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Issue 2.01

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Educational Psychologists in England and Wales – A Review

This is a 162–page comprehensive review of educational psychology services in England and Wales, commissioned by the DfES to assess the current and future impact of the child psychology service nationally. It has revealed Educational psychologists are one of the key professional groups working in education services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Youth Offending Teams, and Behaviour and Education Support Teams and that they are making a positive contribution to the “Every Child Matters “agenda. Update Note: The full report is no longer available

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Never Again! Holocaust Education

Does 'Holocaust Education' have an effect on pupils' citizenship values and attitudes? A 72–page research aims to examine whether teaching the Holocaust, in the upper primary, either as part of a study on World War 2 or as a topic on its own, has an impact, both immediate and longer term, on pupils' citizenship values and attitudes, and particularly those values and attitudes relating to various minority or disadvantaged groups. This is a summary of that report. Note: The full report is no longer available

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Making the Link between Mental Health and Youth Homelessness

Increasing numbers of young homeless people with mental health problems are not getting adequate support because services rarely work together to provide the necessary help. This 54–page report from the Mental Health Foundation and Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities calls for joined up commissioning of integrated services across sectors, to speed up access to specialist mental health and drug and alcohol services when needed by young people. Note: This is a summary of that report as the full report is no longer available.

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