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DfE tells councils to prioritise educational support for children in care
<img alt="DfE tells councils to prioritise educational support for children in care" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/3d86b0d2-4294-468f-bdf9-975b39b35b21/3/ClassroomSpassAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> An interim report of a government review on the issue concludes that poor educational outcomes for children in need are not inevitable, but agencies supporting them are not ambitious enough. "Our findings... </p>
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Published: 10 December 2018
Councils receive £4.5m to support children of alcoholics
<img alt="Councils receive £4.5m to support children of alcoholics" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/22683061-ac37-476c-af38-30bf829d6473/3/AlcoholJimVarneyPosedByModel-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The money, being provided through the Innovation Fund for Children of Dependent Drinkers, which is managed by Public Health England (PHE), will be used to run projects with a "new and creative approach"... </p>
cypn
Published: 10 December 2018
Mental health: Inquiry urges removal of parental power to have children detained
<img alt="Mental health: Inquiry urges removal of parental power to have children detained" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/cfcde28c-7723-4938-be82-31f8bfdfbe7b/1/mentalhealthdepressionnewscastonline-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Parents or carers can currently consent on behalf of a child or young person under the age of 16 to either their admission to hospital, or treatment, even if the young person objects. They are also able... </p>
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Published: 10 December 2018
Annual Sec 175/157 Safeguarding Audit
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Officer, Jatinder Matharu, for the attention of all Designated Safeguarding Leads, Safeguarding Governors and all Headteachers in Slough schools.
Published: 7 December 2018
Special Voices | Newsletter Issue 64
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Early Years and Development Service Lead, Michael Jarrett, for the attention of all Early Years settings.
Published: 7 December 2018
Holocaust memorial: Ex-MPs discuss plans with schoolchildren
Schoolchildren: Holocaust memorial at Westminster could help MPs think about decisions.
bbc
Published: 7 December 2018
Ethnic minority academics earn less than white colleagues
BBC analysis shows a 26% ethnic pay gap at some of the UK's best known universities.
bbc
Published: 7 December 2018
Grandparents 'key to tackling youth anxiety epidemic'
Childline founder says mental ill health epidemic is partly down to the fragmentation of the family.
bbc
Published: 7 December 2018
Oxbridge 'over-recruits from eight schools'
More Oxbridge places go to a handful of private schools than 3,000 state schools put together.
bbc
Published: 7 December 2018