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This week in research-backed education news from Education Insights: 1. Students at academically selective schools do no better in early adulthood than peers going to comprehensives, an Australian study found. 2. Leaders should map out 'hotspot' areas in school that make pupils feel unsafe in a bid to boost attendance, according to new research from ImpactEd Group. 3. Teachers receive 'minimal' training on writing, despite a strong appetite for further development across the primary and secondary phases, according to a report by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). Subscribe to get the full Education Insights roundup, shared every Wednesday. ➡️ https://buff.ly/3X6gJny

We're excited to be working once again with Ed Tranham at The Assignment Report to bring you this half-day conference and networking event, taking place on Tuesday, 26th November. Tickets available at https://lnkd.in/gg63jtEz - with a discount for Education Insights paid subscribers! Hear from sector experts across three panel sessions and network with colleagues from across the industry at a reception sponsored by Cairneagle.

This week's Director's View from Sam Derby... "Bridget Phillipson's first letter to the teaching workforce focuses on change, solutions and fixing existing problems, with a highlight on the promise to recruit more teachers and address weaknesses in the SEND system, alongside a recognition of financial pressures and workload problems. There has been nothing on curriculum and assessment yet, so a watching brief on the promised review continues. Meanwhile, job cuts at the IfATE (Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education) are presumably a prelude to the establishment of Skills England. Keep an eye on structural change at the DfE to see what actions come first in delivering the promised level of change." Subscribe to get tomorrow's research round-up: https://buff.ly/3X6gJny

Look out for Hannie Kirkham at The Children's Media Conference today. Good work from Hannie and our Design Manager, Rebekkah Hughes, putting together the 2024 Children's Media yearbook. As ever, it's looking great! #CMC24

It's a quiet day in our Oxford office today as the team heads out to the UK Festival of Education on the trail of insights for our next Education Insights report, and to the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) Summer Business Insight Day to find out if our team has scooped the Team of the Year Award! #SBID2024 #EducationFest #BESAAwards2024

This week in research-backed education news: 1. At least 1.5 million students a week are struggling to engage in learning, according to research by Pearson. 2. The number of girls in England studying for a GCSE in computing has more than halved in less than a decade, according to research from King's College London. 3. The next government should appoint a dedicated chief early years officer to advocate for and improve policy and practice, says the Coram Family and Childcare Trust. Subscribe to get the full Education Insights roundup, shared every Wednesday. ➡️https://buff.ly/3X6gJny

This week's Director's View from John Deans... "With two days to the election, education stories are pushing into the news agenda again. The headlines this week are in the HE sector, but teacher and TA recruitment and retention will be an immediate challenge. If an open question is how big the new government's majority will be, another is what tone the Prime Minister strikes on Friday, and to what extent he presents a government focussed on the life chances of young people." Subscribe to get our education research round-up, shared every Wednesday: https://buff.ly/3X6gJny