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Analysis: Action against violent video games

2 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Tanya Byron's report on protecting children from unsuitable video games, published last week, claims the current age rating system needs changing. But some feel her ideas could be confusing and...

Feature - Play: The Play Rangers

26 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

Councils are putting play rangers at the heart of their plans for play. As preparations for a national play strategy in England gather pace, Sue Learner investigates.

Feature: Extended schools - A good start to the day

19 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

There's more to breakfast clubs than a bowl of cereal. Shafik Meghji talks to the winners of this year's National Breakfast Club Plus Awards.

Feature - Without words

19 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

John Bercow MP will this week publish a review of services for children and young people with communication problems. He tells Sue Learner what he has discovered.

Interview: Space in the city - Nicky Gavron, deputy mayor of London

19 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

Some of the biggest problems facing children in the UK are at their worst in London - from shocking levels of child poverty and escalating youth crime to sky-high childcare...

Feature: Healthy schools - Our health challenge

12 March 2008, Children & Young People Now

How do you get young people to ditch junk food and start exercising? Pupils in Kent have completed a challenge to help them make the switch. Ruth Smith reports.

Feature - Cultural activities: Our culture fix: what we want

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government is pledging to provide young people with five hours a week of cultural activity. But what will this consist of? Far from the opera or ballet, rap and...

Analysis: Education - From battleground to playground

27 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government is considering training former military personnel to become teachers in inner-city schools as part of a US-style programme to improve pupil behaviour. Nancy Rowntree examines how effective this...

Social Care: Boarding time

20 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

Only eight children have taken part in a high-profile scheme to send vulnerable children to boarding schools. Mathew Little speaks to the local authorities and schools involved to find out...

Feature - Mental health: School of wellbeing

13 February 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government is spending an extra £60m over the next three years on mental health work in schools. Nancy Rowntree examines some of the practices under way.