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It’s estimated that in the average UK primary school class, at least two children have suffered abuse or neglect.

The NSPCC in the South West is calling for volunteers to join its Schools Service and visit primary schools to help children understand how to...

• The NSPCC-run service has seen a 30% increase in counselling about exam result concerns
• Children shared fears that the pandemic hugely impacted their learning and would be reflected in their results

New figures from Childline show rising anxiety levels about exam results amongst children and young people during the last year.

The pandemic meant that...

• In 2020/21, the charity’s helpline made 464 referrals to agencies in the South West, following contacts about children being left without supervision of an adult – a 39% increase from the previous year
• There's no legal age a child can be left home alone but it’s against the law to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
• Cost-of-living crisis expected to put
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• Last year the NSPCC Helpline made 2,242 referrals to agencies in the South West about child abuse and neglect concerns – an average of six a day
• Half a million children a year suffer abuse in the UK, says charity
• NSPCC believes everyone can play a part in protecting children from abuse and neglect and calls for people to take action on Childhood Day
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• Boys less likely to talk to Childline about mental health issues than girls
• National data in 2020 shows more than 120 boys died by suicide
• Childline launches ‘We All Feel It’ campaign to help boys who are struggling to ask for help with their mental health

Childline has found boys are five times less likely to talk with the service’s trained...

With the school summer holidays fast approaching, parents often ask us about the appropriate age to allow children to stay home or out alone.

Every child is different so there’s no one rule for all, but between work, appointments and other family commitments, it’s inevitable that there will come a point when parents have to make decisions about when is the right time to leave their...