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Young people lose out in media coverage, survey finds - 25/06/2007 - Communitycare.co.uk - the websi
Less than 1 in 4 stories about young people in the national media are positive, according to a survey out today.
from : tomrichardson
25th June 2007
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Testing times
Here's a thought. The government wants to raise the school leaving age. And lots of people have objections to the way young people are tested at school - see here for how they could be orientated more towards future learning and here for how they could reflect a wider range of skills. Could changing the school age open up the possibility of doing something radical with GCSEs? If people aren't leaving at 16 then why not do something interesting with testing at that age - getting rid of it, or adapting it so that it supports learning rather than just measures it?
from : duncanoleary
5th June 2007
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Life likely to get tougher for Britain's 175,000 young carers | Society | SocietyGuardian.co.uk
Hundreds of projects providing vital help to Britain's hidden army of young carers are under threat because the £334m government grants that fund them are due to end within months, charities warn.
from : tomrichardson
10th May 2007
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Mirror.co.uk - News - Top Stories - NIGHTMARE OF GANG WARFARE
A carefully written piece about gang membership in London. Sadly this is no doubt the background the lives of many of the young people we will be working with in Lewisham.
from : tomrichardson
20th March 2007
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Their Space Podcast
It's the seventh Demos podcast, and the first of 2007. It sees Hannah and Celia talking about the report Their Space: Education for a Digital Generation. The project, funded by the National College for School Leadership, explores the skills that young people are learning through their use of new technologies and makes suggestions for how schools and policy makers should respond.You can listen in by downloading the mp3 file here, or by subscribing to the podcast feed here. Or, the audio should...
from : hannahgreen
4th January 2007
