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Issue 8.02

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How Active Are Our Children? Findings From The Millennium Cohort Study

Half of all UK seven-year-olds do not do enough exercise, with girls far less active than boys, according to this study by the online journal BMJ Open. The paper describes levels of physical activity (PA), sedentary time and adherence to Chief Medical Officers PA guidelines among primary school-aged children across the UK using objective accelerometer-based measurements. Leadership Briefing 8.02(86)

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2012 Maladministration Report

This report details the range of allegations of maladministration reported to the STA maladministration team throughout the 2012 test cycle. The term ‘maladministration’ refers to any act that could jeopardise the integrity, security or confidentiality of the key stage 2 levels 3-5 and level 6 national curriculum tests, key stage 2 English writing sample tests, key stage 2 science sampling tests and the key stage 1 phonics screening check, and could lead to results that do not reflect the unaided abilities of children. Leadership Briefing 8.02(86)

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