January 07 – In the Press
- Behaviour
- Families
- Young people looked after
- Schools
- Substance misuse
- Childrens services
- Additional support
Behaviour
In this section you will find press stories which highlight current opinions in respect of Scotland’s education system.
Nurture groups ‘benefit’ children
Children with behavioural problems benefit from being involved in nurture groups in early primary school.
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Families
In this section you will find new stories relating to the issues of families and young people who are disaffected or excluded from school.
Parent alcohol abuse support plea
Children with alcohol abusing parents need the same level of services directed at families of drug users, according to a New! - report.
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Young Carers Grant Programme
Comic Relief has contracted The Princess Royal Trust for Carers to distribute grants to voluntary sector services for young carers in 2007. The Grants Programme is open to voluntary sector organisations who work/would like to work with young carers. Round 3 opens on 08/01/07 and closes 09/03/07 with the awards being made around the middle of April 2007.
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New strategies for fostering
From registration to professional training of foster parents, Scotland plans to make its care system one of the best in the world young people could be allowed to stay in foster care beyond the age of 18 under plans that will shape fostering for the next two decades.
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Young people looked after
In this section you will find press stories relating to the education of young people who are looked after away from home.
Schools
In this section you will find press stories which highlight current opinions and developments in respect of Scotland’s education system.
Pay deal has ‘low pupil benefit’
Education reformers aimed at modernising the teaching profession have yet to show any significant improvement in pupils learning, a report has found.
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School lessons to focus on play
Children in Scotland will be taught more through play rather than formal classes when they start primary school under a shake up of the curriculum.
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Jolly mixtures for sweet returns
Teaching nursery and P1 pupils together means better learning for all - from the gifted pre-schooler to the less able child a Shetland school is attracting curious observers from near and far after deciding to teach nursery and P1 pupils together.
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Children get more active
Physical activity and sport sessions in schools have jumped by 53 per cent at primary level, and 17 per cent overall, in the last two years since Active Schools was launched with £12 million per annum of backing from Ministers.
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New kids from the bloc
With the surge in immigrants from East Europe, Highland now has 500 Polish children in its schools. So how do staff and pupils cope?
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Class hearing system a success
A system which helps school teachers talk more loudly in the classroom is being rolled out by a council.
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Substance misuse
In this section you will find current stories relating to the issue of substance misuse and young people who are disaffected or excluded from school.
Campaigns against drug dealers expanded
A highly effective campaign to encourage the public to help get more drug dealers off the streets is to be extended across Scotland.
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Children’s services
In this section you will find news about the development of children’s services in Scotland.
Childline Scotland
The charity ChildLine Scotland is to receive an extra £500,000 from the Executive to expand services in its Glasgow and Aberdeen centres and set up a base in Edinburgh.
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YouthLink Scotland Key Contacts
YouthLink Scotland are introducing a New! - system of key worker contact (a member of YouthLink staff) for member organisations. The key worker system will help YouthLink Scotland to establish an ongoing relationship with member organisations on day to day matters and ensure communications are open and effective.
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Child protection bill is ‘flawed’
Plans to enhance the protection of children and vulnerable adults have been described as flawed by MSPs.
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Additional support
In this section you will find press stories which consider issues surrounding young people with additional support needs and approaches which are being implemented to improve and enhance their experience of school.
Careers Scotland focuses on NEET challenge
Every pupil in Scotland will be entitled to a face to face meeting with a careers adviser under plans to refocus the work of the Careers Scotland service, it has been announced.
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