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Nutrition: Call for school food policy inspections

30 March 2004, Children Now

The DfES should force schools to have a food and nutrition policy inspected by Ofsted, says a school nutrition expert.

Minister's Question Time: Margaret Hodge, Minister for children, young people and families

30 March 2004, Children Now

Can you give any more detail on how children will be involved in selecting the commissioner? Will younger children be involved as well as teenagers, and children from towns and...

News in Brief: Majority of Scotland's nursery nurses on strike

30 March 2004, Children Now

The majority of Scotland's nursery nurses are still out on strike, four weeks into their pay dispute. Unison was expecting more than 2,000 nursery staff to march through Edinburgh on...

News in Brief: The General Social Care Council launches survey

30 March 2004, Children Now

The General Social Care Council has launched a survey on what the social care workforce thinks of its codes of practice. www.gscc.org.uk.

News in Brief: ChildLine appoints new director of England

30 March 2004, Children Now

ChildLine has appointed Justin Irwin, the former chief executive of Get Connected, as its new director of England. He is charged with making sure more children get through to its...

News in Brief: Manchester CC launches activities programme

30 March 2004, Children Now

Manchester City Council has launched a £1m activities programme for children and young people. New initiatives include school holiday activities in libraries, a privilege card scheme to allow access to...

News in Brief: Derbyshire CC launches action plan

30 March 2004, Children Now

Derbyshire County Council has launched an action plan to raise the educational achievement of its looked-after children. More than 400 of its 500-plus looked-after children are of school age.

News in Brief: The Social Care Institute for Excellence board reappoint Jane Campbell

30 March 2004, Children Now

The Social Care Institute for Excellence board has appointed Jane Campbell as the organisation's chair for a second term of three years. Her reappointment was recommended by Dr Stephen Ladyman,...

News in Brief: Secondary Heads Association's conference

30 March 2004, Children Now

David Miliband, the school standards minister, told the Secondary Heads Association's conference last week that more schools should keep pupils in at lunchtime in a bid to tackle truancy and...

News in Brief: Safe Moves project given funding

30 March 2004, Children Now

The Foyer Federation's Safe Moves project, which identifies young people at risk of homelessness, has been given £50,000 of funding by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The money...