Bursars Review | Summer 2018 | Sample

News 7 @the_isba Summer 2018 Do you have the confidence to provide first aid? As new research has shown that only five percent of adults have the skills and confidence to provide first aid in emergency situations, three UK charities are calling on the Government to make first aid a compulsory part of the school curriculum. The British Red Cross, St John Ambulance and the British Heart Foundation – who together form the Every Child A Lifesaver Coalition – are calling on people throughout England to take part in the Government’s call for evidence on Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education, and join their push for first aid skills to be taught in all schools. Research, commissioned by the British Red Cross, highlighted the need to provide first aid lessons in schools to address the public’s lack of knowledge and confidence to step in during a first aid emergency. The research showed: ■ only one in 20 people feel knowledgeable, confident and willing to act where first aid is needed; ■ seven in 10 adults lack the knowledge and confidence to act if someone collapsed and was unresponsive and breathing; ■ nearly seven in 10 people polled, lack the knowledge and confidence to act if someone was bleeding heavily; and ■ eight in 10 adults said they lack the knowledge and confidence to act if a baby was choking. Joe Mulligan, head of first aid education at the British Red Cross, said: “We all hope that someone would be able to help us in an emergency, but our research shows that few people feel they have the skills and confidence to act in some serious situations. By making first aid a mandatory part of PSHE on the national curriculum, you could help us empower future generations with the simple but vital skills to save someone’s life in an emergency“. There has been an 84 percent increase in the number of parents asking for their summer-born children to delay their admission to school, according to findings published in May by the Department for Education. The figure covers a two-year period from 2015 to 2017. Children usually start school in the September after they turn four, but parents of children born between 1st April and 31st August (‘summer-born‘ children) can ask to delay entry to reception for a year. Parents with higher incomes were significantly more likely to delay their summer-born child’s admission to school − almost half (47 percent) had a household income of £50,000 or more, twice the median household income. Reliance on paper is leaving education sector open to compliancy disasters A fifth of organisations in the education sector are putting themselves at risk of compliance and legal issues by over relying on paper-based processes, new research has found. A survey of 1,000 workers, conducted by WorkMobile, found that 20 percent of employees in the education sector have seen important documents lost or misplaced, which has resulted in legal disputes or compliancy issues. A fifth of employees across the UK have also seen documents and information incorrectly filed, which has led to losses within the businesses. Relying on paper isn’t making the job of working efficiently and compliantly easy for staff within the UK, with over half (53 percent) finding it hard to store and keep paper files organised. Some 43 percent also think that it takes too long to properly fill in paper forms, and almost a third (30 percent) feel they are spending too much time sending documents to the correct recipients. Colin Yates, chief support officer at WorkMobile, said: “The issue with paper documents is that they can be easily damaged or lost. Implementing technology, such as mobile devices and the cloud, can help to eliminate the need for physical paperwork, meaning that these vital pieces of information can be stored securely online and can be accessed in a few clicks. In the search for greater compliancy, adopting the latest innovations can help businesses secure their futures and safeguard the wellbeing of staff.” SUMMER-BORN PUPILS ARE DELAYING SCHOOL START DATES