Last week, the Government published New Opportunities, a White Paper looking to build good life chances for every young person. It says that the downturn is no reason to slow down investment. While elsewhere the economics of that approach are hotly contested, as poverty affects more families, the politics of tackling it may [...]

Panorama’s report on sexual bullying last night really made me think about young people growing up in this day and age.
Part of me wanted to pretend to be shocked but really – given the programme opened up the debate – exploring the roles of parents, media and technology – I have to admit I wasn’t as shocked [...]

Just thought I’d alert you all to tonight’s Panorama programme on sexual bullying. The programme will be revealing the problem of sexual bullying in our school and hears from experts, parents and teachers – but most importantly from the young people themselves – on what we can do to tackle it.  It uncovers cases of sexual bullying and [...]