Coronavirus daily update: Friday 10 July
Fiona Simpson
Friday, July 10, 2020
The Education Secretary has launched a “behaviour checklist” for schools as they prepare to reopen in September.
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DfE releases behaviour ‘checklist’ ahead of schools reopening
The Department for Education has released a checklist for schools in a bid to curb bad behaviour as schools prepare to reopen in September.
The document, drawn up by government behaviour expert Charlie Taylor, is a “checklist of actions to take to encourage good behaviour in pupils, DfE said.
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said: “Being in school is vital for children’s education and wellbeing, which is why we are working to ensure all pupils can return to the classroom from September.
“Supporting good behaviour in the classroom will ensure children are ready and able to learn as they return and this is particularly important for vulnerable children. Schools should work closely with families to re-engage pupils, secure full attendance, and instil new behaviour expectations and discipline.”
New fund aims to tackle youth unemployment
BBC Children in Need and Youth Futures Foundation have partnered to launch the new £6m Inspiring Futures programme.
The new partnership will see each funder commit £3m to the programme which will support organisations working to improve employment prospects for disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.
Inspiring Futures will support children and young people between the ages 10 and 24 and the grants will run for a duration of up to 18 months, with awards being made up to £80,000.
The programme is open for applications from 10 July until 11.30am on 31 July 2020.
Great Ormond Street suspects ‘spike in child abuse’
Ten babies presented with abusive head trauma at Great Ormond Street hospital in the first month of lockdown, a report published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood has found.
The London specialist centre saw nearly 15 times the number of cases of apparent child abuse among young children in one month compared with the same period over the previous three years, the report shows.
#Chances4Children: Young people to create lockdown ‘time capsule’ stored by British Library
Children are set to contribute to a digital time capsule to help future generations learn about life in lockdown.
Online scrapbook app Storychest’s Children of Lockdown project will be stored on the British Library’s digital archive to teach others about the impact of the pandemic on children.
Children aged three to 17 are being asked to submit pictures, poems and stories reflecting on their time in lockdown.