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Children, Young People & Families e-mail alert - Issue 154

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Issue 154

Mon Dec 11 2006

STORIES & ARTICLES

Poverty

Charity hopes to make a real point in virtual game world (Guardian news story)Save the Childen will become the first British charity to rattle a virtual tin in the 3D world.

Source: Guardian Mon Dec 11 2006

Child benefit payments to be made from the 29th week of pregnancy (Guardian news story)Gordon Brown said the benefit would be paid to all mothers-to-be from the 29th week of pregnancy.

Source: Guardian Mon Dec 11 2006

Social care/childcare/families & parenting

Overhaul tax credits or miss key child poverty targets, Brown told (Guardian news story)Citizens Advice calls for a 'radical rethink' of system. Almost half of tax credit payments were incorrect.

Source: Guardian Mon Dec 11 2006

Health

Inquiry launched into maternity ward deaths (Guardian news story)Fear over risks for women from poorer backgrounds. Charities warn review may cut choices on childbirth.

Source: Guardian Mon Dec 11 2006

Education

Brown to target skills shortages (ePolitix news story)The FT reports that Gordon Brown will unveil a major overhaul of skills policy alongside his pre-Budget report.

Source: ePolitix Mon Dec 11 2006

Students face increased rent bill (BBC news story)Rent bills for UK students have gone up 23% in two years, a survey by the National Union of Students suggests.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

Army "targeting poorer schools" (BBC news story)The army is targeting schools in some of the poorest areas of Wales to find new recruits, Plaid Cymru has claimed.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

Fears over special needs funding (BBC news story)Money given to schools for pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) should be ring-fenced, campaigners say.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

London's worse schools "improve" (BBC news story)Some of the worst performing schools in London show "dramatic" improvements, the education watchdog says.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

Primary schools miss test targets (BBC news story)This year's league tables of England's primary schools confirm the government missed its targets for the results of Sats tests.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

Chancellor gives books to pupils (BBC news story)Children starting primary and secondary schools in England are to receive free books to help raise reading levels.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

Working students to get more help (BBC news story)Students who volunteer and those who study part-time while working could get extra help under government plans.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

Research funding plans set out (BBC news story)Government sets out new way of allocating university research cash which aims to cut red tape and boost fairness.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

Crime & legal

Children at risk from abusers online, report finds (Community Care news story)Potential sex abusers are hacking into children’s website accounts and making unwanted advances, says report.

Source: Community Care Mon Dec 11 2006

Pupil restraint policy challenged (BBC news story)A rethink of the physical restraint of pupils could be prompted by the legal case of a girl with special educational needs.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

System "failed with paedophile" (BBC news story)A girl raped by a man who was on the sex offenders' register was "failed" by procedures designed to supervise him.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

Half of Asbo holders breach order (BBC news story)About half of all anti-social behaviour orders given out in England and Wales have been breached.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

"Spider" rapist attacked girl while living at bail hostel (Guardian news story)A serial sex attacker nicknamed the Spider raped a teenage girl months after being released from jail.

Source: Guardian Mon Dec 11 2006

General

Tories urge focus on the basics (BBC news story)Too many pupils are being failed in the basics of education which should focus on core subjects, the Tories say.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

Cameron attacks Blair on schools (BBC news story)The Conservative leader, Cameron, has launched a fierce attack on Labour's record on education.

Source: BBC Mon Dec 11 2006

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