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Issue 12.06

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Performance In TIMSS 2015 Of Disadvantaged Pupils In Northern Ireland

This NFER study uses data from the 2015 cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to investigate the role socioeconomic status plays in the education of 9-10-year olds in Northern Ireland. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 21 Feb 2018
  • 24mins
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Teaching, Leadership And Governance In Further Education

The Further Education (FE) Sector is now undergoing significant reforms. This DfE report was drafted to ensure that FE teachers, leaders and governors are of high quality and are high performing. The report includes recommendations for teaching, leadership and governance in FE colleges. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 21 Feb 2018
  • 24mins
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Family Spending In The UK

This report published by the Office for National Statistics reveals that the spending habits of British children have a gender divide that starts early. As girls hit their teens, they spend an average of £2.80 a week more than boys. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 21 Feb 2018
  • 24mins
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PE Provision In Secondary Schools 2018

This research carried out by the Youth Sport Trust (YST) suggests that 38% of English secondary schools have cut timetabled Physical Education for 14-16-year-olds since 2012 while almost one in four (24%) have done so in the last academic year. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 21 Feb 2018
  • 24mins
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Later School Start Times For Supporting The Education, Health, And Well-Being Of High School Students

This Campbell systematic review summarises the findings from 17 studies to examine the evidence on the impact of later school start times on pupils’ mental health and academic performance. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 15 Feb 2018
  • 24mins
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Effectiveness Of A Childhood Obesity Prevention Programme Delivered Through Schools

School programmes encouraging children to take more exercise and eat healthily are unlikely to have any real effect on childhood obesity, this study in the British Medical Journal suggests. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 15 Feb 2018
  • 24mins
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#StatusOfMind

This study by The Royal Society of Public Health and the Young Health Movement examines the positive and negative effects of social media on young people’s health. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 15 Feb 2018
  • 24mins
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Providing Mental Health Support In UK Schools

Almost half (45%) of school leaders have found it difficult to commission mental health support for their pupils, and over a third (34%) of counsellors and psychotherapists who work with children and young people said it was difficult to provide their services to schools, according to this report by by children's mental health charity Place2Be. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 15 Feb 2018
  • 24mins
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Mental Health Statistics: Children And Young People

This survey by children's charity Barnardo's has revealed that nearly half of all 12 years olds are suffering from anxiety every week, with teens feeling even more troubled. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 8 Feb 2018
  • 24mins
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School Funding in England Since 2010 – What the key Evidence Tells Us

This NFER report presents the findings from a review of key evidence documents on how recent changes to school funding have impacted on school spending in England. The review appraises literature published from 2010 onwards to examine how funding levels have changed overtime, how what funds are actually spent on has changed, and how educational outcomes appear to vary with expenditure. Leadership Briefing 12.06 (138)

  • 8 Feb 2018
  • 24mins