Scooters make hospital less scary for children
Children at a Nottingham hospital are taking delivery of a fleet of scooters today as part of a plan to make operations seem less scary.
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School in the woods teaches kids about safety
A senior lecturer in childhood studies has started up a "Forest School" in woods at the university's Brackenhurst campus near Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
Children can learn about risk through climbing trees and searching for insects in a safe and controlled environment.
Under-fives from Lowdham Pre-School spend a morning a week at the site. Staff say it boosts the children's confidence and improves learning.Forest Schools started in Scandinavia where research has found they encourage children to play longer, make them less irritable and less likely to be off sick.
Experts want children to play outdoors more
There are calls for young children to be given more opportunity to play outdoors and learn about the risks involved.
Academics at Nottingham Trent University say youngsters need to explore their surroundings without being smothered by over-protective adults.
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Two year inquiry into child sexual exploitation
Results from a two year inquiry into child sexual exploitation reveal 2,409 children and young people became victims between August 2010 and October 2011.
Thousands of children are being sexually exploited each year by gangs and groups across England.
This comes after eight men were jailed for up to seven years back in September for targeting young girls in Derby.
Michael Sibert reports.
Safe and Sound charity: "Child exploitation does happen"
Nathalie Walters from the Safe and Sound charity, tells ITV Central that child exploitation is "more widespread than perhaps what people may have thought."
This comes after a report found that 2,409 children and young people were confirmed victims of sexual exploitation between August 2010 and October 2011.
Almost 2,500 children sexually exploited
Thousands of children are being sexually exploited each year by gangs and groups in England, according to an interim report.
Figures have shown that 2,409 children and young people were confirmed victims between August 2010 and October 2011.
A further 16,500 children were at 'high risk' of sexual exploitation between April 2010 and March 2011.
The report comes after nine Asian men who groomed white girls as young as 13 in Rochdale with drink and drugs were jailed at Liverpool Crown Court in May.
– sue berelowitz, deputy children's commissionerThe reality is that each year thousands of children in England are raped and abused by people seeking to humiliate, violate and control them.
Pictures: Toddlers rescued after house fire suspected arson attack
Two young children were rescued from a house fire in Birmingham after a suspected arson attack.
Police arrived in Halesowen around 1.00am today to find the mother in the road frantically screaming that her children were inside.
A girl, 5, and boy, 3, were carried from the house on Elizabeth Road by police, firefighters and a neighbour.
Both children were treated in hospital for smoke inhalation but were not seriously hurt in what police say was "almost a tragedy".
A 36-year-old man was arrested from another address in Halesowen a short while later and is being questioned on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.
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Toddlers "lucky to be alive" after suspected house fire arson
Two young children were rescued from a house fire in Birmingham after a suspected arson attack.
Police arrived in Halesowen around 1.00am today to find the mother in the road frantically screaming that her children were inside.
A girl, 5, and boy, 3, were carried from the house on Elizabeth Road by police, firefighters and a neighbour.
Both children were treated in hospital for smoke inhalation but were not seriously hurt in what police say was "almost a tragedy".
A 36-year-old man was arrested from another address in Halesowen a short while later and is being questioned on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.
Detective Inspector Gary Dring who is leading the investigation said the front door was set alight:
– Detective Inspector Gary Dring“We could easily have been dealing this morning with the tragic deaths of two young children, but thankfully they were pulled from the house before the fire was able to really take hold. They are lucky to be alive."
Scooting their way to surgery in Nottingham
Nottingham Children's Hospital has come up with a novel way of making hospital less daunting. They've been given six new scooters for children to use around the wards and corridors while they're having treatment.
The idea is the kids can scoot to the operating theatre, making the prospect of surgery less scary. Hospital staff say it also helps with their rehabilitation.
Children in hospital try out the new scooters
Six micro-scooters have been donated to the Children's Hospital at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre.
The idea is to allow the children to scoot to the operating theatre - making the prospect of surgery less daunting.
Scooters make hospital less scary for children
by Phil Brewster
Children at a Nottingham hospital are taking delivery of a fleet of scooters today as part of a plan to make operations seem less scary.
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