The State of the World's Children

Today sees the publication of <i>The State of the World's Children 2013</i>, the latest annual edition of UNICEF's flagship report which examines key issues for children around the globe. The theme for this year's report is disability, and examines the barriers which can deprive children with disabilities of their rights and keep them from participating fully in society.<br /><br />You can read the full report by <a href="http://www.unicef.org/sowc2013/files/SWCR2013_ENG_Lo_res_24_Apr_2013.pdf" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. For further supporting documents and film clips you can visit the report's <a href="http://www.unicef.org/sowc2013/index.html" target="_blank">official site</a>, while access to previous year's reports is <a href="http://www.unicef.org/sowc/" target="_blank">available here</a>.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oDepkMqy5PQ" width="420"></iframe>

The State of the World's Children

Today sees the publication of The State of the World's Children 2013 , the latest annual edition of UNICEF's flagship report which e...

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Phonics Screening Check

Some research for you literacy buffs today... The Department of Education has just released a series of documents evaluating the impact of the Phonics Screening Check. These include qualitative information about the check, as well as plenty of detailed statistics and tables which analyse its effectiveness. You can read all of the relevant reports from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-phonics-screening-check-first-interim-report" target="_blank">this link</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjej9Iu8FvFsuDloO6W8ppBC75C4nHmHpyph-CTs0-QorZcx5TImoc289ECms4YNluLyap5a88tKT5mHSGImjhVwE_SvEnLvnf_zdlUCYVsprs92vKTs4HPD_K40f_PWsbRlDFkOGYA/s1600/ChildReading.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjej9Iu8FvFsuDloO6W8ppBC75C4nHmHpyph-CTs0-QorZcx5TImoc289ECms4YNluLyap5a88tKT5mHSGImjhVwE_SvEnLvnf_zdlUCYVsprs92vKTs4HPD_K40f_PWsbRlDFkOGYA/s200/ChildReading.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />

Phonics Screening Check

Some research for you literacy buffs today... The Department of Education has just released a series of documents evaluating the impact of t...

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National Children's Day

It looks like the <a href="http://www.savechildhood.net/" target="_blank">Save Childhood Movement</a> (see this <a href="http://bcftcschildhoodeducation.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/save-childhood.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> for details) may be gathering momentum. The Movement has designated today as National Children's Day UK, describing it as "a day that is all about the importance of children and how they have special rights and freedoms that help them to grow into happy, healthy adults".<br /><br />You can read about what events are taking place on the <a href="http://www.nationalchildrensdayuk.com/" target="_blank">National Children's Day website</a>. Save Childhood were also responsible for the recent <a href="http://www.flourishsummitlondon.co.uk/" target="_blank">Flourish Summit</a> - the talks from this event should be available on the website shortly.

National Children's Day

It looks like the Save Childhood Movement (see this previous post for details) may be gathering momentum. The Movement has designated toda...

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When You Are Born Matters

A new report from the <a href="http://www.ifs.org.uk/" target="_blank">Institute for Fiscal Studies</a> is the latest piece of research which examines the issue of how summer born children can be disadvantaged at school, and the long term effects which this can have on their lives. <i>When You Are Born Matters</i> draws data from a range of reliable sources to provide a detailed picture which can help to inform policy in the future.<br /><br />You can read the full text of the report by <a href="http://www.ifs.org.uk/comms/r80.pdf" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. For further reading, have a look at my <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/davidrenfree/summerbabies" target="_blank">bookmarks on summer born children</a>.

When You Are Born Matters

A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies is the latest piece of research which examines the issue of how summer born children can...

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Personality & Emotions

Retro film time... Below is an Encyclopedia Britannica movie clip from 1954 entitled <i>Personality and Emotions</i>. The film explores the various emotions exhibited by young children as they develop, or at least it does once you get past a lengthy introduction - the practical advice begins just before the two minute mark.<br /><br />Do you have a particular interest in child development? How do you feel the advice in the film stands up today? Do leave a comment with your thoughts!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="http://archive.org/embed/PersonalityAndEmotions" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe>

Personality & Emotions

Retro film time... Below is an Encyclopedia Britannica movie clip from 1954 entitled Personality and Emotions . The film explores the variou...

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The Care Inquiry

The final report of the <i>Care Inquiry</i> has just been published; this is the result of a collaboration between eight different charities. The inquiry was launched last August, and set out to collect and explore evidence on what works for children who cannot live with their birth families and so require a stable and permanent home. You can read more about the project at <a href="http://www.adoptionuk.org/information/288185/CareInquiry/" target="_blank">this page</a>, which also includes links to the full text of the final report and various other supporting documents.

The Care Inquiry

The final report of the Care Inquiry has just been published; this is the result of a collaboration between eight different charities. The ...

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