Month: January 2017

As part of its launch of a new toolkit for schools, the Be Real campaign has released the results of a survey of secondary school students that finds more than half of young people worry regularly about how they look, but that three quarters who have had education about body confidence as part of the curriculum feel more confident about themselves as a result. Other findings include:

• Four in five young people surveyed (79%) said that how they look is important to them
• Almost three in five respondents (57%) have or would consider going on a diet to change the way they look
• One in 10 (10%) would consider having cosmetic surgery to change the way they look
• Almost a fifth of teachers (18%) surveyed said they did not feel confident talking about body confidence with their pupils

Article provided by Children England.

To find out more visit the Be Real website.

Kellogg’s has published research into how breakfast clubs (provided by 85% of schools) help parents, finding that:

• 1 in 5 (22 per cent) working parents manage to sit and eat breakfast with their children on a daily basis.
• Nearly half of all children (49 per cent) spend time watching TV when they should be getting ready for school
• 58 per cent of mums believe it’s extremely important that their children receive a filling breakfast, but just 38 per cent of 25-34 year old parents agree
• More than a quarter (27 per cent) of working parents think that the lack of a breakfast club would cause them, or their partner, to give up work
• 53 per cent of parents believe that their children benefit from a non-rushed breakfast. 27 per cent also say that their children get extra learning time and support at their breakfast club
• Parents taking advantage of breakfast clubs are, on the whole, more likely to feel happier (33 per cent) and calmer (26 per cent)

Article provided by Children England.

Birmingham Be Heard has appealed for opinions on its Early Help Panels.

Launched in September 2016, the organisation is undertaking a survey with practitioners around the city to uncover views about the Early Help Panels to help make improvements. A spokesperson said:

“Your views are an important part of our review, to ensure that we have the right support mechanisms in the city to deliver effective Early Help.”

The survey can be found here.

The survey is now open and will close on 31^st January 2017.  Please cascade to your colleagues to help get as many views as possible.