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Issue 3.08

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Academies And The Future Of State Education

Privately sponsored, state-funded academies should be expanded to take over failing primary schools according to this new book of essays by independent think-tank, CentreForum, which is backed by the three big political parties. The book argues that the failure of primary schools to teach large numbers of pupils to read and write is masked by a political focus on secondary schools. The book includes chapters from leading academy heads, sponsors, the minister for academies, Lord Adonis, and Conor Ryan, a former education adviser to the Blair government. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 3.08 (32)

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Determinants of Aspirations

This research report for DCSF by the Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning reviews current research literature and considers how educational and career aspirations are formed and developed in response to different environments and circumstances. It also examines the extent to which aspirations are related to eventual outcomes and discusses the implications for current policies and practices. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 3.08 (32)

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Our Global Future

Our Global Future - How Can Education Meet The Challenge Of Change? 1 in 5 English schoolchildren may be left ‘globally illiterate’ due to the failure to educate them about world events and equip them to live and work in a globalised world, according to groundbreaking new Ipsos MORI research for education charity DEA. The research also shows that only 50% of young people believe that those from different backgrounds should live in the same country - a worrying finding, especially given that schools have had a statutory duty to promote community cohesion since September 2007. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 3.08 (32)

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The Bercow Report

The Bercow Report - A Review of Services for Children and Young People (0–19) with Speech, Language and Communication Needs. The Government has announced a £52 million package o tackle the communication problems that can blight children’s lives, as a result of an independent review by John Bercow MP, which identifies that communication is the key life skill for every child – if they are to achieve at school, make friends and be successful in later life. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 3.08 (32)

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Teacher Trainees & Phonics

This report details the findings of a survey on providers of initial teacher training and the extent to which the providers had modified their courses so that teacher trainees received appropriate direction on the teaching of early reading, including systematic phonics as recommended in the Rose Review. It also evaluated the trainees’ practical application of the principles underpinning the Rose Review in their teaching. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 3.08 (32)

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In Bad Faith – The New Betrayal Of Faith Schools

Should faith schools in Britain be a tool for social engineering, or a consumer service? Should it ensure equality, or fairness?  Does someone’s faith command greater allegiance than someone’s nationality? With parents sending their children to faith schools in increasing numbers, Cristina Odone, writer and broadcaster, discussed the issues surrounding faith schools in this new publication from the Centre for Policy Studies. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 3.08 (32)

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