen MP's report on early intervention

Following the launch of Graham Allen MP’s report on early intervention, Children's Minister Sarah Teather said:

"I would like to thank Graham for his work in this important area. His comprehensive report highlights the importance of early social and emotional development. I know that Graham shares my belief that getting Early Years support right for families is crucial to helping every child fulfil their potential. The Government is committed to improving support for families from all backgrounds. I will work with my colleagues across government to consider Graham’s findings" >Click on the link below to see the report

For more information visit the Department of Education website: http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a0073019/department-responds-to-publication-of-graham-allens-independent-review-of-early-intervention

'You are not on your own'

A Booklet to help Children and Adults Talk About a Parent's Drinking

www.childrenssociety.org.uk