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Issue UD.04

Inclusion

Child File 3

Every issue, Suzanne O’Connell shares the forms school managers need to keep ahead of government policy. This time, she shows you how to check your staff have the right ‘safeguarding’ training.

  • 19 Jan 2010
  • 24mins
Inclusion

Alcohol & under 18s

Becky Medhurst reports on new advice about young people and drinking at Drinkaware.co.uk/ talking-to-under-18s.

  • 19 Jan 2010
  • 24mins
Inclusion

Healthy mind, healthy body

Mark Haddad reports on QUEST – a multi-agency research team working to provide training and resources to school nurses dealing with mental health problems.

  • 19 Jan 2010
  • 24mins
Inclusion

Visually-impaired awareness workshops

Kim Mead explains how ‘goalball’, or blindfolded football, can allow visually impaired children to compete on the same level as their peers.

  • 19 Jan 2010
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Impact of the commercial world on children’s wellbeing

Are children savvy consumers or brainwashed gluttons? This report concludes: neither.

  • 19 Jan 2010
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Inclusion

Lamb inquiry: Special educational needs & parental confidenc

Ed Balls has committed £38million funding to help children with special needs across children’s services – in response to this report.

  • 19 Jan 2010
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Keeping in touch

This Ofsted study asked children in care how they stay in touch with their parents and siblings.

  • 19 Jan 2010
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Evaluation of the making good progress pilot

The ‘making good progress’ pilot gave 6-7 year olds struggling with numeracy and literacy one-to-one tuition. It was so successful that Ed Balls has approved a national roll-out by September 2011. It’s the lynchpin of Labour’s re-election campaign.

  • 19 Jan 2010
  • 24mins
Inclusion

Disengagement from education among 14-16 year olds

About 20% of year 11 students are disengaged from education – which threatens government plans to raise the secondary school leaving age.

  • 19 Jan 2010
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Disabled children’s access to childcare

The DCSF is piloting initiatives to help parents of disabled children find well-trained, affordable child minders.

  • 19 Jan 2010
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