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Social Care News: Songs, Rhymes and Reading - Activity day at library

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  • Tuesday, May 17, 2005
    • | CYP Now
Sure Start Whitton and Central Ipswich encouraged parents to bring their children along for a day of activities at a family event in Ipswich's refurbished County Library last week. The morning event included songs and rhymes, arts and crafts, games, and a story time. Melanie Naish, play development worker for the Sure Start programme, said the aim of the event was to let families see how much libraries offered children as well as adults. Four of the 11 families who came along joined the library for the first time.

NCB Now: Political parties debate children's issues

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  • Tuesday, November 23, 2004
    • | CYP Now
Children's minister Margaret Hodge MP and opposition children's spokespeople Tim Loughton MP (Conservative) and Annette Brooke MP (Liberal Democrats) will outline how their parties intend to address young people's issues at a public debate organised by NCB. The debate will take place at Abbey Community Centre, Westminster, on 1 December.

NCB Now: Get connected

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  • Tuesday, May 24, 2005
    • | CYP Now
8 & 9 June - Care planning for looked after children: multi-agency training. This two-day course will enable participants to become familiar with a multi-agency approach to care planning, which puts the assessment of children's developmental needs at its centre. Aeonian Training Centre, London

NCB Now: Comment - An engaging vision for educating children in care

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  • Tuesday, May 24, 2005
    • | CYP Now
The education of looked-after children has been rising up the political agenda in recent months, and the new duty on local authorities to promote educational attainment will drive this forward. But so far, little progress has been made in actually improving outcomes. The grim fact still is that fewer than 10 per cent of looked-after children leave school with five or more A to C grades at GCSE.

Workplace: Agenda

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  • Tuesday, May 24, 2005
    • | CYP Now
14 June - Childhood obesity conference, London. Aimed at creating a truly multidisciplinary approach to tackling childhood obesity. Contact: 020 7017 5507, www.tandfevents.com/obesity 14 June - Parenting education material showcase, Birmingham. Contact: 020 7833 3319 www.ncvcco.org

Social care star ratings brief: Looked-after health improved

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  • Tuesday, November 23, 2004
    • | CYP Now
Indicators for the health of looked-after children showed that improvements were made in 2003/04. The percentage of children looked after for at least 12 months who had a check-up at the dentist or an annual health check had risen to 75.1 per cent, compared to to 71.6 per cent in 2002/03 and 68.2 per cent in 2001/02.

Extended schools: The funding cocktail

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  • Tuesday, May 24, 2005
    • | CYP Now
The sustainability of extended schools in the longer term is a concern shared by many. But, as Rebecca Coombes discovers, an innovative approach can help schools balance their books.

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