Articles

Here you will find all of the articles and publications produced by Paradigm and our consultants, together with any relevant publications produced by others that we have been able to find on the web.
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Individual budgets for families with disabled children
This report seeks to present a detailed assessment of the progress made by the pilot sites over the original two-year programme. The report focuses on the means by which the pilots were set-up and del...
15 August 2011
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Aspirations article in Every Child Matters
Please find the online mag ‘Every Child’ Update. The article about Aspirations is in the features section
23 May 2011
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Children in the News
Children in the News is a daily and weekly round-up of issues affecting children and young people as reported in the national press. The digest of news stories, social commentary, editorial opinion an...
14 February 2011
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Riven Vincent had no choice but to cry for helpTo get support, families with a disabled child are forced to describe their lives as thwarted and unhappy
Are you happy? Imagine if, in order to be able to do the simplest things – from popping out to the shops to taking a shower, you had to answer, "No" to that question. Imagine if you ha...
21 January 2011
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Does every child still matter as much?
Although the core schools budget has been largely protected from public spending cuts and the pupil premium will be allocated to the most vulnerable children, Chris Waterman FRSA remains concerned abo...
24 November 2010
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Childhood Wellbeing: A brief overview
This briefing paper provides an overview of recent evidence in the field of childhood wellbeing. It includes details of key studies that are relevant to children and young people in the UK.
14 September 2010
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Fears of learning disability 'institutionalisation' unfounded
A freedom of information request to primary care trusts found that only 1% of people who have left NHS campuses since 2001 have received assessment or treatment in private learning disability hospi...
12 August 2010
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Who will advise young people if Connexions goes?
There is still no sign of what will replace Connexions when it has been decimated by cuts. As the current tranche of young people leaves schools and colleges with an increasingly uncertain future, the...
03 August 2010
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Aiming High for Young People: Evaluation feasibility study
This is a research brief for a comprehensive, area-based longitudinal evaluation of the aiming high strategy.
05 July 2010
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Person Centred Approaches in Mainstream Schools
The usefulness of Person Centred Approaches is being utilised by twelve ma...
14 June 2010

