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Caring in the classroom

The Roots of Empathy programme aims to help pupils understand their own feelings and those of others. Rowenna Davis visits a primary school in Blackheath, south-east London, to see it in action.

Penalty of a summer birthday

Research shows summer-born children do less well academically throughout school, impacting on their life chances. Charlotte Goddard looks at how professionals and policymakers are tackling the problem.

School admissions framework: Legal update

The current primary school admissions process continues to lead to poorer outcomes for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, says Richard Oldershaw of the Child Law Advice Service.

Legal Update: Rights over exclusions

Machela Boampong, senior paralegal at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, and Dr Simon Gallacher, a freelance education research and policy adviser, on an analysis of school exclusions in North Kensington in London.

Legal update: Advocacy and school inclusion

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  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Dr Anna Harris, clinical psychologist at Coram’s Creative Therapies team and Qaisar Sheikh, head of education law at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, outline an approach to tackling school exclusion.

Careers Advice and Guidance Special Report

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  • Tuesday, November 28, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Reforms have seen schools, employers and training providers work together to offer careers advice and guidance, with evidence that targeted support in areas of disadvantage is improving standards.

Inspections Clinic - social care provision

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  • Wednesday, January 3, 2024
  • | CYP Now
Ofsted’s latest annual report highlights improving standards across children’s social care but raises concerns about increasing numbers of children in unregistered provision, reports Jo Stephenson.

School admission codes revised

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  • Wednesday, December 14, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at whether proposed new regulations promote better access to education for vulnerable children

Early intervention leaders' debate

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  • Monday, September 29, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of resourcing effective early help services at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with Capita One.