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Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children three years behind at school, report warns

Thursday, December 2, 2021

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The majority of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are more than three years behind their non-migrant peers at school by the time they take their GCSEs, research warns.

Folk High Schools, Sweden

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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In 2015, Sweden received 35,369 unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. This was two-and-a-half times the number received in Germany that year and five times the number in 2014.

Legal Update: Immigration status and schools' access to funding

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

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Immigration status can have profound implications for schools' ability to access additional funds for children in need of support.

Childcare and school places shortage threatens refugee scheme

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

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A lack of childcare, housing and school places could undermine the UK's commitment to resettle thousands of refugee families from Syria, a government watchdog has warned.

Legal Update: Blocked from higher education

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explains why proposed changes to student support regulations are so significant for young people with immigration issues.

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Monday, September 28, 2015

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Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.

Legal Update: Legal win over student finance

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the eligibility criteria for student loans are unjustifiably discriminatory, explains Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Monday, June 8, 2015

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Kamena Dorling, Policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people.

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Monday, May 25, 2015

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Our panel offers advice on migrant child protection, supporting young carers in school, child allergies and tackling discrimination.

Daily roundup: Asylum, free school meals and early intervention

Thursday, May 22, 2014

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Report warns of "disgraceful" conditions for child asylum seekers at Heathrow Airport; head teachers criticise insufficient free school meals funding; and charity calls for greater early intervention support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Thursday, April 10, 2014

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Children's commissioner reveals plight of unaccompanied asylum seekers; teacher numbers on the rise; and Barnardo's to raise awareness of child exploitation in the North East, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, free school meals and social action

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

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Lords backs legal guardians for trafficked children; thousands of school kitchens need upgrades to deliver free school meals; and Cabinet Office funds green social action projects, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth services, asylum seekers, and smoking ban

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

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Council youth services spending falls by more than a third in two years; 509 former child asylum seekers deported since 2009; and doctors call for ban on smoking for anyone born after 2000, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Hospital care, child protection and respite centres

Friday, January 10, 2014

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Safety fears at Alder Hey Children's Hospital; child protection concerns spark government direction; and Essex's respite care centres face closure, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Further education, childcare and lone parents

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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Details published on vocational alternatives to A-levels; unpaid leave from work should be available to grandparents caring for grandchildren; and study shows impact of austerity on lone parents, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

Monday, December 16, 2013

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Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Unaccompanied children, child mortality, and playwork register

Thursday, October 31, 2013

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Immigration officers failing to track families of children, concern over plans to axe child death statistics, and playwork register to launch next month, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

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Children and Families Bill amendments due to be debated by peers today; Labour makes changes to its education team; and planned cuts at Hull Council sparks union concerns, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child trafficking, GCSEs, and free childcare

Monday, September 2, 2013

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Increase in number of trafficked children, pupils have to keep studying English and maths, and free childcare for deprived two-year-olds takes effect, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Pupil premium protected, underweight children and Doncaster children's services

Monday, May 13, 2013

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Gove "fighting hard" to protect the pupil premium from funding cuts, the health of underweight children is being ignored say academics, and Doncaster looks to work with "partners" to improve children's services, all in the news today

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