Posts Tagged ‘Children’

BIG invests £20 million into improving children’s futures

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The Big Lottery Fund is announcing an investment of £20million that will help give vulnerable young children across the UK a better future by supporting their families. BIG’s approach will see families being offered tailored individual support from local voluntary sector organisations working in partnerships with public services.

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The financial reality for families with disabled children

Children & Family

Contact a Family provides advice, information and support to all UK families with disabled, children regardless of the disability or health condition. Through a national helpline and family support service, Contact a Family provide advice on any aspect of raising a disabled child, including help with finances, benefits and debt issues.

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Charley Boorman on a childhood spent with dyslexia

Charley Boorman

Charley Boorman is an actor, adventurer and a writer. He is also dyslexic. He says it was his father, the film director John Boorman, who spotted the signs – not his teachers, who wrote him off.

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