A surge of interesting new reports have recently come out - reflecting some of the latest research and ideas about education, the impact of austerity measures and child wellbeing. Have a read and leave a comment. First to begin with Joe's story 'From Care to University'. From care to university The aim of the Unite … Continue reading Education
Keeping children safe in education is statutory guidance that all schools and colleges must have regard to when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. In December the government announced that all schools will be required to put in place strengthened measures to protect children from harm online - including cyber bullying, … Continue reading Package of online safety measures announced
Views are being sought on proposed revisions to existing statutory guidance for schools on keeping children safe. These include: Increasing the focus on the importance of a child centred and coordinated approach to safeguarding; Emphasising further the role that individual staff play in safeguarding and the fact it is everyone’s responsibility; Highlighting the importance of early help … Continue reading Keeping children safe in education
Propel is a higher education website for care leavers, helping them to make an informed decision about HE and access the support they are entitled to. Propel is provided by The Who Cares? Trust, a voice for children in care. Worth taking a look at this great resource and spreading the word. Link: Propel
http:// 'Need greater focus on progress over time' #EducationInCare pic.twitter.com/fmcdS8op8E — ReesCentre (@ReesCentre) November 30, 2015 Recommended reading Great piece of research worth reading. This research helpfully challenges some of the negative narratives about the impact of care for Children Looked After (CLA). Executive Summary available on pages 4-7. Download at source here: The Educational Progress of … Continue reading New research: The Educational Progress of Looked After Children
http:// How can we meet the challenge of child sexual abuse? Join us @mrcsalford https://t.co/L3tl3FGGvI to discuss #socialwork #CSA #CSE — Donna Peach (@Donna_Peach) November 20, 2015 THIS EVENT IS FREE MRC event of 2016 – Meeting the challenge of child sexual abuse: From critical interrogation to collective activism. This event will present British and International … Continue reading EVENT: Meeting the challenge of child sexual abuse
Emotional health in childhood ‘is the key to future happiness’ https://t.co/bzL2AFBjxZ — Children in NI (@ChildreninNI) November 11, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Layard and his colleagues at the Wellbeing research programme at the London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance concluded that a child’s emotional health is more important to their satisfaction levels as an adult than other … Continue reading Emotional health in childhood
Multi-agency Training and Tool "Charlie" In response to the nationally recognised poor educational outcomes for Children Looked After, Somerset Children’s services have developed a multi-agency training tool called “Charlie”. Charlie is a fictional character, a looked-after child. He has finished his year 11 studies and disappointingly has not achieved his expected targets. Background We know … Continue reading Promoting the education of looked-after children
The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts has published a report on funding for disadvantaged pupils which examines the impact of the Pupil Premium. A concern is that Government distributes core funding for schools on the basis of an old formula which results in inequalities in the core funding received by schools with very similar levels of … Continue reading School leaders’ highest ambition is to close disadvantage gap
New research finds limited evidence that being in foster care is to blame for the poor educational outcomes of children Findings from research A literature review undertaken collaboratively by researchers in the School for Policy Studies and Graduate School of Education University of Bristol and the Rees Centre for Research in Fostering and Education and Education Department, University of Oxford has just … Continue reading Educational outcomes of children in foster care
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