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Issue 9.02

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Inspiring Teachers: Perspectives And Practices

This study by CfBT, conducted in partnership with researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Worcester, investigates the notion of 'inspiring' teaching. The main aim of this research was to provide robust new evidence about both inspiring teachers and inspiring teaching from different perspectives to increase understanding of these widely used but elusive and often poorly defined concepts. Leadership Briefing Issue 9.02(98)

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Extra-Curricular Inequalities

Children from wealthier families gain a "substantial advantage" from tuition and extra-curricular activities, according to this research from the Sutton Trust. Private tuition can give long-term advantages, such as helping pupils get into selective schools and boosting exam grades, but despite almost one in four young people having extra tuition, but it is least likely to be available among poor families. Leadership Briefing Issue 9.02(98)

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Research On The Sexual Exploitation Of Boys And Young Men

The sexual exploitation of boys and young men is a much bigger problem than previously thought according to this study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, supported by Barnardo’s and carried out by NatCen and UCL. Barnardo’s is calling for a radical shift in professional attitudes and practice, and believes that all schools should provide high quality, age-appropriate sex and relationship education. This should reflect that boys can be vulnerable to becoming victims, as well as girls. Leadership Briefing Issue 9.02(98)

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National Curriculum Assessments At Key Stage 2 In England, 2014

There has been a sharp rise in the percentage of pupils in England's primary schools achieving the expected level in the "Three Rs", according to this new DfE Statistical First Release. The SFR provides provisional 2014 key stage 2 national curriculum assessment results for pupils in schools in England at national, regional and local authority level. It also provides figures on expected progress between key stage 1 (typically age 7) and key stage 2 (typically age 11). Leadership Briefing Issue 9.02(98)

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