Webwatch – The role of storytelling in practice
Robert McKee, a screenwriter and lecturer, is quoted as saying ‘Stories are how we remember, we tend to forget lists and bullet points’. We all at some time have been
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Children who run away or go missing from home or care
Statutory guidance setting out the steps LAs and their partners should take to stop children from going missing and to protect those who do. This statutory guidance is for:
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Self-harm and eating disorders in young people
The purpose of this report is to elucidate young people’s self-harming behaviour in order to find possible causes, risk and protection factors to generate ideas for effective preventive measures. The
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Flying Start qualitative research with high need families – Wales
The Flying Start programme aims to improve outcomes for children in some of the most deprived areas across Wales. This is done through providing four key Flying Start entitlements to
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Career Profile – Childcare Inspector
Childcare inspectors make sure the quality of childcare for children from birth to eight years is as good as it can be. Their inspections include crèches, childminders and school care.
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Northern Ireland Care Leavers Aged 16–18 2012/13
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety today published a statistical bulletin summarising information on young care leavers aged 16 to 18 in Northern Ireland who left care
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The Red Book 2013: Children Under Pressure
Action for Children has launched new research showing thousands of children across the UK are struggling to cope with serious problems that no child should have to deal with. Poverty,
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Identifying Young People at Risk of Becoming ‘Not in Employment, Education or Training’ – Wales
This paper has been used to inform guidelines for developing effective pre-16 early identification systems, which will be set out in the forthcoming Youth Engagement and Progression Framework. Focusing on
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Career Profile – Community Nursery Nurse
Community nursery nurses provide services aimed at improving the health and well-being of families with children up to the age of eight. As a community nursery nurse, you would first
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Children’s rights, social justice and social identities in Scotland
A programme run by the Scottish Universities Insight Institute (SUII). The key objectives of this project are to: create meaningful knowledge exchange opportunities between children and young people, practitioners,
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