Stone King - Quick Reads

6/17/2026 9:23:51 AM

Calling time on social media for under-16s: what the ban might mean for schools

By Danielle Francombe

The Government has announced plans to ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s, alongside restrictions on high-risk...

6/4/2026 1:13:50 PM

By Hannah Gould

Changes will be coming to the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) policies and procedures, which has led to fear that this...

6/2/2026 8:53:33 AM

By Danielle Francombe

The Department for Education (DfE) has strengthened the safeguarding content in its AI in education materials, developed in collaboration...

5/22/2026 3:21:42 PM

By Charlotte Melhuish

TikTok and YouTube content have been criticised by Ofcom as they are "not safe enough" for children. It seems that there continues to be...

5/21/2026 11:40:53 AM

By Danielle Francombe

The Government’s consultation on children’s use of technology signals a clear shift – from focusing on harmful content to questioning how...

5/1/2026 3:40:51 PM

By Amy Berry

After a period of parliamentary ping-pong, the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. This...

12/8/2025 1:37:38 PM

By Ciara Campfield

I've just been reading the latest child poverty figures, and once again they stop me in my tracks, because no matter how long I’ve worked...

11/25/2025 10:50:18 AM

By Eleanor Reilly

The EdTech Summit 2025 last week, as part of the Schools and Academies Show, looks to have been a roaring success. So many interesting,...

11/14/2025 11:07:20 AM

By Lee Coley

The Charity Commission has today published a press release about its engagement with the Archbishops' Council and its conclusions. The...

11/14/2025 10:19:28 AM

By Ciara Campfield

Right now, around 70% of local authority budgets are consumed by care services. A recent report "Ending Extraction in the UK Care System"...

11/14/2025 10:07:42 AM

By Eleanor Reilly

Once again, the Education sector finds itself front and centre of urgent national debate. The Children's Plan published in September...