FROM THE EDITOR

Editorial:
The main Parties’ election promises for children

News Views
Our collection of comment and analysis on the latest child care issues, including the changing face of children’s books

ARTICLES

Child Related Training Today
A paper by David Lane

Untie your tongue, and get life licked. Young Activists book series launched
Speak Up – a series of books to encourage youngsters to become confident speakers

Young People’s Awards for Community Involvement

Mother - Anon
A little schmaltzy perhaps, but a tale with more than a grain of truth in it

Red Cross to Recognise Humanitarian Young People
Philip Lawrence Awards – do you know a group of youngsters who could be recognised for their community work? Or someone worthy of the Red Cross’s

Record Sales of Vinyl at Bardardo's
Old LPs? Barnardo’s are after your vinyl record collection

Rats
Another poem from the book "Rattle my Cool"

The Choir
Film Review – Les Choristes

Sound Advice for Exam Takers
Revision time: Advice from the Mental Health Foundation

REGULAR COLUMNS

In Residence -When is Care not Education? - Dr Keith White
Why education means much more than school

The All Parliamentary Group for Children - Alison Linsey
Correctional practices and youth justice

In Care : That's my Brother - Part 7
The final instalment from Mikey and Jon Jon

Northern Outlook - It's not in our Remit - by Jeremy Millar
The importance of taking a flexible approach in residential child care

News from Hesley - by Lesley Durston
The group celebrates a birthday

The Gus Greene Column - A Healing Regime - Warts and All
A healing regime at the children's home

The Early Years Column
The importance of age-appropriate discipline and boundary setting

MORE...

Book Reviews including "Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Young People Leaving Care" by Dr Bob Broad, Dr Panos Vostanis and Julie Harris

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