Children and young people
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Closing the gap
A Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) report has found that over £900 million of funding pledged to the narrowing of…
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Usel’s U Shred NI secures major government contract
Leading social enterprise Ulster Supported Employment Ltd (Usel), which provides employment for people with disabilities, has won a major contract…
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Remote learning: Learning loss
While it is difficult to measure the impact the switch to remote learning has had on children and young people,…
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Keeping children and young people safe online
In February 2021 the Department of Health, on behalf of the Executive, published a much-delayed Online Safety Strategy and Action…
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Schooling neglect
With some schools choosing to temporarily move away from academic selection in response to the pandemic, an opportunity exists to…
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Children and Young People’s Strategy progress ‘set aside’
Plans to advance a Children and Young People’s Strategy, which has been required by law since 2015, have been further…
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Getting real about recovery
In March 2020 things changed for everyone across the UK as we entered the “delay” phase in the fight against…
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Summer food scheme given funding
The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed to extend the free school meals scheme over the school summer holidays at a…
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Action for Children: 20 years of support
Action for Children celebrates 20 years in Northern Ireland this month. Recently appointed National Director NI, Lorna Ballard, outlines the…
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Towards a Childcare Strategy
Education Minister Peter Weir has published a Childcare Sector Recovery Plan in a bid to restore the sector to pre-Covid-19…
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