April 2019

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EPRS 18/19 71 Safeguarding children and young people in education from knife crime: lessons from London

This report from the Ofsted seeks to identify ways in which policy makers and school leaders in London can support practice in schools to combat the threat of knife crime.

EPRS 18/19 72 Only the lonely – loneliness, student activities and mental wellbeing at university

This report from WONKHE reports on a survey which sought to explore levels of mental wellbeing amongst students.

EPRS 18/19 73 New Filters to manage the impact of social media on young people’s mental health and wellbeing

This report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on social media looks at ways of mitigating the potential harms of social media use.

EPRS 18/19 74 Literacy difficulties – the Driver Youth Trust position

This report from the charity Youth Driver Trust critiques the provision of literacy support available for those who experience literacy difficulties.

EPRS 18/19 75 More than a job’s worth – making careers education age-appropriate

This report from the think tank LMKco explored how careers education can be best implemented at different phases from early years to university.

EPRS 18/19 76 Realising the potential of technology in education

This document from the DfE explores how education technology can drive change and improvement in schools.

EPRS 18/19 77 Using digital technology to improve learning

This report from the Education Endowment Foundation supports senior leaders and teachers to make key decisions about how technology can best be integrated to improve pupils’ outcomes.

EPRS 18/19 78 Employment and earnings outcomes of higher education graduates by subject studied and graduate characteristics in 2016-17

This report from the DfE summarises information from The Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset about the employment and earnings of graduates in the tax year 2016-17.

EPRS 18/19 79 Making apprenticeships work

This first annual report from the Social Market Foundation explores the role which policymakers can play in supporting apprenticeship quality and creating a more efficient vocational training regime.

EPRS 18/19 80 Perceptions of AS/A levels, GCSEs and Applied General qualifications in England

This report from Ofqual evaluates how much confidence stakeholders in education have in the examinations system.

Points of Information No.206

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