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Leading charities, GamCare, YGAM and Fast Forward, have launched a new framework for the UK education sector to use when educating young people about gambling harm. The Gambling Education Framework provides a set of evidence-based principles to deliver effective gambling education for anyone who works with young people (aged 7 to 24) in a paid or…

Educators at one of the UK's largest groups of independent schools have been involved in a Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) training programme to safeguard students against the potential harms of gaming and gambling. Cognita, which operates over 85 independent schools in 12 different countries, is working with the award-winning…

Charlotte Goddard Tuesday, October 26, 2021 There are around 55000 "problem" gamblers aged 11 to 16 in the UK, according to the National Audit Office, with a further 85000 estimated to be at risk. A 2019 Gambling Commission survey found 11 per cent of 11- to 16-year-olds said they spent their own money on gambling in the past week. Young people's…