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Guidance on Looked After Children with Special Educational Needs placed 'out-of-authority'
Looked after children can be placed to live with foster carers or in a children's home away from where they would normally live. Often this will be outside the area of the local authority which looks after them. Because they are placed 'out-of-authority' there can sometimes be confusion as to the responsibilities that local authorities have towards the child if the child needs to be assessed for a statement of special educational needs or already has one
Date: 14 January 2010
How to prevent the spread of pandemic flu
The guidance is designed to assist staff in residential settings for children: boarding schools, residential special schools and children’s homes. It may also assist staff in specialist colleges and residential settings for vulnerable young
Date: 18 December 2009
CWDC boosts Increasing Skills in Social Care Fund
The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has announced the availability of a further £600,000 to help employers fund staff undertaking NVQ qualifications in health and social care before March 2010.
Date: 18 December 2009
Drawing the Line - Report on the Government's 'Vetting and Barring Scheme
This report takes into account public concerns about the Scheme and checks that the Government had drawn the line in the right place in relation to the requirement to register, particularly with regard to the frequency of contact with children which should trigger the obligation to register with the ISA. Views from a wide range of key individuals and organisations on the issues were considered. people.
Date: 18 December 2009
All young people will continue in education or training to 17 from 2013 and to 18 from 2015
The Raising of the Participation Age (RPA) means that all young people will continue in education or training to 17 from 2013 and to 18 from 2015. This will be the first time in nearly forty years that the education leaving age has been
Date: 18 December 2009
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