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"Our children give us strength": Kate and Gerry McCann speak about how they continue in search for Madd

May 01, 2014 10:53 

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson

for educational purposes, adapted from: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccann-kate-gerry-say-3481925 

Nearly seven years after Maddie disappeared, her parents say they have pictures of her

all over their house so that they will remember her 

[1]Almost seven years after Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal, her parents have spoken about how their other two children provide them with strength. 

[2] Kate and Gerry McCann say that they have photographs of Maddie all over their house and keep their children, twins Sean and Amelie, who were two at the time, up to date with the progress of the police investigation.

[3] Speaking to Lorraine Kelly this morning on ITV, the couple also spoke about how life for them is defined before Madeleine disappeared and after.

[4] Saturday marks the seventh anniversary since Maddie vanished from the flat in Praia da Luz a few days before her fourth birthday.

[5] Lorraine asked where they get their strength and Gerry responded: "I get mine from Kate obviously."

[6] Kate added: "I think from each other, from our children, from our family and friends."

[7] Gerry said: "We have had unbelievable support, not just from those who are close to us, but the public support has been amazing."

[8] He continued: "Our life is defined pre and post the abduction unfortunately. Leading up to Portugal, having had three very young children and a tough two or three years, full on and working etc, we were just coming through that. Life seemed good - really good. It's different now, because Sean and Amelie are really good kids, really happy and they bring tremendous amounts of joy so it's very much we were a family of five and now we are functioning as a family of four."

[9] Kate added: "It's seven years down the line and we have adapted, but still weeks and months rolling by is still incredibly significant for us.

[10] "Whether Madeleine had been found after a week, after six months, whether it's seven years and one week - that's better than 10 years or whatever, so it's really significant."

[11] When asked if they will ever give up, Kate responded: "If we haven't found Madeleine, or we haven't found what's happened, then we haven't done enough. There's still work to be done."

[12] Earlier, Kate backed a revamped alert system triggered when missing children are kidnapped or their lives are at risk.

[13] She urged members of the public to sign up for Child Rescue Alerts, which will be overhauled later this month.

[14] She said: "When a child is abducted, families are devastated and entire communities are torn apart. The agony of not knowing where your child is is almost impossible to imagine. The helplessness is at times overwhelming."

[15] "But there is now something we can all do to help. Please sign up to receive alerts - you could save a child's life."

[16] The mother also spoke of how she would prefer to know the truth about what happened to her daughter, even if it is "the worst case scenario".

[17] She added: "But there is always the worst case scenario. That's always been a possibility and anyone who thinks that we're blinkered doesn't know us."

[18] The new system will allow alerts to be issued via text, email, social media, digital billboards and to the media.

[19] Members of the public can already sign up to receive alerts, although the new system will come into play on International Missing Children's Day on May 25.

[20] A Child Rescue Alert was recently used in the hunt for murdered five-year-old April Jones, and the system is designed to make the most of the "golden hours" when a child goes missing.

[21] Charlie Hedges from the National Crime Agency, who helped co-ordinate the appeals, said: "The success of Child Rescue Alert is down to each and every one of us. Now it's down to the public to sign up for the alerts so we can send the message as widely as possible when a child goes missing."
[22] Jo Youle, chief executive of the charity Missing People, said "Every minute after their disappearance is crucial to bringing a child home safely. Child Rescue Alert will now mean the public and companies can help - and hopefully save these children's lives."

"Our children give us strength": Kate and Gerry McCann speak about how they continue in search for Madd

May 01, 2014 10:53 

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson

for educational purposes, adapted from: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccann-kate-gerry-say-3481925 

Nearly seven years after Maddie disappeared, her parents say they have pictures of her

all over their house so that they will remember her 

[1]Almost seven years after Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal, her parents have spoken about how their other two children provide them with strength. 

[2] Kate and Gerry McCann say that they have photographs of Maddie all over their house and keep their children, twins Sean and Amelie, who were two at the time, up to date with the progress of the police investigation.

[3] Speaking to Lorraine Kelly this morning on ITV, the couple also spoke about how life for them is defined before Madeleine disappeared and after.

[4] Saturday marks the seventh anniversary since Maddie vanished from the flat in Praia da Luz a few days before her fourth birthday.

[5] Lorraine asked where they get their strength and Gerry responded: "I get mine from Kate obviously."

[6] Kate added: "I think from each other, from our children, from our family and friends."

[7] Gerry said: "We have had unbelievable support, not just from those who are close to us, but the public support has been amazing."

[8] He continued: "Our life is defined pre and post the abduction unfortunately. Leading up to Portugal, having had three very young children and a tough two or three years, full on and working etc, we were just coming through that. Life seemed good - really good. It's different now, because Sean and Amelie are really good kids, really happy and they bring tremendous amounts of joy so it's very much we were a family of five and now we are functioning as a family of four."

[9] Kate added: "It's seven years down the line and we have adapted, but still weeks and months rolling by is still incredibly significant for us.

[10] "Whether Madeleine had been found after a week, after six months, whether it's seven years and one week - that's better than 10 years or whatever, so it's really significant."

[11] When asked if they will ever give up, Kate responded: "If we haven't found Madeleine, or we haven't found what's happened, then we haven't done enough. There's still work to be done."

[12] Earlier, Kate backed a revamped alert system triggered when missing children are kidnapped or their lives are at risk.

[13] She urged members of the public to sign up for Child Rescue Alerts, which will be overhauled later this month.

[14] She said: "When a child is abducted, families are devastated and entire communities are torn apart. The agony of not knowing where your child is is almost impossible to imagine. The helplessness is at times overwhelming."

[15] "But there is now something we can all do to help. Please sign up to receive alerts - you could save a child's life."

[16] The mother also spoke of how she would prefer to know the truth about what happened to her daughter, even if it is "the worst case scenario".

[17] She added: "But there is always the worst case scenario. That's always been a possibility and anyone who thinks that we're blinkered doesn't know us."

[18] The new system will allow alerts to be issued via text, email, social media, digital billboards and to the media.

[19] Members of the public can already sign up to receive alerts, although the new system will come into play on International Missing Children's Day on May 25.

[20] A Child Rescue Alert was recently used in the hunt for murdered five-year-old April Jones, and the system is designed to make the most of the "golden hours" when a child goes missing.

[21] Charlie Hedges from the National Crime Agency, who helped co-ordinate the appeals, said: "The success of Child Rescue Alert is down to each and every one of us. Now it's down to the public to sign up for the alerts so we can send the message as widely as possible when a child goes missing."
[22] Jo Youle, chief executive of the charity Missing People, said "Every minute after their disappearance is crucial to bringing a child home safely. Child Rescue Alert will now mean the public and companies can help - and hopefully save these children's lives."

Kellogg's survey warns of rise in hungry pupils denied breakfast 'brain fuel'

Food firm behind breakfast clubs claims 26% of teachers see primary school pupils fall asleep in class from lack of food

Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent

theguardian.com, Friday 13 September 2013 00.02 BST

In: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/sep/13/kelloggs-hungry-pupils-miss-breakfast

[1]  More than a quarter of state school teachers in England and Wales have seen an increase in the last 12 months of children turning up in class hungry having had no breakfast, a survey reveals. The study, entitled Lost Education, attempts to evaluate the damage to learning and concludes that in the worse cases pupils could be missing out on eight weeks of their primary school life due to regular hunger.

[2]  The report was commissioned by the food company Kellogg's, which also sets up breakfast clubs. It claims that 2.4 pupils in each class turn up for school at least once a week without having had breakfast, so are unable to concentrate. This puts increased demand on teachers' time.

[3]  Primary and secondary teachers report that if children arrive at school hungry they will typically lose one hour of learning time that day due to loss of concentration.

[4]  If a child arrived at school hungry once a week over a school year that would add up to 36 hours of learning time – rising to 8.4 weeks, or 70% of one school term for pupils aged five to 11 over their entire primary school life.

[5]  Teachers say that the impact of hunger on lost learning hours increases as children reach secondary school.

[6]  Hungry children are also said to be more lethargic and find it difficult to learn, and 26% of teachers have reported seeing children fall asleep in the classroom through lack of food or drink.

[7]  These effects can have a knock-on effect on other children, says the survey, which questioned 762 teachers and was weighted to reflect the national school population.

[8]  The presence of hungry children in the classroom, 55% of teachers said, has a negative impact on the learning of their peers, creating a lost education for many pupils across the UK.

[9]  Last year a separate survey by Kellogg's revealed that a sixth of teachers admitted to spending up to £25 a month buying bread, fruit and snacks to feed pupils who attend school without first having eaten breakfast. Pete Mountstephen, chairman of the National Primary Head teachers Association, said: "It's a shocking fact that children in our classrooms across the country are missing out on the very foundations of their education by not being fed in the morning."