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Issue 11.04

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Assortative Mating On Educational Attainment Leads To Genetic Spousal Resemblance

People with genes for high educational achievement tend to marry and have children with people with similar DNA, according to this new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA). Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 25 Nov 2016
  • 24mins
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Digital And Traditional Learning

Today’s children have more opportunities than ever before to learn from interactive technology. Students no longer just learn from textbooks or in a classroom – they also learn on tablets and mobile devices. This study, published by Frontiers in Psychology, shows that interactive media instruction, often via the use of iPads, can be equally as effective as one-on-one instruction when it comes to teaching young children. Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 25 Nov 2016
  • 24mins
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Fit For Digital

This study commissioned by Fujitsu found 96% of UK’s business leaders admit their organisation must evolve before they can thrive in a digital world and 44% admit their businesses will not exist in its current form in five years. Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 25 Nov 2016
  • 24mins
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Education In The North Of England

This DfE research looks at evidence on primary and secondary schools in the North to understand problems with the quality of education in the north of England and its causes, and to identify effective provision in the North. Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 25 Nov 2016
  • 24mins
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Children And Parents: Media Use And Attitudes Report 2016

This Ofcom report examines children’s media literacy. It provides detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 5-15, as well as detailed information about the media access and use of young children aged 3-4. Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 17 Nov 2016
  • 24mins
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A Strategy To Get England’s Children Reading

This new strategy document from the Read On. Get On. campaign shows a new way of measuring how well 11-year-olds are reading – for the first time looking at reading for pleasure. Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 17 Nov 2016
  • 24mins
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The School Leadership Challenge: 2022

This report from The Future Leaders Trust, Teach First and Teaching Leaders suggests there will be a shortage of 19,000 school leaders in England by 2022. The report delivers the first integrated, nation-wide view into the challenges around developing and identifying school leaders and presents solutions and successful initiatives in the UK and elsewhere. Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 17 Nov 2016
  • 24mins
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Adolescents’ Perceptions Of The Applications Used For, Motives For, And Consequences Of Sexting

This new study, published in the Journal of Youth Studies, highlights a need for practitioners to discuss with teenagers safe ways to engage in so-called 'sexting', the sending of self-made, sexually explicit images sent via mobile phone or computers. The research uncovers a disparity between gendered perceptions of sexting, and what the perceived risks and consequences are. Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 17 Nov 2016
  • 24mins
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A Question of Quality

This TES report shows that schools are finding ways of successfully filling vacancies, but worries are growing that this is at the expense of teacher quality. Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 11 Nov 2016
  • 24mins
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Financial And Non-Financial Incentives In Education

Low-achieving students respond to incentives to increase their effort and engagement at school and do better than predicted on GCSE exams as a consequence. That is the main finding of this discussion paper, published by the University of Bristol. Leadership Briefing 11.04(124)

  • 11 Nov 2016
  • 24mins