We have an ever-increasing number of children and families facing complex challenges and we know next to nothing about who they are and how they are doing.
Smaller class sizes do not make a difference the quality of education.
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Schools are deliberately disregarding disability standards through rejecting school places, being reluctant to make teaching adjustments and having poor attitudes towards disability.
Isolating a child from their peers does nothing to address the underlying concerns that may have lead to a child behaving in this way.
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The cultures of silence and denial that surround child sexualised behaviours mean that adults often lack the information they need to respond appropriately.
Sending children out of class isn’t an effective way to manage bad behaviour.
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Government funding of childcare is seen as something that helps get mums back into work, instead of setting children up for learning before they start school.
Fall in love, have a baby, watch your happiness and satisfaction plummet. Psychology researchers know the transition to parenthood can be rough on relationships.
Tablets were not invented when the original rules on screen time for children were developed.
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Research shows linking teachers’ pay to performance has little impact on student achievement. Similar tests to the ones the government proposes for young children now face a backlash in the UK and US.
A whole world lies in these pages.
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The children most likely to benefit from quality early education are the most likely to miss out. Here are five key changes the government needs to make to address this.
If we are to prevent family violence, we must change the attitudes and social conditions that give rise to it.
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Children may endure family violence directly, or witness violence perpetrated on others. Both scenarios result in severe adverse effects for children in the short and long term.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary