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Editor Name of CD: Dogman Author: John Dowie Publisher: Laughing Stock Productions Ltd ISBN No: 1902607686 Price: First name of child reviewing the above book and their age: George aged 9 A score out of 10: 8 (1 being rubbish and 10 being fantastic/excellent) Please write a very short review: Dogman is very exciting and is … Read more
Name of book: The Enemies of Jupiter Author: Caroline Lawrence Publisher: Orion ISBN No: 1842551647 Price: £4.99 First name of child reviewing the above book and their age: Toby aged 9 A score out of 10: 5 (1 being rubbish and 10 being fantastic/excellent) Please write a very short review: This book is about how … Read more
Name of book: Gladiators from Capua Author: Caroline Lawrence Publisher: Orion ISBN No: 184255252X Price: £7.99 First name of child reviewing the above book and their age: Zack aged 9 A score out of 10: 10 (1 being rubbish and 10 being fantastic/excellent) Please write a very short review: The book is about what it … Read more
Name of book: Wolf BrotherAuthor: Michelle PaverPublisher: OrionISBN No: 1842551701Price: £8.99 Reviewed by James aged 9A score out of 10: 10 (1 being rubbish and 10 being fantastic/excellent)Please write a very short review:A very good book for people looking for action/fantasy. I liked the part when Torak is captured by the raven clan and taken … Read more
Name of book: The Dark Flight Down Author: Marcus Sedgwick Publisher: Orion ISBN No: 184255218X Price: £8.99 First name of child reviewing the above book and their age: Oliver aged 9 A score out of 10: 8 (1 being rubbish and 10 being fantastic/excellent) Please write a very short review: Valerian was my favourite character … Read more
It was Saturday lunchtime at the Assessment Centre. The staff on duty were busy sorting out what was happening that afternoon. Some of the children were already at home. Some were going to be picked up by their families. Others would be dropped off by the minibus. The rest were then going on to a … Read more
Parents And Children Together Frequently Asked Question About Adoption Professionals will know that adoption is a permanent legal process and that, by the time it is completed, all the responsibilities which were held by the child’s birth parents are transferred to the new, adoptive parents by court order. But, short of having been through the … Read more
By Malcolm Macmillan Growing Pains The following is an account of events in my life that have led me from a sense of apparent academic failure to be a Lecturer in Higher Education. Growing up in the Western Isles of Scotland is always going to be different from the life-style of children growing up on the … Read more
News from the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children : forthcoming legislation By Alison Linsey and Zoë Renton
Reinforcing the Need for Poverty Aware Practice in Residential Childcare Written By Clair Burns The author is Claire Burns, Senior Lecturer in Social Care at Langside College of Further Education. Claire leads a team of lecturers who deliver the Higher National Certificate (HNC) course in Social Care for staff working in residential care settings. The … Read more
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Children by Alison Linsey and Zoe Renton Keeping Parliamentarians Informed : CAFCASS In the last month, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children has held one meeting: • Tuesday 13 December: A presentation from Anthony Douglas, Chief Executive of CAFCASS on the consultation document Every Day Matters: new directions … Read more
The play needs of children in a London Borough – seen through their eyes From September 2004 to August 2005, a major research project focussing upon play provision and the play needs of children and young people in the London Borough of Redbridge was conducted by the Centre for Children and Youth (based at the … Read more