Tag: care
Learning to love
To mark National Adoption Week, Chris Burton talks to Claire Brasier, adoptive mum of two children with SEN
Parent carers are improving health services
Parents of disabled children are helping to change health services for the better in their local area, at a time of massive change in...
Care of looked-after kids needs improvement
Independent reviewing officers are not making enough of a positive impact on the quality of care planning and outcomes for looked after children and...
Virtual heads for looked-after children
In a bid to help children in care achieve better grades at school, the Department for Education (DfE) has announced that virtual school heads...
NICE standards in autism care
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is to produce quality standards for the care of those with autism. NICE quality standards...
The pupil premium is not working
Schools are failing to use money from the pupil premium to provide extra support to pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, says a new report by...
Warning of “another Winterbourne View”
Two leading mental health charities have cautioned that the Winterbourne View care scandal could be repeated unless the Government acts to stop the practice...
Funding to develop new social workers
The employers of social workers are to receive extra funding to monitor and develop the practical skills and learning of newly qualified recruits.
Under plans...
Book Reviews
Neurodiversity and Education
The authors of this publication combine extensive experience in the fields of education, neurodiversity, teacher training, tutoring and consultancy. Paul Ellis broadcasts regularly on...
