Lessons to be Learnt for Children’s and Society’s Sake
by Jim Hyland
The fourteenth and final article in a series on the history of the approved school service.
The Reality of Closure
by Jim Hyland
The thirteenth in a series on the history of the approved school service.
The CHE System Begins to Unravel
by Jim Hyland
The eleventh in a series on the history of the approved school service
Alternatives to Costly Residential Care Emerge
by Jim Hyland
The tenth in a series on the history of the approved school service
Community Homes with Education - Reformation of the Approved Schools?
by Jim Hyland
The eighth in a series on the history of the approved school service
Foundation, Reformation and Termination of the Approved Schools
by Jim Hyland
The seventh in a series on the history of the approved school service
Approved Schools in the Furnace of Change
by Jim Hyland
The sixth in a series on the history of the approved school service
Approved Schools in The 1960 –Time for Radical Thinking
The fifth in a series on the history of the approved school service
News Views
Including leaving care, mapping social problems, Dads’ Time Tales, violence to children, music at the Mulberry Bush, dangerous blinds, Youth …
Approved Schools : Pressures for Change
by Jim Hyland
The fourth in a series on the history of the approved school service.
Crime – A Challenge to Us All :Chaired by Lord Longford
Digest by Digest Robert Shaw
A seminal Labour Party report which affected later policy-making
The Ingleby Report:Chaired by Viscount Ingleby
Digest by Robert Shaw
A thorough review of the management of young offenders
The Beginning of the Approved School System
by Jim Hyland
How standards of staffing, training and physical conditions in schools for young offenders were improved over four decades.
‘The Second Curtis Report’ Chaired by Dame Myra Curtis
Digest by Robert Shaw
An outstanding report which had a massive impact at a critical point
A Measure of Success
An event which showed the long-term impact of Wellesley’s nautical training
The Court Lees Affair
by David Lane
A scandal which rocked the approved school system and heralded its end
Another Move for Admiral Boscawen
by David Lane
How the Admiral’s history tells the ever-changing story of child care
‘Children Referred to Closed Units’ by Pat Cawson and Mary Martell
Digest by Robert Shaw
The ignored facts about young people who were locked up
‘Spare the Child’ by David Wills
Digest by Robert Shaw
The struggle to change a traditional approved school to offer relationship-based treatment
Reflections of a Has-Been: 3 : Changing Philosophies
by Roy Grimwood
In the course of his career, Roy has seen changes of law, provision and philosophy.
