Personal account Institutional account
| Register |
Children & Young People Now Children & Young People Now

Search Results

Found 1,059 results for .

The evidence is there, but it is difficult to see

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 21, 2011
    • | CYP Now
There was once a rather intimidating youth service inspector whose opening question was invariably: "What do you achieve?" Some colleagues, in anticipation of his visit and this question, constructed elaborate unit plans setting out their intended "outcomes", while others blagged an answer on the spot.

Parents know best -- but only some of the time

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 21, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Since the 1978 Warnock Report on special educational needs (SEN), there has been a vast amount of legislation, regulation and guidance, with amendment piled on amendment to try to make the creaking system work better.

New adoption guidance should ease the strain

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 7, 2011
    • | CYP Now
The decision that a child cannot remain with his or her birth parents is life-changing. And it is always sensitive and difficult, with some sections of the press talking as though social workers are deliberately and callously ripping families apart.

Vulnerable children still need monitoring

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 21, 2011
    • | CYP Now
How has the world of children's services changed in the past year? By far the biggest change has been the cuts in budgets -- indeed, it can be difficult to focus on anything else.

Harm of drinking during pregnancy lasts a lifetime

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
    • | CYP Now
On 19 January 1725, The London College of Physicians told the House of Commons: "We do think it our duty humbly to represent that we have concern observed... the frequent use of several sorts of distilled Spirituous Liquors... and too often the cause of weak, feeble, distempered children, who must be instead of advantage and strength, a charge to their country."

Fighting for survival

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 14, 2011
    • | CYP Now
A manager at one voluntary organisation talks about what the cuts have meant for her project's work, the fight to keep it going and her fears for the future.

We must fight for young people's future

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 24, 2011
    • | CYP Now
The political debate is dominated by the economy. But while the battle rages in Westminster about whether the financial cuts are necessary or proportionate, there is general agreement that they have had a severe impact on young people, women and children.

Child health: the elephant in the corner?

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 10, 2011
    • | CYP Now
You will know of the three blind men who meet an elephant. One touches the elephant's leg and describes him as being like a tree trunk. A second holds the trunk and argues he is much closer to a hose pipe. And the third, grasping the tail, claims the elephant is like a rope.

© MA Education 2024. Published by MA Education Limited, St Jude's Church, Dulwich Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 0PB, a company registered in England and Wales no. 04002826. MA Education is part of the Mark Allen Group.