Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 28/02/20
News: Steve McCabe MP: Supermarkets can show leadership in helping to solve the obesity epidemic – Politics Home
20 February 2020. A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on A Fit and Healthy Childhood champions a new role for the supermarket in the fight to tackle obesity:
Steve McCabe MP: Supermarkets can show leadership in helping to solve the obesity epidemic
News: Supermarkets must make changes to tackle obesity crisis, MPs say – Talking Retail
21 February 2020, Liz Wells. Supermarkets should remove confectionery displays aimed at children and introduce discounts on healthy alternatives to help tackle the obesity crisis, MPs have warned:
Supermarkets must make changes to tackle obesity crisis, MPs say
Independent report: SACN annual report 2019 – Public Health England
26 February 2020. The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) annual report for the calendar year 2019:
Research and analysis: Child obesity: patterns and trends – Public Health England
26 February 2020. Slide sets presenting the latest data on child obesity in England and the 9 English regions:
Child obesity: patterns and trends
Opinion: The TfL junk food ad ban was clearly a recipe for failure – City AM
25 February 2020, Dr Saqib Qureshi. Today marks a year since Transport for London (TfL) introduced a ban on junk food advertising anywhere on its network. But what impact has it had? And what are the lessons for London’s policymakers?:
The TfL junk food ad ban was clearly a recipe for failure
Blog: Designated Safeguarding Leads in schools – Department for Education
25 February 2020. Changes to responsibilities of Designated Safeguarding Leads in schools:
https://dfemedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/25/designated-safeguarding-leads-in-schools/
Open consultation: Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions 2020 – Department for Education
25 February 2020. We are seeking views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’, with a view to making changes for September 2020:
Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions 2020
Guide: The Ultimate guide to Knife Crime
25 February 2020. Following an exponential increase in youth knife crime over the last few years, this article by a Door Supervisors’ Organisation examines why it is increasing, who is responsible and how it might be prevented. It also looks at the areas in the UK that knife crime is highest and how certain areas have been dealing with the epidemic:
http://www.workingthedoors.co.uk/go-to-guides/the-ultimate-guide-to-knife-crime/
News: 14% of parents say school must teach children to talk – TES Online
21 February 2020, Catherine Lough. One in seven parents believes schools and childminders are responsible for children learning to speak, survey shows:
14% of parents say school must teach children to talk
News: Call for action as children’s health ‘under threat’ – TES Online
19 February 2020. No single country is adequately protecting children’s health or environment, report suggests:
Call for action as children’s health ‘under threat’
View – Event Report: Risky Play – Holyrood
20 February 2020, Gemma Fraser. When children are given the opportunity to take part in risky and challenging play, they are developing a whole range of important life skills:
News: Some infant formula milks contain more sugar than soda drinks – new research – Yahoo News UK
20 February 2020, Gemma Bridge. Some formula milks have double the sugar per serving than a glass of soda. That was the key finding of our global investigation into the sugar content of infant formula and follow-on milks. But perhaps more shocking is the fact that there are so few regulations in place to control sugar content and to make sure consumers are well informed:
Some infant formula milks contain more sugar than soda drinks – new research
Article: Vicky Ford names as Children and Families Minister – Children & Young People Now
14 February 2020, Neil Puffett and Nina Jacobs. Ford, who was elected to parliament in 2017, has previously been a member of both the science and technology and women and equalities select committees:
https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/vicky-ford-appointed-children-and-families-minister
Authored article: Commentary on school funding – Ofsted and Amanda Spielman
19 February 2020. Amanda Spielman provides a commentary on what we found in our research into school funding and its impact on education:
Article: Stricter EU infant formula marketing rules to come into effect – Nutra Ingredients.com
18 February 2020, Will Chu. New EU food law designed to further restrict the advertising and marketing of infant formula are to come into force on 22 February in a victory for campaigners critical of current guidelines:
Stricter EU infant formula marketing rules to come into effect
Article: A lighter touch: the future of sugar reduction? – Food Manufacture
18 February 2020, Linda Searby. With 2020 sugar reduction targets still beyond the food industry’s reach, is taxation becoming a reality and what is stopping manufacturers from reaching those elusive goals?:
A lighter touch: the future of sugar reduction?
News: Why are millions of children in the UK not getting enough to eat? – Guardian Online
16 February 2020, Louise Tickle. Levels of food insecurity in Britain are among the highest in Europe. Here, campaigners and struggling families explain why food banks alone won’t solve the problem:
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/feb/16/food-poverty-millions-children-uk-not-enough-to-eat
Health Service Focus: CAMHS: The state of play for children and adolescent mental health – National Health Executive
14 February 2020. National Health Executive’s Matt Roberts spoke with Whitney Crenna-Jennings, a senior researcher in mental health, wellbeing and inclusion at the Education Policy Institute (EPI) about their recently released CAMHS report:
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Service-Focus/camhs-children-adolescent-mental-health
News: Unilever will stop food & drink marketing to children – Warc.com
14 February 2020. FMCG giant Unilever has announced that it will stop the marketing and advertising of its products to children by the end of this year, amid concerns about rising global obesity rates:
Unilever will stop food & drink marketing to children
News: Keeping children safe: Is the internet a friend or an enemy? – Open Access Government
12 February 2020. David McCarthy, Director of Education at Sophia Technologies, offers insight into how the internet can help develop and keep children safe, whilst highlighting what we should be wary of and what can be done to raise awareness:
News: Children who sit too much ‘more likely to get depressed’ – BBC Online
12 February 2020, Katherine Sellgren. Children who spend lots of time sitting still are more likely to develop depression by the age of 18, a study suggests. Researchers at University College London looked at the activity levels of 4,257 12- to 16-year-olds. Those who did an additional hour of light activity each day, such as walking or chores, had fewer depressive symptoms when they reached adulthood: