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Deaf children and social care provision

Research commissioned for the National Deaf Children's Society by the University of Manchester, and published in Every Child Journal, has revealed that social care and child protection services across England are failing deaf children and their families. As a result, deaf children are more likely to be abused, suffer mental health problems, struggle learning to read and become unemployed.

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Too many cooks

Looked After children can have ten social workers at a time and are often shipped to a new children’s home every year. But a new model being piloted - ‘Social Pedagogy’ – is claimed to give children stability and security. Martin Thomas reports.

Case Study: Accessing the right equipment for SEN

How do you access the right equipment to support pupils with diverse needs when you need it? Ensuring that all pupils have access and full entitlement remains a challenge for many schools. In this article we learn how Treloar School and College is reaching out.

every child update - july

Every Child Update Issue 8 News

Early Years Foundation Stage review to take place; Half of children have seen their parents drunk; More children are eating healthy school lunches.

Every Child Update Issue 8 Reports

The Impact of the Baby Peter Case on Applications for Care Orders; Fairness And Unfairness; Links between young people’s relationships with their fathers and their mothers; How the care system can improve the lives of children and young people; Approaches to improving perceptions of young people and their involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour; Victimisation of children aged 10 to 15

Award helps young people achieve through the arts

Diana Walton explains how Arts Award is helping young people – including those in care and young offenders - engage in arts and culture and ultimately raise their own aspirations.

Emotional Resilience: a new approach for 11-13-year-olds

Oonagh Aitken and Vicki Goddard look at the formation and effects of the UK Resilience Programme.

Losing out on early years support

Tim Linehan looks at new research that analyses the reasons why multiply disadvantaged families are less likely to use early years services.

Child File 8 - Co-ordinating ECM

These child file materials look at Co-ordinating ECM. They include: Auditing ECM; Consulting on ECM; Completing the SEF; ECM and action planning; Monitoring ECM

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Where next for pupils excluded from special schools
Early education pilot for two year olds
Deployment and impact of support staff in schools
Parental experience of services for disabled children
Healthy Schools programme

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