Topic: Government policy

For children, playing is the adventure

A new pilot project in England, funded by the government sponsored national sports agency, aims to use ‘play as a springboard into sport’. In this first of a two-part blog, Adrian Voce explains why such...Read more

23-08-2017|3 comments|author: Adrian Voce

‘Bonfire of children’s rights’ opposed by UK campaign groups

A Bill described as “a bonfire of child protection rights”, which would let local authorities opt out of key legal duties to children, was being debated by the UK Parliament on Tuesday, 10th January. This BBC...Read more

10-01-2017|Comment|author: Adrian Voce

UK experts call for government action on children’s screen time

A group of leading authors, educationalists and child-development experts in the UK has called on the government to establish official guidelines on children’s screen time, and for society as a whole to give children more...Read more

04-01-2017|Comment|author: Adrian Voce