FAQs
These questions deal with general details
about the NCB Library and with specific enquiries on popular
topics.
Faq 1 May I borrow
books from NCB library?
Faq 2 Can I
photocopy material?
Faq 3 How many
children are currently in public care?
Faq 4 How do I set
up an early years facility?
Faq 5 Where can I
find information on statementing for a child with SEN?
Faq 6 Where can I
find general information on children in care?
Faq 7 How do I keep
abreast of developments in the youth justice field?
Faq 8 Do you have
any brief information on children's participation?
Faq 9 Where can I
find official statistics on truancy and school exclusions?
Faq 10 Where can I
find information on child trafficking?
Faq 11 Where can I
find statistics on poverty and social exclusion?
Faq 1 A: No. The collection is for reference only.
Visitors are welcome by appointment.
Faq 2 A: Yes. Visitors are welcome to make photocopies,
subject to copyright law, at a rate of 13p per A4 sheet.
Faq 3 A: These figures are now published annually by the
DCSF. You will find full details on their website. You will also
find statistics on: the numbers of children adopted from care;
children accommodated in secure units; children on child protection
registers; children's homes; educational qualifications of
careleavers; outcome indicators for looked after children;
supervision orders; and children in need. Visit www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway
and look under Subject Category.
Faq 4 A: NCB has a free reading list - Student Reading List no.25, Setting up an Early
Years Facility. You will also find useful information on the
websites of the Daycare Trust and the National Day Nurseries
Association. Another good source of early years information is the
Sure Start website. Visit:
www.daycaretrust.org.uk
www.ndna.org.uk
www.surestart.gov.uk
Faq 5 A: A good starting point is to vist the
Independent Panel for Special Education Advice [IPSEA] website -
www.ipsea.org.uk - or contact them
on 0800 018 0184016. Network 81, a national network of parents of
children with SEN working on inclusive education, also offers
advice - www.network81.org
Faq 6 A: The Every Child Matters website has a section
dedicated to children in care that will keep you abreast of
government initiatives - www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/socialcare/childrenincare.
The National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care
(NCERCC), based at NCB, is a major collaborative initiative to
improve standards of practice and outcomes for children and young
people in residential child care in England. You will find
information and resources on the NCERCC website at www.ncb.org.uk/ncercc
Faq 7 A: Both Children in the News and ChildData
Abstracts provide comprehensive coverage of youth justice issues.
The National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders
(NACRO) Youth Justice section produces helpful briefing papers.
Contact them on 020 7582 6500 for details or visit www.nacro.org.uk/publications/index.htm
Faq 8 A: NCB has a free reading list available to
download - Student Reading list no.20,
Children's Rights and Participation. The Early Childhood Unit
at NCB has produced a series of pamphlets on consulting young
children called 'Listening as a Way of Life'. These are available
from the ECU Information Gateway at www.ncb.org.uk/ecu
Faq 9 A: The DCSF website is an invaluable resource for
statistical information on education topics. You can search for
information on exclusions and truancy. Visit www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway
and look under the Keyword Category.
Faq 10 A: NCB has a briefing paper (including
bibliography) on this topic - Highlight no.214, Child Trafficking;
cost £3.00. To order a copy, contact NCB Library. NCB members can
download Highlights from the Members' area of the NCB website. See
our full listing of Highlights. For more information on child
prostitution, child trafficking and child pornography, see the
ECPAT website - www.ecpat.org.uk
Faq 11 A: The Poverty website run by the New Policy
Institute with support from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation tracks
UK levels of poverty and social exclusion in income, health,
education, etc. The material is organised around 50 statistical
indicators. Indicators and graphs can be viewed by age group or
subject, and the site is updated as new data becomes available.
Visit - www.poverty.org.uk/