Great day in London with the YEF Change Team & Knowledge Leads. Today we’ve explored evidence to guidance frameworks, reviewed upcoming priorities for each sector, & discussed the ways in which we talk about our toolkit. Followed by drinks on the rooftop terrace☀️

Hen do ✅

Really enjoyed the Central Region Schools Trust Governors Conference this evening. Was great to lead a session on effectively stakeholder engagement and eliciting meaningful pupil voice.

"We've gone from criticising young people for being irresponsible, drunken louts, and now we criticise them for being snowflakes." 🎙️In our latest podcast, John Holmes & Amy Pennay discuss their book on the decline in youth drinking🎙️ Listen here: ias.org.uk/podcast/why-ar…

Opportunity to hear more about our new self-assessment tool for school leaders! 👇👇

🖥️Youth Endowment Fund has launched Education Practice Insight Creator (EPIC) - a free, digital self-assessment tool to help education leaders understand how their current practice aligns with evidence on preventing children’s involvement in violence. Info: tinyurl.com/2p9twbc8

Worrying statistics regarding the significant increase in suspensions and exclusions. Children with SEND and children eligible for FSM disproportionately represented in this data.

Suspensions in England neared 1 million in the last academic year, with the number of permanent exclusions crossing the 10,000 threshold for the first time, new DfE data reveals tes.com/magazine/news/…

Very close to starting data collection for my PhD….. 😬😬 Currently planning my first group session and need an icebreaker that a group of teenagers won’t cringe at. Any suggestions?

New data published exploring the trends around children’s involvement in violence & the sectors most important in supporting them. Worryingly, the data presents a bleak picture, with increases in the number of children being affected by serious violence. 👇

Finally getting round to reading this!

NEW Blog: Following new figures from Department for Education on suspensions and exclusions in 2023/24, there’s growing concern about the impact on children’s safety. Children who are repeatedly suspended or excluded often miss large amounts of school—and are at greater risk of becoming

Unreal.

On Friday, I start data collection for my PhD & will be creating collages with a group of children. One of my neighbours kindly donated these papers from the 1980s. Having so much fun looking through them!

Exciting new role at EEF! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

All ready for my final focus group tomorrow. #PhDLife