Parents of the UK’s million disabled children are struggling to hold down vital jobs
– even when they downshift and stall career progress
– because of a dearth of suitable and affordable childcare, flexible jobs and appropriate leave.
A new report by charity Working Families analysed feedba
Read more: Holding down vital job a struggle, say parents of disabled children. Important new report
Report identifies strategies the sector can use to build support for the changes necessary to improve the lives of care-experienced children and young people
By the Robertson Trust, Life Changes Trust and CELCIS, the Report charts public understandings of childhood, parenting and the care system, a
From their website: In Africa (Zimbabwe), The Templer Foundation has provided financial and practical support to existing programs that support disabled and terminally ill people, primarily lepers, amputees and AIDS orphans. We’ve provided and continue to provide prosthetic supplies and financial su
This statutory guidance from the Department for Education is for English local authorities on their duties pursuant to section 2 of the Childcare Act 2016 and sections 6, 7, 7A, 9A, 12 and 13 of the Childcare Act 2006. Local authorities must have regard to this guidance when seeking to discharge tho
Read more: Updated statutory guidance for early education and childcare - England.
Many of these vulnerable people live beyond the reach of public services and must cope as best they can on their own. This book suggests every citizen has the choice of turning away from their plight or taking action
With a Foreword by Professor Hilton Davis
Back cover:
Think of rough sleepers in E
Read more: CARING ACTIVISM: A 21ST CENTURY CONCEPT OF CARE by Peter Limbrick
Official figures haven't previously told us much about the types of families who are becoming homeless.
To explore this, Shelter have conducted new analysis of government data. Through this analysis we are ab
Read more: Shelter research – In work, but out of a home (UK)
The report highlights that sickness associated with poor quality health care imposes additional expenditure on families and health systems
Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the OECD,
Disrupted Childhood: the Cost of Persuasive Design looks at the question of persuasive design in the technology sector from the point of view of children.
The report makes 24 recommendations. It calls on the technology industry to make seismic changes to the design of products and
Cartoon © Martina Jirankova-Limbrick 2011