Event Report
January 10th - 13th, 2007. London, Olympia. Stand D109
This years BETT show was our boldest and most significant marketing exercise to date for Notschool.net. The opportunity to talk about what we do with so many key decision makers within education was not to be missed and required a unique approach to entice their interest. Those of you that managed to attend will doubtless recall ‘Inclusion Island’ complete with our very own exotic palm tree! ‘Notschoolers’ from all over the UK assisted in the running of the stand, including some current researchers and alumni.
During the week we strove to highlight the true scale of the problems besetting the inclusion agenda in the UK and most specifically the young people whom are being failed in their tens of thousands every year. Every visitor to the stand (and there were well over 3,000) was invited to sit our ‘Inclusion Exam’ to test their knowledge on the subject and get the change to win a superb Apple Mac Book Pro.
Overall the event was a great success with countless teaching professionals leaving highly excited at the benefits that Notschool.net offers and literally hundreds of entrants to the Inclusion Exam. The results and are posted below.
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Artists impression of Notschool.net stand. © Solutions Inc Ltd
[Correct answers shown in bold. Numbers correct at time of publication, Jan 2007]
Q1) According to statistics following a survey by the University of Central Lancashire, many thousands of children are missing from school rolls. Is this number...
a) 10,000 b) 25,000 c) 50,000 d) 75,000 e) 100,000
Q2) How many children are absent without permission from school each day in the UK? (DfES statistic)
a) 10,067 b) 20,236 c) 30,389 d) 40,468 e) 50,543
Q3) According to the National Statistics Office, what percentage of young people in England were not in education, employment or training in 2005?
a) 4% b) 6% c) 10% d) 12%
Q4) In 2006, what percentage of young people referred to Youth Offending Teams have below average literacy levels and/or special educational needs?
a) 10% b) 20% c) 40% d) 60% e) 80%
Q5) What percentage of young offenders have truanted from school?
a) 20-39% b) 40-64% c) 65-80% d) 81-90%
Q6) What percentage of 10-18 year olds have a clinically diagnosable mental disorder that prevents them from regularly attending school?
a) 4% b) 6% c) 8% d) 10%
Q7) How many young people have been placed on Notschool.net since 2001?
a) 580 b) 1,360 c) 1,582 d) 2,361 e) 2,620
Q8) How many local authorities placed children on Notschool.net in 2006?
a) 8-14 b) 15-22 c) 23-30 d) 31-38
Q9) What percentage of Notschool.net researchers go on to full time college placement?
a) 15% b) 30% c) 55% d) 61%
Q10) How much cheaper than a £10,000 PRU placement do you think Notschool.net is?
a) £1,000 pa b) £2,000 pa c) £4,000 pa d) £5,000 pa
