24 February 2010

New book on Social Science published by the British Academy

A new book has been published by the British Academy and explores the role of values in political debate and in particular why policy makers need good social science.

Read more: http://www.britac.ac.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/17

22 February 2010

Dads at work: your rights

According to new figures published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) when looking for work more than half of fathers want flexible working arrangements. Many fathers are unaware of their rights to paternity leave and flexible work arrangements. A new campaign 'Dads at Work' has been launched to make dads more aware of these workplace rights.

Read more: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_185331

22 February 2010

Government action to promote good behaviour and strong discipline in schools

A new proposal has been announced whereby parents will be expected to sign up to school behaviour policies when they apply for a school place for their child. Parents will be asked to sign up to school policies like behaviour, attendance and uniform as part of the application process. These measures have been introduced as a means of helping parents recognize the importance of complying with a school’s policies once the child has been admitted.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2010_0037

22 February 2010

New campaign focuses on abuse in teenage relationships

The Home Office has launched a new advertising campaign to challenge teenagers’ attitudes to violence and abuse in relationships. These adverts have been designed to provoke a strong message to 13- to 18-year-olds, challenging them to stop abusive behaviour, to seek help when needed as well as highlighting the signs and consequences of abuse.

Read more: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news/teenage-relations...

22 February 2010

Dawn Primarolo: Get to know what activities are on offer through your school

A new campaign has been launched to get more families using extended services. This campaign has been targeted towards parents in order to help raise awareness of the range of activities, services and advice available through schools. More than 90 % of schools are now offering extended services. Over 20,000 schools are currently offering access to services for families in their local communities.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2010_0040

22 February 2010

New research on babies' motor development

New research using data from the Millennium Cohort Study has found that failure to reach key 'milestones' at nine months is associated with leardning and behaviour problems at age 5.

Read more: http://www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/news.asp?section=000100010003&item=...

15 February 2010

Provisional marriage registration data from National Statistics

The provisional number of marriages registered in England and Wales in 2008 was 232,990 according the statistics released by the Office for National Statistics.

Read more: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=322

10 February 2010

Ed Balls: All local authorities should provide short breaks for parents and carers who care for disabled children

Ed Balls and Diana Johnson have announced that all local authorities will be required to provide short breaks for parents and carers who look after a disabled child.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2010_0033

10 February 2010

130,000 apply for free laptops and broadband after Home Access Grant launched

More than 130,000 families have applied for free laptops and broadband internet access for their kids this has come only three weeks after the Government launched its giveaway scheme.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/news/index.cfm?event=news.item&id=ove...

10 February 2010

New internet safety campaign: 'Click Clever, Click Safe' launched

New internet safety campaign ‘Click Clever, Click Safe’ has been launchd to help children stay safe online.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/news/index.cfm?event=news.item&id=new...

03 February 2010

New report from Audit Commission: Giving children a healthy start

The Audit Commission has published a new report entitled Giving children a healthy start. The report assesses the local implementation of national policy from 1999 to 2009 on the health of children from birth to five years of age in England.

Read more: http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/nationalstudies/health/fi...

01 February 2010

New research on economic inequality

The National Equality Panel has published new figures from a government commissioned report into economic inequality.

Read more: http://www.equalities.gov.uk/pdf/NEP%20Report%20bookmarked.p...

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