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Transgender children 'face discrimination' within social care system
<img alt="Transgender children &#39;face discrimination&#39; within social care system" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/dc59274b-7c66-4240-a559-4b8382fac330/3/TransgendersymbolnitoAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> A report commissioned by the Department for Education found that there is a significant lack of transgender-specific social work research, but the available evidence suggests transgender people "commonly... </p>
cypn
Published: 18 May 2018
Council weaknesses 'leave children at risk', warns Ofsted
<img alt="Council weaknesses &#39;leave children at risk&#39;, warns Ofsted" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5f8e2c14-7090-4ff3-9b97-0df4e1038e7a/3/ScreenShot20180518at121246-320x198.png" /> <p> The inspectorate uncovered the problems at Swindon Borough Council during a visit focusing on the performance of its initial response to child protection concerns through its multi-agency safeguarding... </p>
cypn
Published: 18 May 2018
Daily roundup 18 May: Summer-born children, GP appointments, and royal wedding
<img alt="Daily roundup 18 May: Summer-born children, GP appointments, and royal wedding" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/02581bd0-eeb5-43a1-a1cd-6e3fe655893a/1/schoolplayluciecarlier130612-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Delaying a summer-born child's entry to primary school has little impact on attainment, research has suggested. The BBC reports that children born in England between April and August, whose start in reception... </p>
cypn
Published: 18 May 2018
Foreign students: Universities axe 'unusable' survey
Anyone could fill in the official study, which, some academics said, uses "loaded, them and us" questions.
bbc
Published: 18 May 2018
School delay does not help summer-born, study shows
Putting summer-born children's school start back a year boosts attainment by less than one mark.
bbc
Published: 17 May 2018
The father lost to postnatal depression
Vicky Clayton cannot give her son the thing he wants most in the world - his dad.
bbc
Published: 17 May 2018
The father lost to postnatal depression
Vicky Clayton cannot give her son the thing he wants most in the world - his dad.
bbc
Published: 17 May 2018
Fast-track children's social workers 'no better than traditional recruits'
<img alt="Fast-track children&#39;s social workers &#39;no better than traditional recruits&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6a351ee7-fb3c-4be1-b066-e3a760a8f16a/3/TrainingLuckybusinessAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Research commissioned by the Department for Education found no statistically significant difference between the two groups on a variety of measures including job satisfaction, career aspirations, progression... </p>
cypn
Published: 17 May 2018
News story: New support for young care leavers starting an apprenticeship
Care leavers who choose to start an apprenticeship will receive a £1000 bursary to help the transition into the workplace.
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Published: 17 May 2018