school performance
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Longitudinal association of conduct and emotional problems with school exclusion and truancy: A fixed effect analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – ‘This study examines school exclusion and truancy in relation to both conduct and emotional problems and considers these problems both as predictors and as outcomes of school exclusion and truancy.’ Aase Villadsen (pic) et al.
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Anxiety in children and teenagers – supporting, understanding and signposting (recording)
Delegates ONLY. In this event, we explore what anxiety looks like in young people, suggest some practical tips for recognising and supporting anxious children and adolescents, hear about anxiety relating to exams, and learn more about what we know from research about the causes of anxiety. Recordings available for 90 days.
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Positive Wellbeing and Resilience following Adolescent Victimisation
In this podcast, we talk to Jessica Armitage about her research into genetic and environmental influences underlying resilient functioning, as well as her JCPP Advances paper ‘Positive wellbeing and resilience following adolescent victimisation: An exploration into protective factors across development’.
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Mental Health in schools: learning lessons from the past
Whilst the pandemic may be a contributory factor, the increase in mental health problems from one in eight to one in six between 2017 and today is alarming and needs addressing urgently. Unfortunately, it seems that recent changes in education have impacted negatively YP emotional wellbeing.
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Are psychotic experiences linked with early school performance?
Lisa Steemkamp and colleagues in The Netherlands and the USA have studied whether psychotic experiences are associated with childhood functional impairments, particularly regarding school performance.
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How useful are Ofsted ratings for predicting educational outcomes and wellbeing at secondary school?
“The factors parents care about most when selecting a school – their child’s educational achievement and wellbeing – are negligibly predicted by Ofsted ratings”, says Sophie von Stumm, lead researcher of a new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
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