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Press Releases & News

NCB celebrates PALS project - Fri, Sep, 3 2010
NCB is hosting a series of workshops to celebrate the PALS: Getting it right for children and young people project and to share best practice and information gathered throughout the project on successfully involving children and young people...read full story
Children and young people feel unsafe using public transport - Thu, Aug, 5 2010
A recent survey by leading national charities, NCB and the British Youth Council (BYC), has found that children and young people feel unsafe when using public transport in England....read full story

Publications

	People Make Play highlights how staffed provision can intensify and diversify the opportunities for children to play. find out more

	Council for Disabled Children Inclusion Policy The CDC Inclusion Policy pack includes a booklet and six attractive posters find out more

	Leadership for Quality in Early Years and Playwork is essential for everyone working with young children. find out more

Sector News

Registration open for Nursery World 2011

Designed or everyone working in the early years community, the Nursery World Show 2011 will be a vital source of practical help and information for early years practitioners and decision-makers in the public, private and voluntary sectors. The show runs on 11 and 12 February at the Business Design Centre, London. Find out more and register at: www.nurseryworldshow.com

Keeping our children safe: raising awareness in black and minority ethnic communities

The Safe Network has developed an exciting and innovative CD Rom that allows trainers and group leaders to take safeguarding children to the very heart of black and minority ethnic communities. The resource is suitable for use with parents, carers, community groups, staff and volunteers working with or in black and minority ethnic communities. This CD is available in: English, French, Chinese, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic. If you work in or with the community and voluntary sector, you can order a free copy of this resource. Please contact Lian Jackson, Caroline Tewskbury and Stephen Nicholls at NSPCC for more details.

Events

Successful commissioning: An introduction to health commissioning

20 September, Birmingham

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Involving disabled children in planning and reviews

5 October, London

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Sex and Relationships Education: Getting on with it!

19 October, London

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Resources

	Evaluation of Play England NCB Research, Evidence and Evaluation department publishes a summary of findings from their four-year evaluation of the Play England project, highlighting what progress has been made so far and implications going forward. Read More

	Healthy Child Programme Consultations This report articulates the views of children and young people who participated in consultations to ensure that their views informed the Healthy Child Programme content and delivery. Read More

	Shared Responsibility Safeguarding arrangements between hospitals and children’s social services Read More

	Managing Transitions from Secure Settings report and resources Read More

Projects

Making it REAL
Using the REAL framework developed by Cathy Nutbrown and Peter Hannon at the University of Sheffield to support parents' confidence in helping their young children's early learning and development

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Work-Based Learning, SRE and Sexual Health Project
Aims to improve young people's access to sexual health services and sex and relationships education (SRE) in Work-Based Learning (WBL) providers
Key aims
To improve young people's access to sexual health services and sex and relationships education (SRE) in Work-Based Learning (WBL) providers.
Values framework
This project supports our aim to encourage positive and supportive family, and other, environments.

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