More than a third of kinship carers receive no financial support from their local authority, research by a charity has found.
According to a survey of 2,000 kinship carers by charity Kinship, previously known as Grandparents Plus, 36 per cent of respondents said they received no financial support from their local council.
This figure increased to 75 per cent among those caring for children informally without a legal order such as a child arrangement order, residence order or a special guardianship order, the research shows.
Read the Children and Young People Now article here.
Ofsted publishes first school report cards
Leaders have shared their views on the new inspection regime after Ofsted published its first full report cards for schools. Reports for 21 schools –
GCSE results will be available online this summer
GCSE students across England will be able to view their exams results on their phones for the first time in August. An “education record” app,
‘Divorce day is a myth’ – family lawyers weigh in on annual ‘event’
he first working Monday of the year has been dubbed ‘divorce day’, due to a supposed influx of couples seeking legal help to end their