The Latest Breaking News from Action for Children

‘Councils in doom-spiral of unsustainable spending on children’s services’

The analysis said there is ‘almost universal acceptance that the current system is failing’.

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Children referred to social care twice as likely to fail GCSE maths and English

Research found 53% of teenagers in England who had been referred to services did not achieve a pass in both subjects

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023

Children referred to social care ‘twice as likely to fail GCSE maths or English’

Action for Children said it had analysed 1.6 million children’s results across England from 2019 to 2021.

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

Kate Middleton charity boss is convicted murderer who stabbed man to death on train

Paul Carberry stabbed a father-to-be on a train five times and wounded another passenger - but Kate and William had no idea of his crimes when they met him at a primary school a year ago

Daily Mirror · May 27, 2023

Neighbours concerned potential children's home on street in Ryton could bring down house prices

A children's charity hopes councillors will allow them to establish a facility to look after up to four children in a former house in Ryton

Chronicle Live · Apr 19, 2023

Government told it must win trust of disabled people on back-to-work plan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said people on disability benefits can look for work ‘without fear of losing financial support’.

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Big names in British broadcasting come together for annual charity news quiz

The event in London on Thursday raised over £240,000 for the UK’s leading children’s charity, Action For Children.

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

Enormous Scots B&M with garden centre opens its doors in Ayrshire town

The superstore has created 30 new roles with 60 workers set to work at the unit.

Daily Record · Feb 7, 2023

Co Armagh student opens up about his struggles as a young carer in education

“For a lot of my school life, most teachers didn’t know that I was a carer. I never felt like they cared, or that it was something I had to share with them.”

Belfast Live · Jan 26, 2023

Action for Children's Upper Nithsdale Family Service receives overwhelming support at Christmas

There was an incredible response to an appeal for donations in the form of food, money, clothes and toys

Daily Record · Dec 30, 2022