News Archive
'You pick up your knife like you pick up your keys'
Saturday 05. of July 2008By: The Guardian
Ciaran Lamon, 17, a friend of one of the people who was with Shakilus Townsend after he was stabbed in Thornton Heath, south London, said that he and his friends were constantly aware of the possibility of an attack.
Robotic Children
Tuesday 16. of September 2008By: Nick Kettle - The Ecologist
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Our conveyor-belt education system is geared towards the production of clones and parrots, not imaginative, creative and curious human beings. Is it any wonder our children are...
Supernanny banished to naughty step by report on children's rights
Friday 03. of October 2008By: The Guardian
Britain could face severe international criticism today for imprisoning children as young as 10, tolerating corporal punishment and broadcasting "invasive" reality television shows such as Supernanny.
So teachers must be spies - now that really is a bit extreme
Sunday 12. of October 2008By: The Guardian
Leaving aside the constraints of the national curriculum, there seems no reason why our teachers should not double as spies. This dual function has been quite a tradition in British education, at undergraduate level at least.
How can I protect my daughter in a society that sexualises children, asks Ulrika Jonsson
Thursday 06. of November 2008By: Daily Mail
A few days ago, my eight-year-old daughter Bo came home from school with a bemused expression on her face. One of her friends was hosting a makeover party.
The moral darkness that engulfed Baby P
Tuesday 02. of December 2008By: The Times
The damning verdict on Haringey children's services is part of a culture of despair in social work
One in 10 children suffer abuse, say experts
Wednesday 03. of December 2008By: The Guardian
The true scale of the maltreatment of children in the UK is revealed by child abuse experts today who say that one in 10 suffers physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect.