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Monday, September 29, 2014

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Course raises awareness of domestic abuse among older primary school pupils and promotes healthy relationships.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Storytelling brings families closer

Monday, September 1, 2014

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Booktrust's Stories Tour wins Ofsted's praise for helping fathers reconnect with their children.

Daily roundup: School league tables, apprenticeships, and serious case review apology

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

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Plans for alternative school league tables announced, survey highlights popularity of apprenticeships, and Oxfordshire's Safeguarding Children Board issues serious case review apology, all in the news today.

Getting away from it all

Features

Monday, August 4, 2014

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Residential trips have formed a core part of youth provision over many years. Joe Lepper explores how these sometimes life-changing experiences have evolved to meet the needs of young people today.

Parents' and children's skills boosted by Doctor Who

Monday, July 21, 2014

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Parents and children work together to support learning and improve skills while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the popular television series.

Daily roundup: School intervention, safeguarding, and free school meals

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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Stronger intervention powers proposed for schools failing to teach British values; dramatic fall in sex offenders banned from working with children; and schools struggling with free meals plan, all in the news today.

Bank fines fund 100 cadet units in schools

Thursday, June 19, 2014

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The government has launched a £1m bursary scheme as part of a bid to open 100 new cadet units in state schools by 2015.

Daily roundup: School hours, family courts, and e-cigarettes

Thursday, June 19, 2014

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Education minister wants extended school opening times; proposals for family courts to be opened to public; and warning over e-cigarette use among children, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth votes, leadership and child mortality

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

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Half of young people say they won't vote at next election; Doncaster Children's Trust appoints first chief executive; and report recommends how to reduce child mortality, all in the news today.

Good Practice: How pupils secure business acumen

Monday, April 14, 2014

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Project engages and inspires primary pupils with the world of business.

Ask the Experts: Help young carers reach their goals

Monday, April 14, 2014

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Our panel offers advice on governors' concerns for young carers, social workers' dress, balancing risk with safety and kosher food.

Good Practice: Behind the inspection rating - After-school club cleans up

Monday, April 14, 2014

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St Joan of Arc Extended School, London - After-school club inspection - December 2013.

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

Monday, March 3, 2014

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Young people struggle for basics after benefits wrongly stopped; early years bodies create policy guidance for party leaders; and poor working families miss out on childcare support, all in the news today.

Call for school sport to tackle 'crisis of inactivity'

Friday, February 7, 2014

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Schools need to take greater responsibility in addressing a "crisis of inactivity" among children and young people, the chair of the Youth Sport Trust has said.

Daily roundup: Police detention, adoption leadership, and self-harm

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

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Police detain children in cells unlawfully; new ceo of voluntary adoption agencies consortium announced; and self-harm rates higher among students with poor GCSE results, all in the news today.

How garden activities prove uplifting

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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Garden Classroom provides outdoor learning to children from deprived areas in London.

More DfE funding for military-led mentoring projects

Monday, November 18, 2013

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The government has injected a further £4.8m into military-led projects that tackle underachievement in educationally disengaged children.

How literacy hub improves children's confidence in reading and writing

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

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Middlesbrough hub helps improve reading levels among pupils who had fallen behind

Call to expand youth work in schools after study reveals value to pupils

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

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Teachers and youth leaders have backed a commission report that says placing more youth services in education settings could help improve pupils' behaviour, attainment and employment prospects.

Skills for the Job: Helping young people with literacy

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

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With England near the bottom of international literacy tables, youth workers can do plenty to help young people improve their skills.

Pupils need their own union, says young activist

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

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A youth activist is seeking to set up a national association for school pupils to give young people a say in education policies.

Skills for the Job: Dealing with racist behaviour

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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Fostering a climate of critical thinking and openness can help tackle the causes of racism among children and young people.

MyPlace centres open doors to schools

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

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Youth organisations are to encourage schools to use facilities at government-built youth clubs under a Department for Education-funded project.

Daily roundup: SCR panel established, web porn summit and alcohol admissions