Conceptualising privacy online: what do, and what should, children understand?
Post-Cambridge-Analytica, and post-GDPR, children are becoming increasingly aware of how their data is being used online but there are still limits to their digital literacy. In this post, Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri...Read more
A history of play provision in the UK
Raymond Wills entered play work as a Community Service Volunteer in the early 1960s. Throughout his time in play work, he was an active member of numerous play bodies, Play Councils, regional play associations and national...Read more
Universal Credit ‘failing’ UK children, says report
The UK’s much-heralded Universal Credit benefit for low income families is ‘failing’ disadvantaged children and young people, according to a leading charity. Action for Children, which campaigns to improve the lives of over 370,000 children, says...Read more
England’s northern youngsters ‘left behind’ by southern kids
A new report by England’s Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield says that far too many young people growing up in the north face both deep-rooted deprivation and poor schools. While some children in the north are...Read more
Portugal heads children’s rights index, while UK plummets
The KidsRights Index for 2017, published yesterday, has Portugal as the global frontrunner for recognising and protecting children’s rights, while the UK is among the seriously underperforming countries, falling from 11th to 156th place in just one year. The international...Read more