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Issue 9.08

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The ABC of Gender Equality in Education: Aptitude, Behaviour, Confidence

This OECD report suggests that education systems have made major strides to close gender gaps in student performance, but girls and boys remain deeply divided in career choices, which are being made much earlier than commonly thought. It also showed that teachers are more lenient in their marking of girls' schoolwork, and that girls receive higher marks compared with boys of the same ability. Leadership Briefing 9.08(104)

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The Most Able Students

This Ofsted report finds that schools are still not doing enough to ensure the most able children fulfil their potential. Many of the most able children who attend non-selective secondary schools are failing to achieve their potential, compared with students who attend selective and independent schools. The report follows up on an earlier survey carried out in 2013 – and concludes that very few improvements have been made over the intervening two years. Leadership Briefing 9.08(104)

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Changes In Media Consumption, Play And Literacy From The 1950s To The 2010s

This University of Sheffield study, published in the International Journal of Play, finds that children are leading the transition to digital media today. But, while too much time online could cause developmental problems, media consumption habits may not be making our children less bright or sociable. This paper is concerned with how children respond to media texts and considers the nature of children as media consumers in the 1950s and the 2010s. Leadership Briefing 9.08(104)

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The Wrong Blazer: Time For Action On School Uniform Costs

This report by The Children’s Society reveals families are spending an average of £251 per year for each child at a state primary school and £316 for a child at a state secondary school on uniforms. Much of the high cost is because of school uniform policies that make parents buy specific items of clothing and accessories from specialist shops. Many low income families find the costs of school uniform a real struggle and more than half a million are living in families that have got into debt because of uniform costs. The report calls for action from Government to make sure uniforms are more affordable. Leadership Briefing 9.08(104)

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