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Issue 8.02

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Barrier to Creativity in Education

This new report by Edelman Berland for Adobe reveals that two thirds (67%) of teachers and lecturers across the primary, secondary and HE sectors in the UK believe that creativity in education is vital to fuel the economies of the future. Despite this, 65% agree there is much more they should be doing to teach creativity, with 68% stating that in order to do this, there needs to be a transformation in the way schools, colleges and universities across the country work. Leadership Briefing 8.02(86)

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Evaluation of the Free School Meals Pilot Impact Report

This DfE report presents evidence on the impact of the Free School Meals pilot on a range of pupil outcomes. The Free School Meals (FSM) pilot was a two-year programme operating in three local authorities between the autumn of 2009 and summer of 2011, to extend entitlement to free school meals. Where all primary school children were offered free school meals, a significant positive impact on attainment for primary school pupils at Key Stages 1 and 2 was observed, with pupils in the pilot areas making between four and eight weeks’ more progress than similar pupils in comparison areas. Leadership Briefing 8.02(86)

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Careers Guidance In Schools From September 2012

Since September 2012, schools have been legally responsible for securing access to independent and impartial careers guidance for all their students in Years 9 to 11. This report published by Ofsted finds that the arrangements for careers guidance in schools are not working well enough. Three quarters of the schools visited for the survey were not implementing their duty to provide impartial careers advice effectively. Leadership Briefing 8.02(86)

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Young People – The Impact On Education And Employment

This report by Crohn’s and Colitis UK demonstrates the impact that IBD can have on young people’s education and aspirations, and how this can affect their careers and working lives. While IBD is a debilitating condition, young people diagnosed with the disease must be supported to ensure that they can complete their studies to the best of their ability and are not excluded from the workplace or discouraged from aiming high in their careers. Leadership Briefing 8.02(86)

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Private Schools Vs. State Schools: Is It Simply About The Cost?

According to this research by YouGov, if money was not a consideration, one in three parents (32 per cent) would prefer to send their children to private school over state education, citing superior schooling and a better chance of getting into university as reasons for this. However, when cost does become a consideration, the number drops dramatically down to just ten per cent. Leadership Briefing 8.02(86)

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Science Education – Have We Overlooked What We Are Good At?

The government's proposed reforms to GCSE science are intended to ensure that England's science provision pre-16 is challenging and that it produces young people with the skills needed for future economic success. This NFER paper warns that in implementing these reforms we may overlook many of the successful features of our existing science provision, and that a scientific approach to the reform of our science curriculum is needed. Leadership Briefing 8.02(86)

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