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Issue 8.03

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Impact Evaluation of the SEND Pathfinder Programme

This DfE report is the second of two volumes containing the evaluation findings from the first 18 months of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Pathfinder Programme. Overall the results show that the new approach can work. The report contains data gathered through a survey of parent-carers, qualitative case studies with families that participated in the pathfinder, a staff work and satisfaction survey and the cost/expenditure and family-related elements of the SQW monitoring tool. Leadership Briefing Issue 8.03(87)

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Locally-Led Delivery Projects For Raising The Participation Age

This research report by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and Centre for Education and Industry (CEI), University of Warwick presents the findings from an evaluation of the phase 4 locally-led delivery projects for raising the participation age. The research was undertaken with specific regard to the changed economic, social, political, and LA context since the announcement of the RPA policy. It presents a summary of findings emerging from the evaluation of the previous trials and LLDPs to provide some context to the Phase 4 LLDPs Leadership Briefing Issue 8.03(87)

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One-To-One Tablets In Secondary Schools: An Evaluation Study

This is the second phase of a national research study by Tablet for Schools for Family Kids and Youth (FK&Y), examining the impact of the use of tablets in schools. The results show that tablets can increase pupils’ independent learning, along with encouraging more collaboration with peers. The study also found that teacher knowledge and adequate infrastructure are two determining factors in the success of tablets in education. Leadership Briefing Issue 8.03(87)

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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. However, the new statutory duty for schools to provide careers guidance is not working well enough. Too few schools are providing careers guidance that meets the needs of all their students. This Ofsted report provides a small number of examples of successful approaches in individual schools that have helped students. Leadership Briefing Issue 8.03(87)

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