Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Children

Today's post may be the longest this blog has ever seen; last months issue of OnTheWeb (see this previous post for details of this excellent service) was packed with reports that students may find useful, covering topics such as mathematics, child obesity, preschool education, play, and much more. So without further ado, here's a list of new publications that may be worth a look:

• Mathematics: Understanding The Score is a new report from Ofsted which looks at how maths is currently being taught in UK schools
• Schemes to Promote Healthy Weight among Obese and Overweight Children in England examines the different ways in which the issue of overweight children is being addressed
• How to Halve Child Poverty by 2010: Options for Redirecting Resources to Reduce Child Poverty is a new report from Barnardo's
• 'Fun and Freedom' is the latest report from the Children's Commissioner's Office, and looks at what children have to say about their play experiences and the facilities available to them
• PreSchool Education and it's Lasting Effects: Research and Policy Implications is an interesting new publication from Arizona State University in the UK
• The OECD has published Raising Education Achievement and Breaking the Cycle of Inequality in the United Kingdom
• The Centre for Policy Studies has recently issued some research entitled Youth Mentoring: A Good Thing?
• Working with Challenging and Disruptive Situations in Residential Child Care: Sharing Effective Practice is a new publication from the Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE)
• Literacy Changes Lives: An Advocacy Resource is a National Literacy Trust report which looks at the relationship between a child's literacy ability and their achievement later in life
• The latest official statistics on Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking Among Young People in England are now available from the NHS
• Grief Matters for Young Asylum Seekers and Refugees examines the support services available for children who have lost parents or siblings while moving between countries
• For All Ages: Bringing Different Generations Closer Together is a new report from the '4 Children' charity
• Early Intervention: Good Parents, Great Kids, Better Citizens is the latest publication from the Centre for Social Justice

Phew! Normal service will be resumed tomorrow...