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Safeguarding Hub

Stay aware of your legal responsibilities towards the safety of your pupils. The Safeguarding Hub keeps you up-to-date with recruitment procedures and receive continuing guidance on e-safety with this invaluable subscription.

9 May 2013

Making not breaking: building relationships for children in care

The recently released findings of the Care Inquiry give a clear message to professionals: relationships matter, and never more so than when care arrangements are changing. Suzanne O’Connell looks at the inquiry’s recommendations

3 May 2013

Safeguarding Hub

Virtual schools: improving chances for looked-after children

Looked-after children still have the odds stacked against them, though the presence of the virtual school head seems to make a difference. Suzanne O’Connell looks at the potential and the reality of this role

22 Feb 2013

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Helping children who run away from care

Many SENCOs are their school's designated member of staff responsible for looked-after children, often counselling them through troubled times. Colin Smith highlights some key findings from a recent study into why children sometimes run away from care

19 Feb 2013

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All local authorities to appoint virtual school heads

The government has announced its intention to ensure every local authority appoints a virtual school head for looked-after children.

12 Dec 2012

Special Educational Needs Hub

10 suggestions for helping looked-after children to catch up

The statistics tells us that the attainment gap for looked-after children is not reducing. Suzanne O’Connell suggests what schools can do to help

6 Nov 2012

Safeguarding Hub

What works for looked after children

A parliamentary cross-party inquiry has investigated educational outcomes of looked after children. Colin Smith summarises its findings and their relevance to SENCOs

31 Oct 2012

Special Educational Needs Hub

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We have been asked to provide a reference to a private fostering company for one of our students. Should we share with them that we are aware the student is under the CAMHS?

16 Oct 2012

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Residental homes need more interpersonal interaction

Responsibility for ‘looked after’ children is often a designated role for SENCOs. Colin Smith reviews a recent study which examines the characteristics of modern residential care

31 Aug 2012

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Helping pupils understand peers in care

‘We’re not like Tracy Beaker’: looked-after children can feel this is the only picture their peers have of their life at home. Lucy Sweetman explains how PSHE can help

2 Aug 2012

Teaching, Learning & Pastoral Hub

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Looked-after children

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Safeguarding Hub

Making not breaking: building relationships for children in care

Virtual schools: improving chances for looked-after children

Helping children who run away from care

All local authorities to appoint virtual school heads

10 suggestions for helping looked-after children to catch up

What works for looked after children

We have been asked to provide a reference to a private fostering company for one of our students. Should we share with them that we are aware the student is under the CAMHS?

Residental homes need more interpersonal interaction

Helping pupils understand peers in care

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