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Issue 8.10

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Looked After Children Living Away From Their Home Area

This thematic inspection from Ofsted evaluated the effectiveness of local authorities in discharging their responsibilities to looked after children who live away from their home community. Inspectors visited a sample of nine local authority areas. The report draws on evidence from 92 cases. It also draws on the views of looked after children and young people, carers, and professionals from the local authorities and from partner agencies. Leadership Briefing Issue 8.10 (94)

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The Learning Curve

This report published by Pearson and written by The Economist Intelligence Unit, is part of a wide-ranging programme of quantitative and qualitative analysis, entitled The Learning Curve, which explores the factors behind global performance shifts in global education league tables. The report reveals the most successful and efficacious education systems around the world are those that equip learners with not only academic skills, but with those which will stand them in good stead to strive within the modern workplace. Leadership Briefing Issue 8.10 (94)

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Do Young People Sometimes Feel They Are Addicted To The Internet?

This research report by Tablet for Schools, reveals that while young people perceive their digital devices as a means to socialise with their friends, be entertained, and keep abreast of current affairs, there is concern amongst some that they are sometimes addicted to the internet (40%) that they are too reliant on their device, and that they are tiring of their seemingly compulsive use of the internet. Leadership Briefing Issue 8.10 (94)

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