Three Steps to Improving the Safeguarding of Children
Ofsted’s October 2014 report on the outcomes of the first 33 inspections under their new framework showed that over two thirds of children’s services where…
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Fostering Resilience in Children
Melissa Moses, author of Alex and the Scary Things, offers some insight into why it is important for children to develop the right skills to cope…
Can children regain hope after suffering loss?
A social worker by profession, Camille Gibbs works closely with children who have experienced trauma and loss. Camille’s new book A Sky of Diamonds presents a touching…
Read the first chapter of The Essential Manual for Asperger Syndrome (ASD) in the Classroom
Click here to read the opening chapter of Kathy Hoopmann’s incredible new teaching manual. “If every primary/elementary school teacher read this book, the lives of all young people who…
Ten things to consider when feeding a child with Aspergers
Sarah Patten, author of What to Feed an Asperger: How to go from 3 foods to 300 with love, patience and a little sleight of hand, offers…
“It’s just a bit o’ banter, innit?” – Why “That’s so GAY!” still needs to be challenged
Jonathan Charlesworth is the Executive Director of the charity Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH), UK, and author of That’s So Gay! – Challenging Homophobic Bullying. He has…
Supporting young people suffering with self-harm and eating disorders – three key lessons
Pooky Knightsmith is a specialist in student mental health and emotional well-being, and author of Self-Harm and Eating Disorders in Schools. Through her company In Our…
Call for Comic and Graphic novel submissions
Jessica Kingsley Publishers and Singing Dragon (an imprint of JKP) have recently started developing an exciting new line of comics and graphics novels and we…
The Feelings Tree – helping children talk about emotions
The holidays are often filled with an assortment of powerful emotions, for both children and adults. This can be related to loss or upheaval in…
Browse our latest collection of new and bestselling titles on Working with Children and Families
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