Rise in number of school referrals to social services
New government figures have revealed that schools referred more than 119,000 children to social services in 2017-18.
Schools were the second-largest source of referrals after the police, sending more than 119,000 children to social services in the year up to 31 March, up by almost 4,500 compared with the same period in 2016-17.
Source: DfE Date: 25 October 2018
