Children
Gay parents good for children according to new study
Children brought up by gay couples are healthier and have better relationships with their families, according to a new Australian-based study.
Is school selection by house price really better than selection by ability?
The Guardian reports today that that a growing gap in household incomes and rising house prices have made England's top state-funded comprehensive and academy schools more socially exclusive.
Our child neglect laws are anything but progressive
It's time for child neglect laws to change so that they take account of emotional, as well as physical, abuse.
We need a Teach First scheme for frontline children’s social work
Josh MacAlister, a teacher, a researcher at IPPR and a Teach First ambassador; argues for a Teach First scheme for children's social work.
Have we passed the high watermark of state support for children?
Donald Hirsch, director of the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP), writes about the CPAG/JRF report, “The Cost of a Child in the 21st Century”.
Gulf between asylum and benefit support leaves thousands of children in severe poverty
The gap between asylum support and mainstream benefit rates is leaving thousands of children in severe poverty, new analysis from The Children’s Society shows.