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News

Government plans shared parenting amendment to Children Act
The Government is to introduce a new clause to the Children Act making clear that there should be a presumption that both parents should be involved in a child’s life after separation or divorce. 

Working with fathers to improve children’s well-being: a new website
Working with fathers to improve children’s well-being is Professor Jonathan Scourfield’s website, set up as part of his research on fathers, social interventions and children’s well-being (funded by the Economic and Social Research Council).  

FI welcomes plan to recognise both parents’ importance post-separation
The Fatherhood Institute has welcomed the Government’s plans to explicitly recognise in law the importance of children having a relationship with both parents after separation. 

Keeping dads in the picture – parenting is not just for mums!
Jeremy Davies writes: If ever there was an example of how quick we are to omit fathers from the parenting picture, it’s NHS Health Scotland’s decision to remove the word ‘father’ from its ‘Ready Steady Baby’ pamphlet, as reported in the Daily Telegraph. 

Training

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Case study: Staying Connected at BT
When BT began to look into the issues that affect the separated fathers it employs, it found that there was little support on offer. 

Staying Connected
Staying Connected is a unique half-day workplace seminar designed to help men navigate the separation journey. Developed in Australia and brought to the UK by the Fatherhood Institute, the course has been shown to help reduce stress among separated dads in the workforce. 

PIP guide: Surrey post-natal father assessment
This is one of a series of guides to help agencies develop father-inclusive services, produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ Parenting Implementation Project (PIP), which ran from early 2008 until June 2009.