Goverment leadership ‘urgently required’ to support care leavers
Too many young people in care are not receiving the support they need when they leave to start life on their own, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. The National
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Aberdeenshire nursery told it must make urgent improvements
A nursery in Aberdeenshire has been told it must make urgent improvements or face the cancellation of its registration to operate. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal improvement notice
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Dementia campaigner and children’s charity founder receive honorary degrees
A leading dementia campaigner and the founder of an art therapy charity for children with chronic illness received honorary degrees from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Henry Simmons, Chief Executive of
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Childcare among apprenticeships on offer at Sandwell event
Young people aged 16 to 24 are invited to come along to the Sandwell Guarantee apprenticeship event to find out what’s available to them. Sandwell Council and Sandwell College will
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Nurseries being ‘colonised by the middle classes’ warns Ofsted chief
School nurseries appear to have been “colonised by the middle classes” the education watchdog chief has said. Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has asked why so many parents have
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Research shows power of dream fulfilment for children with life-limiting illness
Fulfilling the dreams of children with life-limiting illnesses can empower them and their families and could have an enduring positive impact, according to new University of Stirling research. The three
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Commissioner calls for vulnerable children to remain in care until 25
Vulnerable children should be allowed to stay in care until they are 25, the children’s commissioner for England has said. Nearly a third of young people who had to leave
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Webwatch: Children’s Homes Quality Standards site
Action for Children in partnership with the Who Cares? Trust has launched a new website to provide children’s homes in England with access to support and information to help them
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Houston to receive UWS honour for contribution to children’s services
The former Chief Executive of CHILDREN 1ST, Anne Houston OBE will receive an Honorary Doctorate from University of the West of Scotland (UWS) at its graduation ceremony today, at Thomas
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£2bn cut from vulnerable children’s funding in last five years
Nearly £2 billion was cut from funding to help vulnerable children keep their lives on track in the last five years, according to leading charities. Drug and alcohol support along
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