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Research - Report: Impact of Children’s Lack of Understanding of Why They are in Care

In England and Wales adopted children must be given a life story book, which adoptive parents can use to help children understand their background. This is also recommended for children in foster and residential care but is not statutory. Researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Oxford set out to discover whether children and young people in foster, residential and kinship care felt they had been given a full explanation of the reasons for their entry to care. The researchers also wanted to explore the impact of a lack of understanding of the need to be placed in care on children’s wellbeing.

Youth Work in Schools in Wales – full report

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  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
    • | CYP Now
In 2013, NYA led a national commission on the role of youth work in a school setting. Its recommendations were picked up by the children’s commissioner for England who recently called for schools to be open at evenings, weekends and holidays, with youth workers in schools.

Shared Services Briefing

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  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
    • | CYP Now
This briefing highlights many of the issues facing councils, and asks whether ultimately, shared service arrangements and partnerships increase the likelihood of full mergers.

How can we help young people with a social worker to thrive in education?

    Research
  • Tuesday, November 26, 2019
    • | CYP Now
Doing well in school is among the strongest predictors of future life success. Although the relationship isn’t perfect – some people succeed without many or any qualifications, or return to education later in life – this relationship is important. Ensuring that young people can access and achieve in education is a priority for well-functioning societies.

Fostering Effective Early Learning

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  • Tuesday, November 26, 2019
    • | CYP Now
This exciting trial has demonstrated the substantial impact of a professional development course for early years practitioners on both the quality of early years settings and outcomes for a group of children living in New South Wales.

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