Scotland's Looked After Children: best educated in class, or do they need a 'Hole in the Wall'? Scottish Journal of Residential Child CareAlan, Paul Lee
The Scottish Government publishes its own performance indicators with the aim of making "Scotland to be the best place in the world for children to grow up in". A number of national surveys are used to support this framework, but all are aimed at the general child and adolescent population....
This chapter is concerned with recent policy and practice developments with respect to those children whose lives are most intimately bound to the actions of the state - those who live directly under its care. The chapter focuses primarily on policy towards looked after children in England. Scotla...
The education of looked after children in Scotland: Some comparisons with Scandinavian countries and FinlandIain MathesonGraham Connelly
The first of two studies reported here by Donna Hunter, Gerry McCartney, Susan Fleming and Fiona Guy investigated whether a specialist nursing service could improve the health care of 162 children in residential care in Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute. It found that after the ...
摘要: Comments on the statement issued by Scotland's education minister Cathy Jamieson regarding policy towards looked-after children. Provision of children with an educationally rich environment; Teacher-social work training; Promotion of joint working....
Socioeconomic differences in second-hand smoke exposure among children in Scotland after introduction of the smoke-free legislation Background To examine the impact of the Scottish smoke-free legislation on social inequalities in secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among primary school chil... PC Akhtar,...
The inspection of children and young people who are looked after, placed away from home and supervised by YOTs was agreed by the Criminal Justice Chief Inspectors' Group, as part of the Joint Inspection Business Plan 2010-2012. It was led by HM Inspectorate of Probation, with support from ...
Looked After and Accommodated Children For information on the Independent Care Review, please see the dedicated policy page on The Promise. Getting it Right for Looked After Children and Young People Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 National Inquiry into Historical Child Abuse Fo...
It is part of the evidence underpinning the 2006 review of looked after children in Scotland.The last five years has seen a significant rise in the number of children looked after by local authorities in Scotland who are are placed with close friends or family. This study aims to provide a...