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Sensory 'pod' helps Charlie go to school
Could this be one solution to the crisis in special needs budgets in England?
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Published: 30 January 2019
Lords approves two-year degree course plan
Universities will be able to charge higher fees for these shorter, more intensive courses from this September.
bbc
Published: 30 January 2019
Children's commissioner: Children are 'afterthought' for social media giants
<img alt="Children&#39;s commissioner: Children are &#39;afterthought&#39; for social media giants" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/55896ad7-dc96-4ed8-add3-1acabd2b77fe/2/annlongfieldbyalexdeverill-320x198.jpg" /> <p> In an open letter to Facebook, which also owns WhatsApp and Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Pinterest, Anne Longfield said social media companies had expanded rapidly in recent years, and she questioned... </p>
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Published: 30 January 2019
Medway STC staff still using painful restraint, inspection finds
<img alt="Medway STC staff still using painful restraint, inspection finds" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ba0ae41d-846a-4962-a115-d0e67267a702/2/030412restraintdannyallison-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Staff at Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) must immediately stop using "force and restraint" to deal with "children's passive non-compliance", according to a joint report published this week by the Care... </p>
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Published: 30 January 2019
Reform child mental health care or face crisis, government warned
<img alt="Reform child mental health care or face crisis, government warned" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5aa8339d-75c5-409f-bf1d-8c20e0103818/2/mentalhealthpicturenewscastonline-320x198.png" /> <p> A report by All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on a Fit and Healthy Childhood claims that a reformed Mental Health Act will be little more than "sticking plaster'' unless the needs of children feature... </p>
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Published: 30 January 2019
Active Slough - Schools Out
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Active Communities Officer, Billy Cousins, for the attention of all Schools in Slough.
Published: 30 January 2019
Britain's first female black headteacher
When Yvonne Conolly became a headmistress in 1969, she received racist abuse but refused to let it define her.
bbc
Published: 30 January 2019
Children 'afterthought' for social media companies
England's children's commissioner writes to social media companies, urging them to tackle disturbing content.
bbc
Published: 30 January 2019
The one about Friends still being most popular
They might not have been born when it was made, but Friends is a favourite programme for the young.
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Published: 30 January 2019