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| House prices have ‘stagnated’ as a Brexit squeeze on household finances and a slower pace of job creation continue to dampen demand. The Halifax house price index showed house prices between February and April were 0.2 per cent lower than in the previous three months, the first quarterly fall since November 2012. Halifax added house prices fell by 0.1 per cent between March and April and there has been ‘virtually no change’ in prices over the last three months. | |
| Housing | The Sentinel - May 9th 2017 |
| Across Staffordshire, only 53% of pupils met the new national standard in reading, writing and maths in 2016. At 45% the figure was even lower in Stoke on Trent. And in Cheshire East just 52% of pupils reached this benchmark. It reflected a 15% difference between children’s reading and writing scores – one of the largest gaps anywhere in England. | |
| Education | The Sentinel - May 8th 2017 |
| Head teachers at the National Association of Head Teachers conference have backed a motion which could see a shorter school week introduced. The idea to bring in a four and half day week in schools around England is one measure proposed to cope with what the national audit office says are budget cuts of £3bn by 2020. Heads at the conference said ministers had not been listening to their concerns and they were now exploring all available options to protect education. | |
| Education | The Sentinel - May 1st 2017 |
| Hospitals face being banned from selling sugary drinks and snacks - unless they agree to drastically cut down on sales. NHS England has announced a strict plan to force retailers to reduce the amount of sweet drinks they sell within hospitals as part of efforts to tackle obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. In a recent report, health officials said all sugary drinks will be banned from next year if the voluntary target is not met within 12 months. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - May 1st 2017 |
| The number of babies who survive after being born at 23 weeks has risen significantly. The Sunday Times found that 70 percent of babies born at 23 weeks are now surviving in some hospitals. A previous nationwide study found a survival rate of 19 percent. | |
| Health | The Christian Institute Newsletter - Spring 2017 |
| The Girls’ Attitude survey reveals that 39 percent of girls (aged 7-21) are unhappy about how the look and 47 percent of girls (aged 11-21) say that the way they look holds them back most of the time. For example, they are less likely to speak up in class or participate in sports. | |
| Young People | Youth and Children’s Work - May 2017 |
| The Children’s Society’s Good Childhood Report 2016 states that one in seven (14 percent) 10-to-15-year old girls are unhappy with their lives as a whole – up from eleven percent five years previously. The proportion of boys the same age who are unhappy with their lives as a whole is lower, suggesting that there is an interesting gender dynamic in the mix involving society discourses around ideals of femininity. | |
| Young People | Youth and Children’s Work - May 2017 |
| A 2016 World Health Organisation survey carried out in 42 countries found that girls and boys in the UK are among the least satisfied with their lives. The survey (which measures life satisfaction in relation to everything from relationships with family to school, mental health and drug use) showed that the highest rate of anxiety and health worries occurred among teenage girls. | |
| Young People | Youth and Children’s Work - May 2017 |
| A new study has found that preborn babies are able to recognise and respond to shapes that resemble faces. Researchers at Lancaster University carefully projected light patterns through uteruses of pregnant mothers. Babies in their last trimester responded to three dots shaped like two eyes and a mouth - but did not react when these dots were turned upside down. The findings are the first to show it's possible to explore babies' sight and cognition before birth. | |
| Health | Christian Concern - 16th June 2017 |
| The Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth Index (2017) reveals that young people’s well-being is at its lowest ever level to date. According to the research, an alarming number of young people hide their problems and lack self-confidence while at school or college. | |
| Young People | Youth and Children’s Work - May 2017 |
| Chimpanzees cannot be legally defined as “persons”, a court in New York has ruled, but judges left the possibility open to elected law-makers. A Manhattan appeals court ruled 5-0 against the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). The campaigners say they will appeal. | |
| World Issues | The Christian Institute - 16th June 2017 |
| Scotland’s largest teaching union has voted for children across the country to be taught about same-sex families and LGBT history. At its annual general meeting in Perth, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) resolved to “affiliate to the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign”. | |
| Education | The Christian Institute - 16th June 2017 |
| Doctors could back the total decriminalisation of abortion in a vote later this month. Delegates of the British Medical Association (BMA), the UK’s foremost doctors’ union, are due to vote on decriminalisation at the group’s annual conference. | |
| Social Issues | The Christian Institute - 23rd June 2017 |
| On Tuesday the Department for Health published abortion statistics for England and Wales for 2016...In 2016, 190,406 abortions were carried out in England and Wales - consistent with recent trends. There were 3,208 abortions under Ground E - i.e. on the basis that there was a risk the child would be born ‘seriously handicapped’. 9 of these abortions were for entirely survivable and correctable conditions such as cleft lip or cleft palate. 706 babies with Down’s syndrome were aborted - a slight increase on last year. 507 abortions on the basis of disability took place after 22 weeks gestation. 38% of all abortions were carried out for women who had one or more previous abortions. | |
| Social Issues | CARE Impact Direct - 16th June 2017 |
| The latest abortion statistics for Scotland show that more children are being aborted because they have a disability than ever before. The report, published by the Information Services Division, suggests that new prenatal screening techniques have led to more babies with Down's Syndrome being aborted. The statistics also show that abortions are significantly more common in deprived areas. In total, 12,063 children lost their lives to abortion in Scotland in 2016. | |
| Social Issues | Christian Concern - 9th June 2017 |
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