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This document provides a summary of the Families and Relationships Green Paper, which sets out a wide range of measures to support all families as they bring up their children and aims to help families cope with times of stress and difficulty.
Visit the Support for All website Audience: People who work with children, Public, Schools, Young people
Format: Date issued: February 2010
Function: Information Reference: DCSF-00148-2010
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The overall aim of this research was to examine the materials available to schools and used by them for teaching about the six main world religions in the UK (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism), in order to understand their contribution to supporting community cohesion and promoting religious understanding amongst pupils.
Audience: DCSF, Researchers, Schools, Teachers
Format: Date issued: January 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DCSF-RR197
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This brief summarises research which examined the materials available to schools and used by them for teaching about the six main world religions in the UK (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism), in order to understand their contribution to supporting community cohesion and promoting religious understanding amongst pupils.
Audience: DCSF, Researchers, Schools, Teachers
Format: Date issued: January 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DCSF-RB197
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This research document reports on the findings from a study that explored language teaching at Key Stage 2 (KS2) between 2006/07 and 2008/09. The study aimed to assess the impact of language learning on children’s achievements in oracy and literacy in the language they were learning.
Audience: DCSF, Primary headteachers, Primary School teachers of Key Stage 2 pupils, Primary Schools, Primary teachers, Researchers
Format: Date issued: January 2010
Function: Information Reference: DCSF-RR198
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This research brief summarises the findings from a study that explored language teaching at Key Stage 2 (KS2) between 2006/07 and 2008/09. The study aimed to assess the impact of language learning on children’s achievements in oracy and literacy in the language they were learning, as well as the possible broader cross-curricular impact of language learning.
Audience: DCSF, Primary headteachers, Primary School teachers of Key Stage 2 pupils, Primary Schools, Primary teachers, Researchers
Format: Date issued: January 2010
Function: Information Reference: DCSF-RB198
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This research brief summarises the results of study that examined the implementation and delivery of Activity Agreements (AA) during the extension period from April 2008 to April 2009. The evaluation of the first two years of the piloting of AA was concluded in 2009 and was completed by IES, CEI and NatCen.
Audience: DCSF, Education and training professionals, Researchers, Young people
Format: Date issued: January 2010
Function: Information Reference: DCSF-RR201
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This research brief summarises the results and findings from an evaluation of the Activity Agreement Pilots extension phase. This evaluation reported on the implementation and delivery of AA during the extension period from April 2008 to April 2009.
Audience: DCSF, Education and training professionals, Researchers, Young people
Format: Date issued: January 2010
Function: Information Reference: DCSF-RB201
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This brief summarises research which used data from the 2008 Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents to fill a gap in the evidence base by exploring the relationship between families’ experience of multiple disadvantage and childcare. It is known that disadvantaged families are less likely to use formal childcare, however, less research has been conducted on childcare use by multiply disadvantaged families.
Audience: Children’s Services practitioners, DCSF, Local authorities and key statutory agencies, Parents, Researchers
Format: Date issued: January 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DCSF-RB191
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This research aims to fill a gap in the evidence base by exploring the relationship between families’ experience of multiple disadvantage and childcare. It is known that disadvantaged families are less likely to use formal childcare, however, less research has been conducted on childcare use by multiply disadvantaged families.
Audience: Children’s Services practitioners, DCSF, Local authorities and key statutory agencies, Parents, Researchers
Format: Date issued: January 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DCSF-RR191
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This research paper reports on the findings of an evaluation of extended services. The evaluation looked to increase understanding of how schools were defining and responding to ‘disadvantage’ in their development of extended services. In particular, how they were targeting disadvantaged groups and encouraging take up of services.
Audience: DCSF, Local Authorities, Parents, Researchers, Schools
Format: Date issued: January 2010
Function: Information Reference: DCSF-RR196
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