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Stepfathers' youth a factor in child homicides - study
A study challenges an assumption children are more likely to be abused if cared for by a step-parent.
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Published: 3 October 2018
Council pays compensation for persistent failures in SEND support
<img alt="Council pays compensation for persistent failures in SEND support" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/4af6bc2e-3851-48a7-b4a3-016419651bee/4/Kirklees-320x198.png" /> <p> Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council has admitted it failed to act upon three complaints made by the mother of the boy to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman between 2016 and 2018. As a... </p>
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Published: 3 October 2018
Which kind of teacher would you be?
Take our fun test to discover what makes up your teacher DNA.
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Published: 3 October 2018
Families launch legal bid to prevent SEND cuts
<img alt="Families launch legal bid to prevent SEND cuts" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/d1fee911-5185-46bc-bfdf-f7b27e8e5569/1/11e4d9ea9cf585b40437e7ff90d46695gif-320x198.gif" /> <p> The attempt to prove Surrey County Council's actions are unlawful is currently being heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.   Five Surrey children with special educational needs claim the local... </p>
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Published: 3 October 2018
Government orders review of social media impact on children's mental health
<img alt="Government orders review of social media impact on children&#39;s mental health" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/fd3be694-54f8-4308-92bc-b4fe10f6d597/3/OmkarPatyanePexels-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The review, to be conducted by chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies, will cover cyberbullying, online gaming where there is a social media aspect, sleep problems, and problematic internet use, also... </p>
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Published: 3 October 2018
Updated Guidance for Childminder Assistants (September 2018)
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Early Years Development Worker, Danielle Mercer, for the attention of all Childminders.
Published: 3 October 2018
'Maybe I could be the first deaf PM'
Dan Jillings, 12, has taken on the government and now has his eyes set on the top job.
bbc
Published: 3 October 2018
Should a university teach a killer?
A Norwegian university explains why mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has a right to be a student, regardless of his crimes.
bbc
Published: 2 October 2018
Concerns remain at trust-run children's services, says Ofsted
<img alt="Concerns remain at trust-run children&#39;s services, says Ofsted" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ae969bb9-58da-4293-b5ad-dae042c6fc1f/3/JacquiSmithSandwell-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Sandwell Children's Trust, which is chaired by former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, took charge of Sandwell Council's children's services in April this year, three months after the department was handed... </p>
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Published: 2 October 2018