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Issue 7.02

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Reform Of Provision For Children And Young People With SEN

This new draft legislation by the DfE reflects the radical changes that were initially proposed in the SEND Green Paper to improve the support provided to those children and young people, and to their parents. Proposals to reform provision for children and young people with special educational needs were first set out in the special educational needs (SEN) and disability green paper Support and Aspiration, published in March 2011, and the subsequent Next Steps document published in May this year. Leadership Briefing issue 7.02(74)

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The Role Of Aspirations, Attitudes And Behaviour In Closing The Educational Attainment Gap

The relationship between poverty and educational attainment is not fully understood. How can the educational attainment gap be narrowed? Which interventions have successfully improved educational outcomes and which require more supporting evidence? This paper by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation examines whether the development of children’s and parents’ attitudes, aspirations and behaviours (AABs) for education affect attainment; and considers whether interventions focused on a specific set of AABs can reduce the attainment gap. Leadership Briefing issue 7.02(74)

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Volunteering In Schools

Lower levels of community and parental volunteering in secondary schools could mean pupils are missing out on important additional sources of support and expertise. This NFER report looks at who currently volunteers in schools and in what capacity the volunteers are utilised. The report contains comparisons between school phases as well as highlighting the contrast between the use of parental and community volunteering. Further analyses on whether volunteering is reaching those most in need was also carried out. Leadership Briefing issue 7.02(74)

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Understanding Low and Discontinued Internet Use Amongst Young People

This Oxford University report, commissioned by the Nominet Trust, shows that 10 per cent of all young people aged between 17 and 23 years old rarely use the internet, and challenges the widely-held assumption that all young people are digitally literate and able to navigate the internet meaningfully. It also revealed that some of those surveyed were embarrassed to admit to even friends that they didn’t understand how to use the internet properly. Leadership Briefing issue 7.02(74)

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