Teesside town has come out worst in children’s commissioner’s report, but residents say such rankings are demoralising and counterproductive “It’s disappointing, it’s just another kicking,” said a youth worker after the town in which they work was labelled as the hardest place in which to be a child in England.
“It suggests our children are living unhappy lives,” said a teacher, who described her pupils as joyful. Continue reading...