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30 SEPTEMBER

USA

National campaign calls for schools to remove all law enforcement officers

A national coalition of groups dedicated to ending the school-to-prison pipeline wants all law enforcement officers out of schools for good.

The Dignity in Schools Campaign released a new policy platform today that says officers should not be a regular presence in schools and emphasizes the need for trained staff such as behavior interventionists and restorative justice coordinators to promote safe and healthy schools.

When law enforcement must respond to an incident at a school, schools and police departments should have agreements that stress the importance of limited intervention and safeguards for students’ rights to education, counsel and due process, according to the new policy.

Dignity in Schools, which includes more than 100 groups from 27 states, long has advocated for limiting the role of law enforcement in schools but said more drastic action is now needed to protect students.

“Over time, we have seen that even with restricted roles and more training, police in schools can still criminalize students and their families. Recent recorded incidents of violence against students by police in schools have made clear the dire consequences of their continued presence in the school environment,” the campaign said in a resource guide that accompanied the policy platform.

The number of officers in schools has grown in recent decades. In 1999, 54 percent of students reported a security guard or police officer was present at school, a figure that grew to 70 percent in 2013, according to federal data.

Supporters of limiting the use of law enforcement in schools say the presence of officers can mean students are harshly punished for typical child and adolescent behavior in ways that can push them out of school and into the justice system, a fate that disproportionately affects students of color and those with disabilities.

Kimberely Jones, from the Gwinnett Parent Coalition to Dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline in Georgia, applauded the platform. She said her son’s involvement with law enforcement at his high school has been difficult to move past, as he deals with probation and trouble pursuing his education further because of his record.

“He’s paying the price for something that happened when he was a child that should have been handled by the school,” she said.

The campaign’s position comes after the federal departments of Education and Justice released resources earlier this month designed to help states and local jurisdictions responsibly incorporate school resource officers (SROs) into schools. The resources call for ensuring educators were responsible for discipline, officers receive specialized training and schools and law enforcement agencies have written agreements about their roles.

“Let me be clear, properly trained educators must be in charge of not only the development of discipline policies but also the administration of such policies,” Education Secretary John B. King Jr. said when the resources were released. The administration also stressed that the decision to use SROs was a local one.

At the time, Dignity in Schools said it supported the recommendations but urged officials to redirect funding from law enforcement to other positions.

The National Association of School Resource Officers welcomed the administration’s recommendations.

“Like Education Secretary King, we believe that administering formal school discipline belongs solely in the hands of educators, and that educators should be well trained to address behavioral issues through a variety of interventions that do not involve law enforcement officers,” said Executive Director Mo Canady in a statement.

By Sarah Barr

21 September 2016

https://youthtoday.org/2016/09/national-campaign-calls-for-schools-to-remove-all-law-enforcement-officers/

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28 SEPTEMBER

A call to free Europe’s youth from health-harmful marketing

Brussels, 27 September 2016. Today, nearly 40 childrens’ rights, family, consumer, public health, alcohol control, and medical organisations launched a joint call to Members of the European Parliament for ambitious action to free Europe’s children, youth and parents from aggressive marketing of products harmful to health and future well-being.

Europe is facing a childhood obesity epidemic and youth drinking is causing major harm. Health problems starting in childhood often last a lifetime. The links between advertising and increased consumption are well-established, but European children and youth are still constantly bombarded by manipulative marketing and promotion across all media.

Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General, Eurochild: “Children are less likely to differentiate between programming and advertisement. So, self-regulation or encryption is not enough to protect children’s right to health and all other rights enshrined in the UN Convention on Children’s Rights. Revision of the EU directive on audio-visual media services must consider best interests of the child and children’s own experiences to enable them to safely access information, use digital technology and be active citizens.”

The declaration demands that strong, effective measures are put in place to minimise young people’s exposure to health-harmful marketing; to prohibit product placement and sponsorship by alcohol producers and foods high in fat, sugar and salt; and to ensure that Member States can effectively limit broadcasts from other countries on public health grounds.

Mariann Skar, Secretary General, European Alcohol Policy Alliance: “Exposure to alcohol advertising increases the likelihood that young people will start drinking at an earlier age, and to drink more if they already consume alcohol. We are not proposing a ban but moderate changes that would allow children to grow up free from alcohol marketing.”

The statement follows the European Parliament hearing on the revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), which is the opportunity to address the marketing of unhealthy food and alcohol at European scale.

Nina Renshaw, Secretary General, European Public Health Alliance: “This is not about telling people what to eat, nor telling parents what to feed their children, but rather freeing our kids from the pressures of marketing and promotion. Today the unhealthiest options are constantly put right in front of kids via the programmes they’re most likely to be watching – not just cartoons but football matches, singing contests and reality shows. Any parent knows too well the persuasive power of kids exposed to these ads, and how difficult it makes it to go for healthier choices.”

Susanne Løgstrup, Director European Heart Network: “Since the beginning of this millennium, it is well established that marketing to children affects their eating behaviour. Whilst marketing of foods high in salt, fat and sugar is not the only influencer, it is an important one and this is why the World Health Organization is calling on governments to adopt strong measures to reduce the impact on children and adults of all forms of marketing. We believe that the European Parliament now has the perfect opportunity to act on that call.”

Statement by European Academy of Paediatrics: “Health promotion initiatives should focus not only on limiting exposure to messages inciting substance abuse and unhealthy diets but also on problematic cell phone use which is closely related to this risky behaviors. Intervention strategies in early adolescence should also cover schools in order to assist families in reducing or eliminating the development of dangerous attitudes.”

27 September 2016

http://epha.org/press-release-i-a-call-to-free-europes-youth-from-health-harmful-marketing/

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26 SEPTEMBER

Proposed federal bill would create new job programs for opportunity youth

Teenagers and young adults who are not in school or working could get a boost from proposed federal legislation that would create new job programs and expand community-based support.

Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, on Thursday introduced the Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2016, legislation that would create grant programs to support jobs for youth ages 14 to 24; year-round employment for those ages 16 to 24; and local community partnerships dedicated to improving rates of high school graduation and youth employment.

More than 5 million teenagers and young adults are disconnected from school and work, a cohort known as opportunity youth. Without support that can get them back on track, they face tough odds, including lack of employment, worse health outcomes and a greater likelihood of entering the criminal justice system.

“This disconnection leaves them without the solid foundation of education, early work experience, and the skills they need to get on the path toward a good job. The Opening Doors for Youth Act will put young people to work and support community efforts to keep youth connected to school and training,” said Scott, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, in a news release.

The bill would authorize funding for three new programs under the Labor Department:

• $1.5 billion for Summer Employment Opportunities for Youth;
• $2 billion for Year-Round Employment for Opportunity Youth; and
• $2 billion for the Connecting-for-Opportunities Competitive Grant Program.

The summer program would require providers to match youth with paying jobs for at least four weeks, and the year-round program would require providers to match youth with jobs for at least 180 days. Providers in both programs would have to offer additional services such as mentoring and coaching and measure their success at connecting youth to jobs.

The National League of Cities weighed in with support for the bill, saying that summer and after-school programs are key to workforce development. Cities direct local funding to those programs but too often “these resources are not enough to meet the demand and many seek the support of private investment to provide as many work opportunities to young people in their communities as possible,” the group wrote in a letter to Scott.

Other groups including America Forward, the Aspen Institute, the Center for Law and Social Policy, the Heartland Alliance, the National Youth Employment Coalition, the National Skills Coalition, the National Summer Learning Association, Opportunity Nation, SPARK and Young Invincibles also have expressed support for the legislation.

SPARK, a national youth mentoring organization, applauded the legislation’s inclusion of community groups that work to connect youth with work and school.

“Programs like Spark bring opportunities to connect businesses with local communities. Strong partnerships with schools and districts help Spark bring additional resources to educators and principals,” the group said in a letter.

https://youthtoday.org/2016/09/proposed-federal-bill-would-create-new-jobs-programs-for-opportunity-youth/

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23 SEPTEMBER

New Zealand: Major reforms continue for care and protection

Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says that legislation is to be introduced in Parliament by the end of the year which will better support children and young people in care or at risk of going into care, while increasing support for families and caregivers.

“The new Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, will be totally child-centred and everything it does must be completely focused on safety and the very best long-term outcomes for children and young people already in the care system, or who are at risk of needing care,” says Mrs Tolley.

“The current system is not meeting the needs of vulnerable children, and this new legislation will underpin two important aspects of the new operating model – early intensive intervention and improved care support services, with the views of children an integral part of the process.

“The Youth Advisory Panel, made up of young people with experience of state care, told me they want the state to stop experimenting with their lives.

“They want a child’s first care placement to be the best, and to ensure it delivers a loving, long-term and stable home. The current system sees kids as young as seven having already had eight placements, and the resulting trauma can affect these young people for the rest of their lives. Wherever possible, we need to get it right first time for these kids.”

Legislation will be introduced which proposes new or amended principles to the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 (CYPF Act), and includes:

• Early intervention to improve the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and address any risk of future harm, to include the voice of the young person in the process and where possible assist parents or guardians to provide a safe, stable home.

• Where a child is removed and cannot be returned to immediate family, they must be placed with a safe, stable and loving family at the earliest opportunity, and the young person’s views and needs must be included in the planning process. Stability and continuity is important in the placement decisions and where practicable the young people should be placed with siblings, and consideration given to their links to the community.

• Young people should be placed where they can develop a sense of belonging and attachment, while maintaining personal and cultural identity.

• A set of National Care Standards which set out the rights and needs of children in care, the standard of care they can expect, and standards for caregiver training, monitoring and support.

• Financial support for caregivers that is responsive to the changing needs of children.

Significant legislative changes are currently going through Parliament which will raise the age of state care and protection to a young person’s 18th birthday, ensure that children’s voices are heard in decisions which affect them, and which will establish an independent youth advocacy service.

“The care and protection system is being rebuilt from the ground up, with a detailed multi-year plan to ensure we get this right for our young people,” says Mrs Tolley.

“The new operating model, and the new Ministry, is scheduled to get under way in April 2017 and will no longer simply address short-term crisis management. It will have a single point of accountability and will address the long-term needs of children and young people in the care system, focusing on prevention, intensive intervention, care support services, transition support and a youth justice service aimed at preventing offending and reoffending.

“Budget 2016 invested $347 million to fund the current transformation process and to address cost pressures, and more changes will be announced over the next few months.”

Relevant Cabinet papers are available at http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/work-programmes/investing-in-children/new-childrens-agency-established.html.

22 September 2016

Press Release: New Zealand Government

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1609/S00412/major-reforms-continue-for-care-and-protection.htm

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21 SEPTEMBER

UNICEF statement on the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants

The New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants represents a first step in addressing the unprecedented level of human mobility the world is facing.

The Declaration outlines a more comprehensive, predictable and sustainable response to forced displacement, and a system of governance for international migration. Its emphasis on the need for Member States to comply with their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child is a crucial step toward securing the rights of all children on the move.

The Declaration underscores the acute risks faced by refugee and migrant children, particularly those traveling on their own, and the need to provide them with specialized protection. It includes, crucially, a commitment to making sure they can quickly go back to school once they have reached their destination countries, and outlines measures to keep families together and counter xenophobia.

Over the next two years, UNICEF will work with Member States, United Nations partners, civil society, and children, to spell out specific and measurable actions to protect all children uprooted from their homes. UNICEF calls on the international community to focus on six specific actions to help displaced, refugee and migrant children:

19 September 2016

http://www.unicef.org/media/media_92773.html

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19 SEPTEMBER

UN challenges New Zealand on child poverty

A United Nations committee has challenged the government about the discrimination faced by New Zealand children who are homeless or live in poverty.

Social Development Minister Anne Tolley said she was looking forward to receiving recommendations from the UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child, after a "comprehensive" session in Geneva. Mrs Tolley and a delegation of officials were questioned by the committee as part of its five-yearly report.

The panel asked a range of questions during the three sessions, Mrs Tolley said. "The questions were pretty broad-ranging and in some cases detailed, everything from questions around immigration, asylum seekers, refugees, right through to health and education questions and even questions things like HIV/Aids."

She was impressed with the depth of knowledge the committee had about what was happening in New Zealand. "They asked a question about poverty, they asked a question about how many children were homeless and did we have an official measure – of course, we do have an official measure."

They also talked at length about the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children. "There was some misunderstanding as to what we're trying to achieve with that but I think we had good dialogue about it."

The government delegation did not pretend New Zealand had all the answers, particularly around outcomes for Māori and Pasifika children, Mrs Tolley said. But Unicef NZ executive director Vivien Maidaborn, who was part of the delegation, said the panel had expressed concern about the new ministry. "The comment that was made was, 'I don't understand why you would call a Ministry the Ministry of Vulnerable Children when it could just have been the Ministry of Children. You're in danger of overtargeting towards vulnerable children at the expense of rights to all New Zealand children.'"

Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft, who was part of the New Zealand team, said the committee had some misgivings about the government's new approach. "The committee was really, I think, asking – we've got a lot of initiatives that are going on at the moment – is there an overarching plan that covers everything?

"Is there a comprehensive concerted plan to deal with all under 18-year-olds in New Zealand? Have we narrowed the focus unduly on vulnerable children to the detriment of New Zealand children as a whole?"

18 September 2016

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/313582/un-challenges-nz-on-child-poverty

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16 SEPTEMBER

UK: Number of young people in custody falls to new low

The number of young people in custody has fallen to a record low, latest figures show.

Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice show that in July there were 861 under-18s being held in custody – a fall of 3.26 per cent on the 890 being held in June.

The current level now stands at around a quarter (28.03 per cent) of the level of the recent peak, when in June 2008 it stood at 3,072.

However, ethnic disproportionality within youth custody is continuing to rise.

Of the 861 under-18s in custody, 399 are black, Asian, or from an ethnic minority (BAME) background – representing 46.34 per cent of the total, compared with 50.87 per cent who are white, with 2.79 per cent classified as "not known".

Compared with the same month last year, the number of BAME young people has dropped by 21. The number of white young people being held has dropped by 140.

Colin Allars, chief executive of the Youth Justice Board, said: "The number of young people in custody has fallen to its lowest ever level – just 861 were in custody in July, 73 per cent lower than October 2002 when there were 3,200.

"Those working across the whole youth justice sector have delivered a huge reduction in the numbers of children in the system – falling from 147,800 at its peak in 2006/7 to just 37,900 in 2014/15.

"This has significantly reduced the impact of young people's offending on society, their potential victims, and on the young people themselves, as well as helping to deliver savings to the economy."

– Neil Puffett

http://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/2002373/number-of-young-people-in-custody-falls-to-new-low

14 SEPTEMBER

The Legacy Lives On

Women should stand up and prevent the abuse of another vulnerable child – something that can be celebrated for the next sixty years.

In the month of August, we celebrated sixty years of remembering the work of brave women in South Africa who organised themselves to oppose an introduction of pass laws for women. This was a stone in their shoes and instead of enduring the pain they decided to stop everything and remove the stone before it could cause pain and ruin lives.

Sixty years after that day in 1956, we continue to live with challenges that affect us, our families and our communities. Our children, especially girl children are being abused and this touches us deeply. The girl child is not safe in her family, at school, in church and in the community. Somewhere there is a person who is slowly warming his way, planning while waiting for the right moment to pounce on a vulnerable girl child.

If we as women will not step in and disturb the plans, no one else will do it. I am specifically appealing to women who understand the pain of being abused, to stand up and prevent yet another abuse that is being planned. We have tools, the Country’s constitution and Children’s Act that will provide us with the needed backing.
In SOS Children’s Villages South Africa we have policies (the child protection policy) and we take advantage of the powerful Children’s Act and other National laws such as the Sexual Offences act, to make sure that all children in our care are protected from yet another abuse.

We wish to partner with Organisations and Institutions including the media, to make sure that all children grow up in a safe environment that will enable them to develop into adults who will be able to care for their own families, having learnt from us.

Let us not procrastinate. Now is the time for the big leap.

http://sosvillages.org.za/blog/the-legacy-lives-on

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9 SEPTEMBER

Let's put this myth to rest: Study proves young people ARE responsible with sexual health

Young people are making healthy choices and planning their futures. That’s what we learn from research published in the Journal of Adolescent Health today, which found that the drop in the teen pregnancy rate since 2007 is due to increased contraceptive use.

The study found that among teenagers ages 15-19, the percent who were sexually active in the last three months, a key measure of pregnancy risk, remained stable from 2007-2012. Yet over this period, the percentage of teens who report using birth control has increased significantly, leading to a drop in teen pregnancy and birth rates.

“Do the math,” said Debra Hauser, President of Advocates for Youth. “When teens use contraception they are less likely to become pregnant. And their contraception use is increasing. Let’s follow their lead and support their choice to prevent unintended pregnancy.”

Twenty-six states require that students receive information about abstinence but do not require that they be taught about contraception. This head-in-the-sand approach ignores the realities of young people’s lives and deprives them of crucial skills they can use across their lifetimes. Young people have the right to lead healthy lives. We should give them the tools they need to protect their health – including access to condoms, contraception, and the full array of reproductive health care services.

“The truth is, as they move into older adolescence, many young people will be sexually active and that's normal. To pretend otherwise, and to deny young people information about and access to contraception defies science, perpetuates ignorance, and tramples on young people’s rights,” said Hauser.

Washington, DC

29 August 2016

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/blogs-main/advocates-blog/2693-lets-put-this-myth-to-rest-study-proves-young-people-are-responsible-with-sexual-health

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7 SEPTEMBER

UK

Carpentry workshops helping to steer Surrey young people away from crime

Lord McNally, Chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), visits Surrey’s Youth Support Service to find out how carpentry helps steer young people away from crime

Surrey’s Youth Support Service is using a ground-breaking approach to help turn around the lives of troubled young people in the county.

The service works closely with a number of local organisations to deliver restorative justice schemes which are having a positive effect on the community. The approach, used in cases of lower-level offending by under-18s, has reduced reoffending rates by 18 per cent.

One scheme involves young people taking part in carpentry workshops, often with no prior experience of carpentry. They make a range of wooden items for the benefit of the community or victims of crime and gain job skills in the process. The Youth Support Service works with projects including:

The Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Where young people are using their new-found carpentry skills to make activity equipment to improve dexterity for patients who have had a stroke or suffer from dementia. They also make handcrafted wooden memory boxes for parents whose babies have died. These are given to the neonatal intensive care unit where they are made available for bereaved families.

The Brooklands Museum in Weybridge

Where young people are making wooden crowd barriers for the motoring and aviation museum similar to those used at the site’s motor racing circuit in its heyday.

Lord McNally. Chair of the Youth Justice Board, said:

“Surrey’s innovative approach to youth offending is clearly helping to divert young people away from crime. The Youth Justice Board, working through local youth offending teams and services, continues to play an important role in promoting restorative justice across England and Wales; and I am delighted to see how Surrey’s work has enabled many young offenders to make amends to the victims of their crime while doing something positive for their community.”

Linda Kemeny, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement, said: “Our approach is helping to steer young people away from crime while keeping costs down for the taxpayer and our team was very pleased to welcome the chair and chief executive of the Youth Justice Board to Surrey to show them first-hand the ground-breaking work we are doing.”

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

25 August 2016.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/carpentry-workshops-helping-to-steer-surrey-young-people-away-from-crime

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5 SEPTEMBER

In 10 countries with highest out-of-school rates, 40 per cent of children are not accessing basic education

In the top 10 countries with the highest rates of children missing out on primary education, nearly 2 in every 5 children – 18 million – are out of school, UNICEF said today.

Liberia is home to the highest proportion of out-of-school children with nearly two-thirds of primary-aged children not accessing school. The second highest is South Sudan, where 59 per cent of children are missing out on their right to a primary education and 1 in 3 schools is closed due to conflict.

Afghanistan (46 per cent), Sudan (45 per cent), Niger (38 per cent) and Nigeria (34 per cent) also feature in the top 10 countries with the highest primary out-of-school rates, painting a clear picture of how humanitarian emergencies and protracted crises are forcing children out of school.

The UNICEF data analysis, which comes as millions of children return to school this month, highlights the extent of an education crisis affecting countries already blighted by conflict, prolonged periods of drought, flash floods, earthquakes and high rates of extreme poverty.

UNICEF fears that without education, a generation of children living in countries affected by conflict, natural disasters and extreme poverty will grow up without the skills they need to contribute to their countries and economies, exacerbating the already desperate situation for millions of children and their families.

Education continues to be one of the least funded sectors in humanitarian appeals. In 2015, humanitarian agencies received only 31 per cent of their education funding needs, down from 66 per cent a decade ago. Despite a 126 per cent increase in education requirements since 2005, funding increased by just 4 per cent. Moreover, education systems equipped to cope with protracted crises cannot be built on the foundations of short-term – and unpredictable – appeals.

During the World Humanitarian Summit, held in May 2016, a new global funding platform, Education Cannot Wait, was launched to bridge the gap between humanitarian interventions during crises and long-term development afterwards, through predictable funding.

Though not one of the top 10 countries with the highest rates of out-of-school children, Syria is home to 2.1 million school-age children (5-17) who are not in school. An additional 600,000 Syrian children living as refugees in the surrounding region are also out of school.

Recent, reliable data from countries including Somalia and Libya are not available either from administrative or survey sources partly due to the continuing conflicts.

"For countries affected by conflict, school equips children with the knowledge and skills they need to rebuild their communities once the crisis is over, and in the short-term it provides them with the stability and structure required to cope with trauma. Schools can also protect children from the trauma and physical dangers around them. When children are not in school, they are at an increased danger of abuse, exploitation and recruitment into armed groups,” said UNICEF Chief of Education Jo Bourne.

http://www.unicef.org/media/media_92700.html

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2 SEPTEMBER

Scotland: International schools advice panel meets

An international panel set up to help ministers improve education in Scotland has met for the first time.

The Scottish government has recruited specialists from across the world to be part of its International Council of Education Advisors. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Deputy First Minister John Swinney were involved in the discussions.

The panel includes members from Australia, the US, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Malaysia and the UK.

It was set up by Ms Sturgeon after May's Scottish Parliament elections.

The first minister stressed the importance of closing the attainment gap between rich and poor pupils in Scotland's schools.

She said: "Education is the top priority for this government and I want to ensure that Scotland is a global leader. The deputy first minister has set out the actions we will take to substantially close the attainment gap and deliver a world-class education system in Scotland. The international council will bring a global perspective to this work, scrutinising our plans against the backdrop of their substantial expertise and ensuring we learn lessons from other parts of the world."

The panel members will advise the Scottish government on education priorities and ensure its plans are influenced by international best practice.

They heard from pupils and teachers as they met for the first time at Windygoul Primary School in Tranent, East Lothian.

Ontario Education Commissioner Dr Avis Glaze, who is a member of the group, said she thought Canada and Scotland could learn from each other.

She told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "I believe in Ontario we focus intensely on improving pupil's achievement and well-being, on closing achievement gaps and on capacity building. We believe that the way to improve the system is to make sure that all teachers and principals, and all those who work in education, have the skills that they thought they needed."

Another panel member, Prof Andy Hargreaves, told BBC Scotland that the Scottish government's ambition to close the attainment gap by focusing on pupils at the lower end of the scale would not harm the prospects of other children.

He said: "If your child's in a class and you've got five or six kids really struggling at the bottom it then makes it hard for the teacher with all the class – it actually holds all the kids back. But if you put a lot of energy and effort into helping the kids at the bottom... it also then begins to reduce the range a bit in the class because they're moving up so fast. So it actually makes it easier for the teacher to really stretch and challenge all the kids."

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-37226378

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