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Issue 10.03

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Combatting Isolation In Coastal Schools

Many coastal schools in England face unique challenges after decades of economic decline. As a result, children across large swathes of our coast are underachieving. This report by The Future Leaders Trust examines why coastal schools fail and how headteachers are turning them around. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 23 Oct 2015
  • 24mins
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Insights Into Children’s Mental Health And Well-Being

Heavy use of social media is as bad for children as bullying or a troubled home, according to this report by the Office of National Statistics. It found that 56% of ten to 15-year-olds spent up to three hours a day on social media and that youngsters who browsed the internet for more than three hours a day were much more likely to be anxious or depressed. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 23 Oct 2015
  • 24mins
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What Works In Schools And Colleges To Increase Physical Activity

This Public Health England briefing shows that only one in five 5-15 year olds are currently achieving the recommended levels of physical activity (at least 60 minutes a day). It endorses the promotion of active travel, such as walking and cycling, as a route to tackling inactivity and has acknowledged the work of Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, in promoting active travel within schools. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 23 Oct 2015
  • 24mins
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Apprenticeships: Developing Skills For Future Prosperity

This Ofsted report looks into how well apprenticeships meet the needs of young people, their employers and the economy. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 23 Oct 2015
  • 24mins
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ICT and Me

This report by the National Children’s Bureau in Northern Ireland looked at the access, attitudes to, and usage of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and how this impacts on attainment in GCSEs. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 15 Oct 2015
  • 24mins
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Supporting Ethnic Minority Young People From Education Into Work

Considerable improvements in educational attainment among ethnic minority groups – particularly Black African and Bangladeshi students – have not been matched by sustained progress in the labour market. This paper by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation puts forward a set of recommendations for local authorities designed to support education-to-work transitions for ethnic minority youth, drawing on examples of best practice in Bristol, Nottingham and Tower Hamlets. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 15 Oct 2015
  • 24mins
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How Safe Are Our Children?

This NSPCC report compiles and analyses the most robust and up-to-date child protection data that exists across the 4 nations in the UK for 2015. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 15 Oct 2015
  • 24mins
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The Status of Teachers and the Teaching Profession

This research by Education International examines impact of austerity on the teaching profession and sheds light on how austerity policies in the education sector undermine free, quality education for all. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 15 Oct 2015
  • 24mins
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Key Inequalities in Education

Inequalities in Education, Northern Ireland, persistent under-achievement, working-class Protestant children, male under-achievement, educational attainment, disability, gender, religion. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 7 Oct 2015
  • 24mins
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Exploring Play and Creativity in Pre-schoolers’ Use of Tablet Apps

In families which own tablet computers, almost a third of children aged under five have their own device, according to this study by the universities of Sheffield and Edinburgh. Leadership Briefing 10.03(111)

  • 7 Oct 2015
  • 24mins