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Class and race merit more attention
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Opinion
- Monday, January 25, 2010 | CYP Now
The underachievement of white working-class children has justifiably become a cause for national concern. Plenty of schools are making great strides to tackle the issue. Nevertheless, it has led to declarations, most recently from Communities Secretary John Denham, that social class is the most significant factor in determining school achievement rather than ethnicity.
Editorial: Britain's hidden disability is in the limelight
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Opinion
- Tuesday, March 18, 2008 | CYP Now
For too long now, children and young people with speech and language needs have been overlooked. One in ten children have a communication impairment in the UK.
Editorial: Confidentiality is critical to sexual health
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Opinion
- Tuesday, October 2, 2007 | CYP Now
The General Medical Council (GMC) has for the first time issued guidance to all doctors in England and Wales on working with young people (see news, p11).
Editorial: YJB chair must stand up to political heat
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Opinion
- Tuesday, January 22, 2008 | CYP Now
The government has at last ended its search for a permanent chair of the Youth Justice Board (see p7). Frances Done's appointment rounds off a turbulent 12 months for the YJB, for it was this very week last year that Rod Morgan resigned the post.
Editorial: Show some belief in faith-based youth groups
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Opinion
- Tuesday, January 29, 2008 | CYP Now
A curious pattern of rejection is emerging with the allocation of the Department for Children, Schools and Families' children, young people and families grant.
Asylum policy ignores child welfare
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Opinion
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | CYP Now
It's a bit much to expect governments to demonstrate consistency. As of last week, under Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, UK Border Agency staff have a duty to consider and promote the welfare of children when exercising their functions. That's a welcome and long-anticipated development.
Editorial: A lesson in communication for us all
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Opinion
- Monday, November 12, 2007 | CYP Now
As a trainee journalist a decade ago, I was always taught to never accept quotes for articles by letter or fax. People write anodyne quotes, I was told, and you'll never get to find out the all-important "who, what, when, where, why and how" required for every story.
Editorial: Time for us to honour vocational learning
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Opinion
- Tuesday, November 13, 2007 | CYP Now
In the Queen's Speech last week, the government confirmed it would raise the education leaving age.
ECM might be dead in name but its substance endures
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Opinion
- Monday, March 21, 2011 | CYP Now
The Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda has been something of a taboo for the past 10 months.
Council reshuffles must show clear accountability for children
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Opinion
- Monday, April 4, 2011 | CYP Now
The business of children's services is in a state of flux.
Editorial: Rise to the apprenticeship challenge
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Opinion
- Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | CYP Now
The government has gone into overdrive this year to help protect and create jobs as it gets to grips with the downturn.
Shoesmith win closes a sorry chapter in child protection
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Opinion
- Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | CYP Now
Sharon Shoesmith's successful appeal that her sacking in the Peter Connelly affair was unlawful should be a welcome boost for the confidence of the child protection system.
Youth crime demands a mature approach
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Opinion
- Tuesday, July 15, 2008 | CYP Now
The Youth Crime Action Plan was being drafted frantically as CYP Now went to press. This keenly anticipated document is the most high-profile piece of children's policy this year.
Recognition of youth work is long overdue
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Opinion
- Tuesday, November 4, 2008 | CYP Now
This week is Youth Work Week (1-7 November). Co-ordinated by The National Youth Agency, this annual event aims to explain and celebrate youth work and highlight its contribution to the development of young people.
We must find a long-term answer to violence
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Opinion
- Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | CYP Now
Since the start of 2008, 22 teenagers have been murdered on the capital's streets. That's roughly one every 10 days.
Show some respect for state schools
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Opinion
- Monday, October 4, 2010 | CYP Now
The drama over education reform continued at last week's Labour Party conference. Shadow education secretary Ed Balls naturally joined in, describing the coalition government's plans for free schools as "the most socially divisive education experiment for 60 years".
Getting past obstructive parents is essential when children are at risk
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Opinion
- Monday, October 25, 2010 | CYP Now
Trying to work with families who won't co-operate is one of the hardest parts of being a social worker. But getting past obstructive parents or carers, whether they are openly hostile, or charming but tell a story that doesn't add up, is absolutely vital when children are at risk, as we explore in this month's cover feature.
Harsh lessons in influencing people
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Opinion
- Thursday, October 28, 2010 | CYP Now
The waiting for the comprehensive spending review is finally over but no doubt it will be many months before the true impact of public spending cuts on services for young people will be known.
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