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Toyin Okunuga with her foster grandfather (left) and foster father and grandparents (right). By ITV News Multimedia Producer Wedaeli Chibelushi “Pretty baby girl needs a new home” - Nursery World, 1971 From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was not at all uncommon for West African children and babies to be fostered via newspapers and childcare journals. The above advert was placed by a Nigerian mother looking for someone to care for her three-month-old. In 1968, The Times reported that up to 5,000 West African children were privately fostered in Britain each year. Many of these children were bor...

The School of Arts and Media at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is pleased to announce the 14 participants in the new the Journalism Innovation and Leadership Programme supported by the Google News Initiative (GNI). The 30-week part-time, postgraduate certificate course has been co-designed by a team of pragmatic academics and thoughtful industry leaders to foster the next generation of diverse news media leaders and innovators. The Journalism Innovation and Leaderships Programme Class of 2021 live in Australia, England, Fiji, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Sweden and Zimbabwe. ...

by Stephen Chapman The University of Central Lancashire has announced the first 15 people to take part in its new Journalism Innovation and Leadership Programme, supported by the Google News Initiative. The 30-week, part-time, postgraduate course has been designed by a team of academics and industry leaders, with the intention of fostering the next generation of diverse news media leaders and innovators.  The class of 2021 live in Australia, England, Fiji, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Sweden and Zimbabwe. They work for public broadcasters, magazines, newspapers, news agencies, digi...

Four decades of adoption & fostering John Simmonds Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Adoption and fostering charity CoramBAAF celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2020. As another year gets under way key figures from the organisation reflect on past achievements and priorities for 2021. The adoption sector has become a leader in embedding anti-discriminatory approaches to tackle racism, sexism and homophobia across training, policy and practice. Picture: First 4 Adoption Register now to continue reading Thank you for visiting Children & Young People N...

This year's Christmas promises to be like none in our lifetimes, but many of the comforting signs of festivity are still there. ‘Christmas in Watford 2020’ has been the theme for our Camera Club members, and we have had some striking images, some more traditional than others of decorations and the deepening winter. Congratulations to all those featured this week. The Watford Observer Camera Club is a Facebook-based group. It is open to all photographers – from those who snap pictures on their phones, to professionals who capture perfect shots with specialist equipment. Every m...