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My Life: Joe Goff, 15, Leeds

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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I became involved with the national education charity Filmclub in 2011, when my teacher and I had the same idea of starting a club at our school. Eventually, we split it into two clubs: one for younger pupils, devised by my teacher, and one for the older year groups, which I devised.

My Life: Benjamin Lloyd Hunter, 13, Llantwit Major

Monday, May 13, 2013

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By the time I was seven years old, I was really worried as I couldn't read or write.

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, police custody and bullying

Friday, April 26, 2013

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Advocates help young asylum seekers, government backs ruling on 17-year-olds in police custody, and overprotective parents increase bullying risk, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner powers, young soldiers and skateboarder fines

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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A bid to give England's children's commissioner extra powers; calls to keep 16- and 17-year-olds out of the military, and fines for young skateboarders, all in the news today.

Young carers to train school nurses

Monday, April 15, 2013

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Children are to train school nurses in how best to support young carers, the Department of Health has announced.

My Life: Leah Bostock, 16, Derby

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

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They say if you enjoy things, then you always do them better. Well, I didn't enjoy certain lessons at school and so it's no surprise I didn't pass those subjects.

Good Idea: Chess lessons for inner-city children to boost achievement

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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A project that teaches primary school children how to play chess during school hours

Good Idea: Interactive website shows what human rights means to lives

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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An interactive website combines online learning with the chance to take action against human rights abuses and poverty

Participation in Action: Pupils get a taste for business as they open community café

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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Most people will not encounter managing budgets or writing business plans until they embark on the world of work. But in Swansea, a group of entrepreneurial primary school children have started early with the creation of their own business.

Daily roundup: Childcare vouchers, Birmingham children's services and deaf children

Thursday, February 7, 2013

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High earners expected to be excluded from a forthcoming childcare voucher scheme; more than 400 staff on long-term sickness in Birmingham, and a third of deaf children suffering as a result of cuts, all in today's news roundup.

Good Idea: Using technology to boost children's speaking and listening skills

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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A Southwark Primary school has teamed up with Audioboo to produce an online speaking and listening literacy programme, improving confidence and encouraging pupils to pay more attention to their errors

Daily roundup: Improving maternity units, failing schools, and teenage alcohol abuse

Thursday, January 24, 2013

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Government unveils £25m to improve maternity services, figures show 170,000 pupils attend "failing" schools, and calls for "psychological interventions" in schools to tackle teenage alcohol abuse, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Boarding school, Kingston payoff, and the BYC manifesto

Monday, December 17, 2012

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Think-tank calls for children in care to be sent to boarding school, £128,000 payoff for former director of children's services, and the British Youth Council manifesto, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Ofqual on EBacc, service children, and Buckinghamshire SEN support

Thursday, December 6, 2012

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Ofqual concerns over EBacc plans, MPs to investigate education provision for children of service personnel, and Buckinghamshire council is reprimanded in over special educational needs provision, all in the news today.

My Life: Ben Kenyon, 15, Lichfield

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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Words cannot describe how proud I was to carry the Olympic torch through Lichfield this summer. I was chosen because of all the work I have done with the National Autistic Society (NAS) to raise awareness of autistic people's needs.

Daily roundup: Early intervention funding, UK Youth Parliament, and the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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The Local Government Association calls on government to rethink plan to "top-slice" early intervention cash, 250,000 young people vote in a UKYP consultation, and the Northern Irish justice minister advocates increasing the age of criminal responsibility, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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Fears that the new disability payment system could hamper independent living for young people, MPs urged to spend time with local youth workers, and Bromley berated over delays in SEN support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Pupils 'go hungry', whooping cough and missing children

Friday, September 28, 2012

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Teachers warn that pupils are suffering the impact of recession, pregnant women to be given the whooping cough jab, and an online campaign to find missing children, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Breakfast clubs, Gove-levels and a sexual health campaign

Monday, September 17, 2012

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Breakfast clubs fall victim to school budget cuts, the government prepares to unveil its new exam system proposals, and a campaign to improve access to contraception, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, migrant children and early years inspections

Friday, September 14, 2012

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A child sexual exploitation campaign in Lancashire, the human rights of migrant children and calls for parity on Ofsted early years inspections, all in the news today.

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