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Placement policy: ‘Does Section 22 (5) (c) of the Children Act 1989’ act on the ‘best interest’ of the dual heritage young person or child? When considering placements for all children and young people, Section 22 (5) (c) of the Children Act 1989 stresses the importance of considering their religion, race, language and cultural background. […]

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Experiences of Growing up in Visibly Different Households

This research project is funded by the Economic and Social Science Research Council, and being conducted at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London. The research explores the link between three sets of childhood experiences and adult identities (i) experiences of serial migration from the Caribbean; (ii) experiences of growing up

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PIH Conference April 2008 ‘Understanding the experience of mixed race families and young people’

A national conference from People in Harmony, an organisation which has been working with and for mixed race people and families since 1972 Tuesday, 29 April 2008, The Kings Fund, Central London Since the inclusion of a 'mixed race option' in the UK census, more has come to be known about this population. While 'mixed'

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