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Nadhim Zahawi, Minister for Children and Families, spoke at the launch of a landmark package of support for young people leaving care.
d_f_e
Published: 26 October 2018
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A survey of almost 2,000 (1,953) children social workers found that almost half (48 per cent) of children's social workers said they were dissatisfied at work, compared with 43 per cent last year.
Just...
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cypn
Published: 26 October 2018
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1. Extend mandatory role of health visitors, urges children's commissioner
2. Mental health checks for looked-after children to begin in June 2019...
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cypn
Published: 26 October 2018
<img alt="DfE launches Care Leaver Covenant to create 10,000 'work opportunities'" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/77d1fcff-4531-48de-9acb-cdfbcdce6828/2/030412careleavermorguefile-320x198.jpg" />
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Plans to create a Care Leaver Covenant were first announced in May 2016 by then Prime Minister David Cameron as a way to encourage organisations to offer more support to care leavers in England. It was...
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cypn
Published: 26 October 2018
Landmark package of support announced to help raise aspirations and outcomes for care leavers
d_f_e
Published: 26 October 2018
"When I tell people about my previous life you can see their jaws drop," says 18-year-old Chloe.
bbc
Published: 26 October 2018
Employers and universities want funding changes to reverse a collapse in part-time student numbers.
bbc
Published: 26 October 2018
UK universities which gained from slave trade are asked to pay into fund for ethnic minority students.
bbc
Published: 25 October 2018
<img alt="Knife crime epidemic 'top concern' for young people" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b5684d06-8dbb-4ea7-ab7a-fe34f3649d8f/3/Capture-320x198.png" />
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The British Youth Council, which organises the UK Youth Parliament, said a total of 1,111,580 young people took part in this year's his year's Make Your Mark ballot to decide issues to be debated during...
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cypn
Published: 25 October 2018