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Adult
education opportunities in Europe
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Details of organisations in the community who provide
useful information regarding studying and working in
Europe.
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Advice
and support for children in care
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A local authority monitors the educational progress
of all children in its care and offers advice and
support to both children and carers. Where required
any special needs will be considered when making
educational arrangements for looked after children.
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Education -
mentoring schemes
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Learning mentors provide an additional service to
teachers and pastoral staff in schools to help
children overcome barriers to learning, both inside
and outside the school, and to achieve their full
potential. The local authority provides assistance
and support to mentors or those who wish to become
mentors.
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Harassment -
advice and support
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Advice and support to those who feel that they are
being harassed at home, in the workplace, in public,
at school. Depending on the nature of the harassment
and the age of the victim this may involve other
authorities such as the police, legal services,
education services, child protection agencies etc.
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Language
and cultural support
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Support for children who do not have English as their
first language. This may be provided by bi-lingual
classroom assistants and resources or interpreting
and translation in nursery and primary schools.
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Psychology,
psychiatry or social work services
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Educational psychologists, psychiatrists and social
workers can offer an assessment, advice and support
to parents and teachers where there is a concern
about the development, learning or behaviour of
children.
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School
- book purchase scheme
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The library services department offers book purchase
schemes that allow schools easy and cost effective
ways to buy books for their library.
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School
- complaints procedure
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A complaint about an incident or school must be made
to the headteacher. A further formal complaint can be
made to the governing body and later to the secretary
of state for education. It is the responsibility of
the LEA to investigate complaints and to take
appropriate action.
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School
- nursing
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School nurses provide confidential health advice for
children and young people, reviewing the health of
the school population and working with schools to
create an environment that promotes healthy living.
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School
- visits
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Schools or the LEA may arrange visits by pupils from
short trips to local parks or museums to overnight
stays in foreign countries. It is essential that all
such visits are carried out with the highest regard
for the safety and welfare of the pupils taking part
in them.
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School
mentors
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Young people who are in need of a mentor to provide
additional support and assistance alongside their
normal education can do so through their school. The
DfES Aim Higher/Excellence Challenge programme can
arrange for a school to have the services of a
mentor.
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Student
awards
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The student awards scheme provides financial
assistance towards the cost of tuition fees to
students attending a full time higher education
course.
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Student
loan
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The student loan scheme provides financial assistance
towards the cost of living for students attending a
full time higher education course. Students repay
loans back once they finish their course and begin
employment.
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Supporting
young people leaving care
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The local authority provides support for young people
in the care of the council to prepare for their
future. The council will work alongside the young
person to prepare a plan for their future up until
the age of 21 (or 24 if in further education). The
plan should cover finance, education and employment,
accommodation, health and emotional welfare.
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Young
carers - support and advice
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The local authority Social Services team offer young
carers and their families support information and
advice. The service provides recreational respite,
advocacy, a befriending service and therapeutic
support to young people who have caring
responsibilities for a relative with a long-term
illness or disability.
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Young
people - information and advice
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Integrated advice, guidance and access to personal
development opportunities for young people aged
between 13 and 19 to help them make a smooth
transition to adulthood and working life
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Young
people's drop-in activities
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This service provides details of youth clubs as well
as information about a wide range of drop-in
activities for young people in the area.
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Young
people's organised activities
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Provision and support of a range of educational
services and social activities for children and young
people.
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Youth
leadership training
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Training for workers employed in Youth services to
assist them in delivering their work effectively. The
training aims to support workers in effective
leadership, specialist skills and health and safety
based issues.
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Youth
opportunity fund
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The YOF money, which comes from the Government, is
for young people, aged 13-19 (or up to aged 25 where
the young people have special needs), to spend on
activities and projects that improve things to do,
places to go or develop confidence, skills and
knowledge. Generally applications for funding will go
to a panel of young people from the local area,
supported by Youth Services and other services, who
are interested in encouraging everyone in their
community to have a say.
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Youth
projects - volunteering
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Training development and support for individuals who
would like to volunteer to work with children, young
people or on developing youth projects in the local
area.
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