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Information about the annual convention of the Great Britain's Youth Justice Board (YJB) at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales in 2010 is presented. Topic discussed include the devolvement of the cost of custody to local authorities, a policy of decommissioning custody places and green paper's radical change on sentencing. The event featured several executives including Philippa Goffe, Paul McDowell and John Drew.

The article focuses on the impact of the welfare reform on families in Great Britain. It stresses that the welfare reform white paper published by the Great Britain Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will possibly cause an increase in the rate of families who will experience poverty in the country. However, the department reasons out that it will provide jobs for people to prevent poverty.

The article presents updates on child development-related activities in Great Britain. It mentions the green paper on early intervention and prevention is planned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. A survey conducted by the Local Government Association shows that there are nearly one-fifth of English councils are blaming the recession for the problems in schools. The British government has failed to comply in preventing children to be treated in psychiatric wards for adults.

The article focuses on the benefits of the "Care Matters" white paper for the availability of private tutors in four pilot areas in Great Britain. The £1 million two-year scheme, with funds from the HSBC Bank PLC, will benefit more than 1,000 children in care, based on the numbers of school-aged children in care within the areas. It will address the gap in educational attainment between young people in care.

The article focuses on the significance of the Children and Young Person's Bill on the outcome for children in care in Great Britain. The white paper "Care Matters" is designed to improve the life chances of children in care. The developments related to the Bill are presented, including the treatment foster care, regional commissioning and asylum-seeking children. The assessments on whether children will improve their outcomes in care are also discussed.

The article focuses on the study by the An-Nisa Society (AS) and Fatherhood Institute in Great Britain which suggests that Muslim fathers are not using parenting services or materials provided by statutory organisations. Humera Khan, founder of the AS asserts that mainstream providers do not understand that Muslim parents approach parenting as a Muslim. Khan's paper recommends mapping services available to Muslim fathers and developing more faith-friendly activities.

The article focuses on developments at "The Independent" newspaper in Great Britain as of July 2011. It cites the appointment of Chris Blackhurst as editor and the suspension of columnist Johann Hari. Blackhurst is expected to implement changes in the paper after owner Alexander Lebedev's admission that it was boring. Kate McFerran of 3 Monkeys believes that Blackburst must reinvent the paper and include thought-provoking articles.

An interview with Dawn Neesom, editor of the "Daily Star," is presented. According to her, the main philosophy of the paper is to give readers what they want, put a smile on their faces and remain the most successful daily paper in Great Britain. Neesom stresses that public relations (PR) professionals can help the paper by getting straight to the point. She claims that the paper has no lead times and that it publishes anything that is good enough.

The article reports that Citypress Services Ltd. collaborated with designers to launch seven wallpapers during the National Wallpaper Week, which ran from October 5-11, 2015 in Great Britain.

In this article the author reflects on the signficance of the discussion paper concerning the development of the young people's workforce and the important role of the professional youth workers in Great Britain.

Two letters to the editor are presented, including a message showing concern that children are being expected to attend school nurseries earlier due to the policy of single point admission and a comment on a nursery groups' briefing paper that stated that the new Level 3 Children and Young Peoples Workforce (CYPW) diploma is inadequate for many reasons.

In this article the author hopes that the green paper on special educational needs (SEN) in Great Britain will lead to a proper debate about how to best meet the additional needs of children in the country.

The article comments on Great Britain government's white paper released which talks about incentives to encourage schools not to exclude students when they have misbehaviours.

The article focuses on the impact of the plan for school spending in Great Britain. The plan, which was proposed in the white paper published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), reveals that councils in the country could lose control over spending on schools. However, it notes that school leaders have found ways on how to manage the new proposed plan without affecting the students.

The article reports on the controversies concerning the white paper "Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS," by the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain.

The article reports on the briefing paper released by the National Youth Agency (NYA) which provides an overview of the key measures in the educational spending review in Great Britain.

The article reports on the concerns raised in a consultation on the National Health Services (NHS) white paper about the government reforms that would lead health services significantly fragmented to the detriment of children in Great Britain.

The article offers information on a proposed green paper that outlines the government's approach to improving the support for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities, which will be published by Children's Minister Sarah Teather in Great Britain in October 2010.

The article offers information on the policy paper from the National Association of Social Workers in Education (NASWE), which calls for a need of a regulatory body to improve training, development and standards of education welfare officers in Great Britain.

This section offers news briefs in Great Britain, including the end Primary Care Trust limits on nappies for children with disabilities, the social networking website called the Unique Child Network and the contractual obligation of SkillsActive with the Department for Education.

The article reports on the white paper by the coalition government titled "Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS" which is one of the largest reorganizations in the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain. It states that the government proposals include the removal of primary care trusts (PCTs) and the transfer of responsibility to general practitioners (GPs). According to Paul Ennals, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau (NCB), the proposals threaten the joint practices.

The author comments on the policy paper of the Association of Directors of Children's Services' (ADCS) that details ways on how the industry can comply with government objectives with less resources in Great Britain. The author believes that the document is advantageous to those who are suffocated by government's bureaucracy. Moreover, he adds that move will bring coherence on how services are delivered.

The article focuses on the statement of Lynne Featherstone, spokesperson of the Liberal Democrats, that the party has introduced its paper "Free to be Young" that would make youth services a statutory responsibility for local authorities in Great Britain.

The author examines the effect of the Families and Relationships Green Paper on nurseries and early years workers in Great Britain.

The article reports on the plan of the National Children's Bureau's (NCB) Library and Information Service commissions experts to produce eight new papers of key research winding on a wide range of topics in Great Britain.

This section offers British childcare and nursery news briefs. Various measures are proposed in the UK Government's Families Green Paper aimed to give more support and recognition to fathers. The study conducted by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Australia found that children who are breastfed for more than six months are less likely to have mental health problems in life. The study commissioned by the Food Standards Agency found that only one percent of the packed lunches of British children met school meal nutritional standards.

The article discusses the importance of discussing with youths the levels of risk and attitudes to drinking as a paper by the House of Common depicts that alcoholism is a growing problem in Great Britain.

In this article the author discusses the change in media industry inorder to give opportunities to talented young people to work in the platform in Great Britain. He plans to change local papers to regularly write about projects that would help create a positive energy and establish a sense of unity within communities. Also, he is decisive on the pressure on the government to allow civilians from deprived areas to speak and participate at political events.

The article reports on the claims from National Youth Agency (NYA) that adolescents were neglected from safeguarding policy in Great Britain. According to NYA paper report, adolescents are needed to be treated separately to younger children. The agency also argues on the assumptions, which addresses their needs, that combine children and young people's safeguarding practices. NYA's chief executive Fiona Blacke states, safeguarding is about small children, but put adolescents at risks.

The article reports on the call of 4Children's Family Commission to the government to improve the pay and status of part-time work in its green paper on families and relationships in Great Britain. It notes that the long working days required to workers affect their family relationships. Anne Longfield, chief executive of 4Children, says families should be entitled to a flexible working status.

The author reflects on the London, England government and Conservatives' plan to publish the family relationships green paper. He said that couples will need counselling and improve their parental relationship, but the biggest challenge for family policy is to make more reactive to different families' needs, childcare, health or youth services. The author suggests that politicians need a better back up with their proposals with independent evidence and an outdated report of ideological whim.

The author stresses the need to develop good communication skills in children during their early years. She emphasizes the significant role that good communication plays in the development of a child's social and emotional well-being as well as to his learning. She offers information on the Talk To Your Baby campaign launched by the National Literacy Trust in Great Britain. She also cites the development of a guidance paper for the development of a sustained approach to communication development.

The article offers several issues in Great Britain. Report shows that playing songs to a youth club during closing time would solve the problem on some youths that are reluctant to leave at the end of the youth club. Two children raised money to help a dog after it was featured in the paper. Teachers have a legal responsibility to listen to young people who want to talk about spiritual experiences.

This section offers news briefs related to early education in Great Britain. A high court judge has ruled to transfer the trial of Vanessa George, a nursery worker in Plymouth, England charged with child abuse, from Plymouth Crown Court to Bristol Crown Court. An initiative has been launched by the Training and Development Agency to entice more men into working as primary school teachers. A response was made by the National Day Nursery Association airing its concerns to the government's paper on new Code of Practice for free early years entitlement.

In this article the author talks about the plight of maintained nursery schools in Great Britain. He criticizes the government's "White Paper" for ignoring or neglecting the nursery school setting. He points out that the triumph of childcare has negative implications for nursery education. He argues that a single funding formula for all early year providers will only lead to significant cuts to nursery school budgets and to more closures.

The article reports on the efforts of various foundations and organizations to change the housing policy to meet the housing needs of the young people in Great Britain. It states that the British Department of Communities and Local Government held a forum in August 2008 to formulate the government's report on housing reform. It adds that delayed green paper have prompted the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) to renew calls to prioritize the youth.

The article highlights the major policies introduced by Beverley Hughes, children's minister in Great Britain. They include the £420 million fund to provide positive activities for young people, the launch of green paper Youth Matters, the launch of youth opportunity and capital funds with a combined budget of £115 million over two years, and the extension of free-childcare to 20,000 two-year olds.

The article reports on the introduction of the British government's white paper entitled "Back on Track" to redevelop alternative education and improve the life of young people who are not suited to mainstream school. It promises the inexistence of deprived education due to their complex needs for schools. On the other hand, the Youth Achievement Foundations provides young people a personalised curriculum with intensive mentoring.

The article presents two case studies related to the participation of young people for charity in Great Britain. It notes that young people of Hammersmith, west London raise money through mic nights to prevent gang crimes through the online awards programme of Giving Nation, a project of education charity Citizenship Foundation. Meanwhile, the Paper Plane Challenge is introduced by the charity Children with Leukemia where participating would mean a donation of £2 to the young lives.

The article offers information on the briefing paper on weekend work of youth facilities initiated by the National Youth Agency in Great Britain. The move is aimed at identifying issues and challenges related to securing efficient weekend provision and provide examples on how problems can be addressed. To realize the goal, all heads of youth services and youth support services re invited to complete a survey and participate in discussion groups.

The article reports on the caution that delays in setting councils aims for disabled children's services are to hinder British local authorities defining them as a priority. A paper published by the Department for Education and Skills promised to introduce an indicator on the provision of services for disabled children. However, it is claimed that the information on which councils judge their progress is unavailable.

The article reports on a published paper by the Audit Commission in Great Britain, cautioning that projects aiming young people to stay away from trouble are struggling with a funding structure. Despite the fact that funding is secured, it is often fixed and short-term with no guarantee of renewal. However, the commission mentioned the London Fire Brigade's Life project as an example of good practice.

The article reports on the proposal of the government of Great Britain to improve social mobility by extending the free early entitlement for two-year-olds from the pilot areas to 15% of the most disadvantaged families in every local authority. The proposal, which was included in the "New Opportunities" white paper, will enable families of two-year-olds to access ten hours a week over 38 weeks a year, starting September 2009. The statement of Janet Hicks, head of Extended Services, about the entitlement is presented.

The article reports on the proposal of the government of Great Britain, that all early years and child care staff should have at least a level 3 qualification. The quality of child care provision is cited in the "New Opportunities" white paper, which also emphasizes the need to raise the skills of the workforce. The statement of Richard Dorrance, chief executive of the Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education, about the impact of the proposal on the workforce is presented.

The article focuses on how living in deprived communities in Great Britain affects the aspirations of young people. On a discussion paper by The Social Exclusion Task Force, it found that educational attainment is not only related to family background but also to an area's deprivation levels. In addition, such study discovered that the characteristics of the community in which those families live can have a significant effect on the parents, and so with their children.

This section offers news briefs related to the early education sector in Great Britain as of December 18, 2008. Data issued by the National Child Measurement Program suggest that almost one in four children is overweight by the time they start the academic year 2007/2008. The Department for Work and Pensions released a White Paper that include proposals for reforming the benefit system. A Web site has been launched by National Strategies.

The article reports on the publication of a paper entitled "Commissioning is a Parenting and Child Care Activity," by the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care in Great Britain. The document intends to start discussion and development of the theory and practice of commissioning child care. It offers nine ways to transform commissioning in the country.

The article shares his opinion on a submission recently made to "The Edge," the publication of the National Youth Agency. The submission was a consultation paper from the Department for Children, Schools and Families regarding the roles and responsibilities for those involved with Children's Services. The author argues that the information put forth will help keep Children's Services employees accountable.

The article reflects on the proposal of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to place vulnerable children in state boarding schools in Great Britain. The author believes that the scheme should not be viewed as a comprehensive solution in addressing the needs of young people. The initiative differs from residential ideas found in the policy papers of Care Matters or Couldn't Care Less.

The article offers news briefs related to young people's education in Great Britain. The "Manchester Evening News" has featured a story about pupils from Old Moat Community Primary School, who requested for a crossing service for a busy road outside their school. The South London paper "News Shopper" has appointed two youth editors for its online youth section. Fraser Doherty will supply his jam entrepreneurial skills for anyone who carps on about "the youth of today."