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<img alt="Daily roundup 14 June: Child refugees, bullying, and judge's criticism" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5a859aed-abe3-4760-b8ee-6a4b07891c28/1/shutterstocksyrianrefugee239387365-320x198.jpg" />
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Ministers have agreed to "look again" at a House of Lords amendment to Brexit legislation which seeks to broaden the definition of an unaccompanied child refugee. The Metro reports that Solicitor General...
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cypn
Published: 14 June 2018
<img alt="DfE announces £1m funding for mental health check pilots" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/64b16627-c9cc-46d9-85ff-75783674802f/5/NadhimZahawi-320x198.jpg" />
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Up to 10 pilot areas were set to start testing mental health assessments for looked-after children by May last year, but these were delayed as a result of the snap general election, and are still yet to...
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cypn
Published: 14 June 2018
There are times when it's OK to take devices away, says Eton head Simon Henderson.
bbc
Published: 13 June 2018
Care orders are easier to get than support for struggling families, says top judge.
bbc
Published: 13 June 2018
Children in care will get better mental health assessments as they enter the care system under a new £1million pilot scheme.
d_f_e
Published: 13 June 2018
<img alt="Housing barriers threaten young offender rehabilitation, study finds" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/1812795b-b4e6-4213-8b0b-36b2db9e57f5/2/27db18e4fddfb4dee00408d94ea8d4efjpg-320x198.jpg" />
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The research report by social justice charity Nacro and youth homelessness charity Centrepoint found that accessing safe and stable accommodation is vital to reducing reoffending when young people leave...
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cypn
Published: 13 June 2018
<img alt="Fears for safety of missing girl left homeless by Islington Council" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/fe2fb887-2ae9-4fda-a7ff-b26398f52e50/4/IslingtonTownHall2Aug2014-320x198.jpg" />
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A report by the ombudsman found that a series of failures resulted in the girl becoming "lost in the system".
It said that Islington Council failed to separate the teenager's need for help from her...
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cypn
Published: 13 June 2018
<img alt="Council's children's services rated 'good' by Ofsted" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/be8dd82c-af65-4316-a847-854cba9eb21a/3/Townhallaerial-320x198.jpg" />
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Bolton Council's children's services have been upgraded to "good" overall after the visit from the inspectorate which took place in April and May this year. The department overall, as well as its leadership...
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cypn
Published: 13 June 2018
<img alt="Daily roundup 13 June: Fake news, social impact, and courtroom evidence" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/4f4600e5-e970-46fe-aefd-b568691823a8/2/TextingMarcosMesaSamWordleyShutterstock-320x198.jpg" />
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Only two per cent of children and young people in the UK have the critical literacy skills they need to tell if a news story is real or fake, it has been found. A report by the Commission on Fake News...
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cypn
Published: 13 June 2018