This Welsh Government guide has been written primarily for practitioners involved in making and supporting arrangements for young people leaving care. The guide supplements the statutory Code of Practice relating
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The life-changing experience of attending a hostel after leaving home aged 14 inspired a single mum-of-two to attend university with the ambition of helping other young people to transform their
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An inspection of services for children and young people in Dundee has identified areas of good performance but also made recommendations for improvement. Across nine key indicators of performance, inspectors
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This guideline covers the period before, during and after a young person moves from children’s to adults’ services. It aims to help young people and their carers have a better
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A High Court judge has called for a new “review mechanism” to be set up for individuals whose job prospects and lives are blighted after being labelled sexual offenders as
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The Youth and Criminal Justice in Scotland: the young person’s journey is an online resource that aims to simplify how the youth and criminal justice system works for under 18s
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North-east students in Higher and Further Education who have experience of being looked after or in care will be recognised through a new awards scheme to celebrate their achievements. The
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A teaching union has linked a reported rise in self-harm amongst children to the “unrelenting” schedule of assessments in the new school curriculum. The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) acknowledged
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A new project at Manchester Metropolitan University aims to help excluded young people with mental health problems. Researchers from the departments of Social Work and Sociology at the University have
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Young offenders could serve their sentences in “secure schools” rather than prisons under a radical overhaul of youth custody. Proposals being considered by ministers would see criminals aged under 18
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