Issue 9.09

The Student Sex Work Project

Many students are secretly turning to sex work to fund basic living costs while at university, according to this research by Swansea University. It shows that one in 20 students has worked in the sex industry to fund lifestyles, just get by or reduce debts, with more men than women involved. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

15 Apr 2015
24mins

Leadership

Key Players: High School Networking Effects On Earnings

This report by the University of Sussex shows that school children with more friends earn more as adults, so highlighting the long-term financial benefits of being sociable. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

15 Apr 2015
24mins

Leadership

Family Income, Parental Education And Brain Structure In Children And Adolescents

This study by Columbia University in New York, published in Nature Neuroscience, shows that brain development in children could be affected by poverty. Research shows that brain regions crucial for the development of language, memory and reasoning skills tend to be smaller in those from poorer backgrounds. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

15 Apr 2015
24mins

Leadership

The Power Of Reading

Read On. Get On. is a national campaign by Save The Children to get every child in the UK reading well by the age of 11. An inability to read well risks a life of poverty and a struggle for too many of today’s children. The mission of the Read On. Get On. campaign is to ensure every child is able to read well when they leave primary school by the year 2025. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

15 Apr 2015
24mins

Leadership

Good Practice In Mathematics At Key Stage 3

This Estyn report examines standards in mathematics at key stage 3 and the factors affecting achievement, and includes case studies of best practice. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

15 Apr 2015
24mins

Leadership

Sharing Innovative Approaches And Overcoming Barriers In Delivering 16-19 Study Programmes

This NFER case study report presents findings from research commissioned by the Department for Education on ‘sharing Innovative approaches and overcoming barriers in delivering 16-19 study programmes’ principles’. It addresses the work experience theme of study programmes. It highlights the successful delivery of work experience in 16 to 19 study programmes. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

15 Apr 2015
24mins

Leadership

British Social Attitudes – Attitudes to University

This paper from NatCen examines public attitudes in England to higher education, exploring views on student finance (fees, loans and grants), the perceived fairness of the current system, and how views on these issues vary across different social and political groups. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

15 Apr 2015
24mins

Leadership

Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges

The promise that all children globally would have primary education by 2015 - pledged by world leaders in the millennium year - has officially not been achieved, according to this Unesco report. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

15 Apr 2015
24mins

Leadership

Developing A Strong, Coherent Upper-Secondary Education System In England

The upper-secondary schooling system in England is confusing and fragmented. This IPPR paper sets out a vision for 14–19 education that is more coherent and more effective at guiding young people through the vital transition to adulthood, higher education, further training and employment. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

8 Apr 2015
24mins

Leadership

Pupil Absence In Schools In England: 2013 To 2014

Fewer pupils are persistently missing school with the number of pupils almost halved since 2010, according to this new Statistical First Release by the DfE. Leadership Briefing 9.09(105)

8 Apr 2015
24mins

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Issue 9.09

The Student Sex Work Project

Key Players: High School Networking Effects On Earnings

Family Income, Parental Education And Brain Structure In Children And Adolescents

The Power Of Reading

Good Practice In Mathematics At Key Stage 3

Sharing Innovative Approaches And Overcoming Barriers In Delivering 16-19 Study Programmes

British Social Attitudes – Attitudes to University

Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges

Developing A Strong, Coherent Upper-Secondary Education System In England

Pupil Absence In Schools In England: 2013 To 2014

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