Sentences with phrase «system for vulnerable children»

11th November 2016 — Vulnerable Learners Creating a Multi-Tiered Support System for Vulnerable Children — Presentation by Marva Rollins, Headteacher at Raynham Primary School

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My goal would be to both ensure that those who depend on the program are protected, while also balancing the growing cost of Social Security with other pressing priorities — from programs for children, the vulnerable, public investments, and shoring up our education and worker retraining systems.

One does not have to abhor homosexuality in order to understand that the recent change in law has opened a wide door that will leave the school system, and children in general, vulnerable to further legal changes that will always go towards greater licentiousness, and less protection for the vulnerable.

He also talked about the need for the government to support efforts and technology that can save children around the world, reform the foster care system and help the most vulnerable.

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But we're also grappling with some long - term issues around adoption, the care system, and children with disabilities, to make life better for some of the most vulnerable children in society.»

What I do know is that the county executive realized that the current system for protecting the most vulnerable children in our community is broken, and he is doing everything in his power to fix it.

«The UK already has one of the most advanced systems in the world for carrying out checks on all those who work in positions of trust with children and vulnerable adults.

This will focus on reducing exposure through improved forecasting and systems for giving an early warning to vulnerable populations, in particular children with asthma and adults with atrial fibrillation.

11.2 by 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons

Current efforts to improve quality, enhance access, and build stronger systems of services for vulnerable children are important; but they alone are unlikely to fully close the gaps in learning and health that are caused by significant adversity in early childhood.

These are some of the most vulnerable children in the education system and the school is responsible for ensuring their personal and online safety while they are off site, as well as the quality of the education provided.»

A package to support embedding the reforms made to the system of support for children with special educational needs has been announced by Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families, Edward children with special educational needs has been announced by Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families, Edward Children and Families, Edward Timpson.

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«If we build community - based care systems, then we have demonstrated our commitment to these children and their parents,» Dr. Koop said at the meeting, which focused on creating local service systems for medically vulnerable...

There are a range of critical issues, such as: the implementation of the reauthorized ESEA (now called The Every Student Succeeds Act) which includes new flexibility for states in designing state standards and accountability systems as well as a hard cap on the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities taking alternate assessments on alternate standards; regulations on disproportionate identification of minority students to special education; and, the goal to transition more disadvantaged students into college and careers that will have a significant impact on some of the most vulnerable children.

While public charter schools with strong accountability systems can provide excellent opportunities for children, this voucher plan could leave many students vulnerable to discriminatory practices, remove critical civil rights protections, and drain funding from public schools.

In the end, the key lesson was that, in the low - income communities involved, systems - level initiatives, by themselves, could not transform poor educational, school, and health outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

From our perspective, decisions such as the one at issue here miss the fact that public education is evolving and should be driven by a commitment to meet the needs of students and families and not by deference to a bureaucratic structure that often seems better for the adults in the system than for the most vulnerable children.

In fact, the net effect of Governor Malloy's unethical teacher evaluation system is that teachers who have the courage, conviction and principles to serve students who live in poverty, who face English Language barriers or wo need special education services will be disproportionately punished for devoting their professional lives to educating our society's most vulnerable children.

Transport systems that prioritize active transport and rapid transit systems, along with better urban land use, also can help improve access for vulnerable groups, including children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and lower wage earners, enhancing health equity.

Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.

Wright is of considerable importance because the entire structure for listing those working with both children and vulnerable adults is to be replaced in September 2008 by the system implemented by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Svulnerable adults is to be replaced in September 2008 by the system implemented by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (SVulnerable Groups Act 2006 (SVGA 2006).

Welfare reform has disrupted Medicaid benefits for millions of children who need treatment.97, 98 Medicaid enables many youth to receive psychiatric treatment.99 Many parents who left welfare to go to work found their new jobs did not provide insurance or, when available, they could not afford copayments.100, 101 The State Children's Health Insurance Program, designed to offset the loss of Medicaid, did not fulfill its intended purpose.98, 102 Moreover, welfare reform has not substantially decreased poverty103; many poor children have become even poorer.104 Poor children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justicechildren who need treatment.97, 98 Medicaid enables many youth to receive psychiatric treatment.99 Many parents who left welfare to go to work found their new jobs did not provide insurance or, when available, they could not afford copayments.100, 101 The State Children's Health Insurance Program, designed to offset the loss of Medicaid, did not fulfill its intended purpose.98, 102 Moreover, welfare reform has not substantially decreased poverty103; many poor children have become even poorer.104 Poor children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justiceChildren's Health Insurance Program, designed to offset the loss of Medicaid, did not fulfill its intended purpose.98, 102 Moreover, welfare reform has not substantially decreased poverty103; many poor children have become even poorer.104 Poor children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justicechildren have become even poorer.104 Poor children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justicechildren are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justice system.

Bright Futures, the AAP health promotion initiative, provides resources for pediatricians to detect both ACEs and adverse developmental outcomes.36 Programs like Reach Out and Read, in which pediatricians distribute books and model reading, simultaneously promote emergent literacy and parent — child relationships through shared reading.37, 38 However, ACEs can not be addressed in isolation and require collaborative efforts with partners in the education, home visitation, and other social service sectors in synergistic efforts to strengthen families.29 In this way, programs like Help Me Grow39 that create streamlined access to early childhood services for at - risk children can play a critical role in building an integrated system that connects families to needed resources to enhance the development of vulnerable children.

I have been explicitly clear that I feel the current system for supporting children with SEN and disabilities is too adversarial and does not have children's needs at its heart, and we need to look at how to improve the services these vulnerable children and their families receive.

Child Welfare and School Readiness — Making the Link for Vulnerable Children (PDF - 126 KB) State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network (2003) Discusses roles that the child welfare system can play in better addressing the educational and developmental needs of young children in their sysChild Welfare and School Readiness — Making the Link for Vulnerable Children (PDF - 126 KB) State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network (2003) Discusses roles that the child welfare system can play in better addressing the educational and developmental needs of young children in their Children (PDF - 126 KB) State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network (2003) Discusses roles that the child welfare system can play in better addressing the educational and developmental needs of young children in their syschild welfare system can play in better addressing the educational and developmental needs of young children in their children in their systems.

We call for increased investment in high - quality early education and family - support programs, as well as for greater coordination and integration across systems that touch the lives of vulnerable young children and their families.

She uses research, policy, programmatic, and fiscal levers to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families and the systems serving them.

For example, some programs may use Beautiful Beginnings in conjunction with a screening system such as the Ages & Stages Questionnaires ® (ASQ; Bricker & Squires, 1999) to ensure that children who are vulnerable receive needed developmental experiences.

Brighter Futures is a voluntary, targeted early intervention programme for families with children, or who are expecting a child, that aims to prevent vulnerable children and families from entering the child protection system through provision of intervention and support that will achieve long - term benefits for the children.46 The programme provides a range of tailored services including case management, casework focused on parent vulnerabilities, structured home visiting, quality children's services, parenting programmes and brokerage funds.

We have already made progress in ensuring that reforms of the adoption system are making a difference for vulnerable children and adoptive families.

Dr. Dickstein serves on various advisory committees in Rhode Island on behalf of vulnerable infants, toddlers and families including Successful Start (Rhode Island's early childhood comprehensive systems initiative), the Governor's Early Learning Council, Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health (founding member and president), and the Office of the Child Advocate Advisory Committee.