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Can Scotland achieve more for looked after children?

open access: yes, 2007
The Learning with Care report (HMI and SWSI, 2001) made seven criticisms in relation to the provision of education for looked after children in Scotland.
Connelly, Graham
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The Future of Research in Cognitive Robotics: Foundation Models or Developmental Cognitive Models?

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Research in cognitive robotics founded on principles of developmental psychology and enactive cognitive science would yield what we seek in autonomous robots: the ability to perceive its environment, learn from experience, anticipate the outcome of events, act to pursue goals, and adapt to changing circumstances without resorting to training with ...
David Vernon
wiley   +1 more source

Looked-After Children's Views of Sex and Relationships Education and Sexual Health Services. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This document reports on the findings from a project exploring teenage looked-after children's views of sex and relationships education and sexual health services.
Hashem, Ferhana   +2 more
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Nanoscale Spatial Organization of ARC High‐ and Low‐Order Assemblies at Excitatory Synapses

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
ARC (Activity‐Regulated Cytoskeleton‐Associated protein) mediates synaptic plasticity by forming nanoscale assemblies in neurons. Using super‐resolution microscopy and time‐resolved anisotropy with targeted tagging, the study reveals low‐order ARC assemblies at synapses colocalizing with AMPARs, semi‐circular structures at endocytic zones, and 60–80 nm
Martina Damenti   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the education of looked after children : a guide for local authorities and service providers

open access: yes, 2009
This guide for practice is based on the key findings of research of Scottish Government-funded pilot projects in 18 Scottish local authorities carried out by the University of Strathclyde between 2006 and 2008.
Furnivall, Judith   +3 more
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The transition between CAMHS and AMHS for looked after children: mind the gap [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This project sought to identify the challenges encountered in the transition between CAMHS and AMHS for Looked after Children and consider what mental health and social care services can do to ensure it is a safe and successful ...
Ellis, K., South, R., Jones, F.
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Bridging the divide between education and social work in order to improve the prospects of looked after children

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2014
In the same period that British researchers have revealed a lack of effort to promote looked after children's ability to cope with academic challenges, extensive and efficient methodologies have been worked out within the field of education.
Terje Halvorsen
doaj   +1 more source

Educational outcomes of children in contact with social care in England: a systematic review

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2019
Background In England, the state intervenes in the lives of children through Children’s Social Care (CSC) services with the aim of supporting and maintaining their welfare.
Matthew A. Jay, Louise Mc Grath-Lone
doaj   +1 more source

Schooling Trajectories and the Development of Brain Dynamics: A Comparative Study of Montessori and Traditional Education

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
We investigate whether Montessori and traditional schooling systems shape the developmental trajectory of large‐scale brain dynamics in different ways. We quantify the arrow of time (“non‐reversibility”) in neural activity during resting state and movie‐watching, revealing distinct maturational patterns.
Elvira del Agua   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Looked After Children and Young People at School: A Scottish Case Study

open access: yes, 2008
The research outlined in this report aimed to study the arrangements for supporting looked after children in schools, including the transfer of information between social work and education, knowledge of the children, the awareness of key staff of the ...
Connelly, Graham   +2 more
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