The concept of pedagogy has a long history, but it is now finding its time.
April, 2008
Education
Campaign for Common Sense Child Care and Education
by Valerie Jackson
Making teaching reading fun and learning to read natural
Social Issues
Addressing the Causes of Crime
by Chris Durkin
Healthy involved communities are needed, to reduce crime.
Residential Child Care
The Long Journey Home
by Clair Davies
A journey of one thousand steps – an Appletree Success … read more
Residential Child Care
Growing up! The Hesley Group: Enhancing the lives of young people
by Phil Champion
The Hesley Group: Enhancing the lives of young people
Books About Children & Child Care
What is happening to our children and childhood? Three books which highlight some of the issues
by Maureen O’Hagan
Current issues affecting children – computers, media, sexualisation, toxins and … read more
In Parliament
Informing Parliament : The Children’s Workforce, and the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
by Sally Cole
The children’s workforce and youth justice discussed
Social Pedagogy
The Professional Competences of Social Educators : A Conceptual Framework
by AIEJI
The training needs, competences and ethical guidelines for social educators
Child Care History
Child Care Past and Present
by Roger Bullock
Evaluating how things have changed over half a century
Early Childhood
Why I Love Childminding
by Susanna Dawson
The achievements of childminding, and the job satisfaction
Residential Child Care
Generic Service Standards for Residential Settings for Young People
by Professor Ewan Anderson
Existing standards should be merged into a single inventory.
Residential Child Care
A Vision for Residential Care
by Richard Clough OBE
The Residential Forum has laid out guidelines for a positive … read more
Children's Rights
Quality 4 Children : Quality in the Best Interests of the Child
by Monika Niederle
Quality Standards in out-of-home Child Care in Europe: Why the … read more
Children's Rights
The Use of Restraint – Why and Where are we going Wrong?
by Chris Payne
The dangers of current practice analysed, with pointers for the … read more
Children's Rights
Young People on the Board
by Emily Middleton
The NCB has young Board members – and it works.
Early Childhood
All I Ever Dreamt of
by Georgine Christine OBE
The growth of a world-wide preschool programme, started in the … read more
Books About Children & Child Care
Children’s Rights : Respecting Children’s Rights and Understanding Responsibilities by Ann Wheal
by David Lane
A reference book with analyses and comments based on the … read more
Family Books
Wildlife of Britain : The Definitive Visual Guide by RSBP
by Kathleen Lane
Not a pocket guide, but a stunning, informative, must-buy compendium
Editorial
News Views - April 2008
including the Children’s Charter, the size of residential establishments, stress, … read more
Early Childhood
A Childhood Experience of Hospital
by Sir William Utting
A life-changing ordeal for a three-year-old
Social Issues
Children at Risk in Modern Family Life
by Dr Steen Mogens Lauge Lasson
Faced with the stresses of modern life styles, families need … read more
Education
The Special Needs Education System in Mainstream Japanese Schools
by Hiromi Kotani
How the system for children with special needs is improving
Social Issues
The Crisis We Face : The Loss of Childhood - What can be Done?
by Sarah Woodhouse
Children need loving care from the start to prevent later … read more
Social Issues
Working Together - Job Centres, Children’s Centres and Parents : Different perspectives on a common goal
by Margaret Simms
Different perspectives on a common goal
In Parliament
The Children and Young Persons Bill
by David Kidney MP
Listening to children and meeting their needs.
Social Issues
Barriers to the Inclusion of Roma Children
by Dr Sunčica Macura-Milovanović
A study of the impact of educational and social exclusion … read more
Social Issues
Using Search Institute’s Developmental Assets to Foster Healthy Kids and Healthy Civic Life
by Marc Mannes
Introducing a tested American programme to accentuate the positive
Children's Rights
Holding and Hugging
by Soeren Hegstrup
A Danish research project to consider the effectiveness and morality … read more
Books About Children & Child Care
I Love Myself - When I am Laughing … and then again when I am looking Mean and Impressive by Zora Neale Hurston
by Sue Kennedy
Early Childhood
Nursery Nurses in Schools may be made Redundant under EYFS Legislation.
by Tricia Pritchard
Anger at the undervaluing of Nursery Nurses : PANN / … read more
Children's Rights
Rights which Remove Responsibilities
by Gill Wilton
Does defining children’s rights undermine adults’ intuitive sense of responsibility?
Residential Child Care
Residential Child Care’s Heritage – and its Future
by Professor Roger Clough
The conflicting images of residential care for children, problems and … read more
Social Pedagogy
Self-Assessment of Professional Capacity, Competence and Values of Prison Officers in Slovenian Prisons
by Gorazd Meško
A study for comparison with the training and recruitment of … read more
Social Issues
Planned Environments in an Uninterested World?
by Richard Rollinson
How do we create the right space for people to … read more
Residential Child Care
Caring in an ‘Outcomes Framework’- Init?
by Gus Greene
Trying to explain the Five Outcomes at Bluebrick
Early Childhood
Children Abducted by the State for Adoption
by Charles Pragnell
Child protection interests and Government adoption policy have combined to … read more
Social Issues
Children and Technology in their Everyday Life
by Vibeke Lasson
How the generations react to new technology, and to each … read more
Children's Rights
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child :The Essential Role of Social Work
by David N. Jones
IFSW meets the UN Committee on the Rights of the … read more
Residential Child Care
Every Child Matters : A Personal Reflection
by Ewan Anderson
Implications for practice and training
Residential Child Care
Recognising your Gifts
by Dr Keith J. White
Learning about oneself through the eyes of others
Education
Making a Drama out of Nothing
by Terry Hoon
Involving children in drama – its value and its cost
Education
The Correct Entitlement at the Right Place at the Right Time
by Ann Wheal
The scandal of care leavers at University left unsupported by … read more
Early Childhood
How Collaboration can make the new Care Service Inspection Regime Benefit Everyone
by Deepak Poddar
How Collaboration can make the new Care Service Inspection Regime … read more
Residential Child Care
Residential Education and Care in Israel
by Dr Emmanuel Grupper
The Application of the Youth Aliyah Model on a Nationwide … read more
Residential Child Care
Work Experience at Fullerton House School
by Linda Horn
The challenge of learning to relate to children with autism
Social Issues
Albania, a Country Full of Challenges
by Anton Tobé
A strong economy is needed to counter poverty and develop … read more
Child Care History
Social Care - A Reactive Profession
by Phil Carradice
Why services for children were developed, and why we need … read more
Editorial
Children Webmag’s Campaigns - Past and Future
by David Lane
The ideas that motivate the Webmag
Social Pedagogy
Introducing Social Pedagogy into Residential Child Care in England
A description of an important project with pointers for the … read more
Child Care History
Preserving History - and Making it Live
by David Lane
The Child Care History Network has been established
Children's Rights
Discipline
by Bill Stevenson
Described by the author as the disjointed rantings of a … read more
