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Many young adults think your social background gets you further in life than talent, a survey says.
bbc
Published: 11 December 2018
From breastfeeding to formula, five mums tell us how they found their way - and shunned mum shaming,
bbc
Published: 11 December 2018
Two leading chat apps also struggled with questions about drugs and bulimia.
bbc
Published: 11 December 2018
<img alt="Serious violence: £200m fund opens to youth projects" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/9716c155-43b0-4e3f-b84d-14670897714b/2/besafe009-320x198.jpg" />
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Plans for the £200m Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) were announced by the government in October 2018.
The fund will invest its money in programmes designed to guide vulnerable young people away from crime...
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cypn
Published: 10 December 2018
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Communication Officer, Sandy Dhaliwal, for the attention of Secondary Schools.
Published: 10 December 2018
<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" />
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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...
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cypn
Published: 10 December 2018
<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" />
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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"...
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cypn
Published: 10 December 2018
<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" />
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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...
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cypn
Published: 10 December 2018
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