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New Year ,New Car eer Teacher squi t t i ngduet opoorpupi l behavi our :educat i onr ecr ui t err esponds Fol l owi ngnewr esear chwhi chshowst hatal mostt wot hi r dsoft eacher s( 63%)haveconsi der edqui t t i ngt hepr of essi onduet opoorpupi lbehavi our ,aneducat i onr ecr ui t erhashi ghl i ght edhowanef f ect i vewor kf or cepl anni ngst r at egycanhaveaposi t i vei mpactonat t r i t i on. Accor di ngt ot hepaper ,I tJustgr i ndsyoudown,whi chwaspubl i shedbyi nf l uent i alt hi nk t ank,Pol i cyExchange,72% ofeducat i onpr of essi onal ssai dt heyhadknownt eacher st o l eavet hepr of essi onbecauseofdi sr upt i vebehavi ourwhi l e24% ar ecur r ent l yconsi der i ng abandoni ngt hei rowncar eer s.Ther esear chal sof oundt hat71% oft hosepol l edagr eedt hat peopl ear eputof ff r om becomi ngt eacher sbecauseofpoorpupi lbehavi our . Ther evel at i oncomesas80% oft eacher ssee‘ l owl evel ’ di sr upt i on–suchaspupi l sl eavi ng l essonswi t houtper mi ssi onorl i st eni ngt omusi c–onadai l ybasi s. Comment i ngont hepr oposal s,Bal j i nderKul l er ,whohasover15year s’ exper i encei neducat i onr ecr ui t mentwi t hl ocalaut hor i t i esandpr i vat esect oragenci es,andi snowManagi ngDi r ect orofonl i nesuppl yt eacherpor t al ,TheSuppl yRegi st er ,sai d: “ Chr oni cski l l sshor t ageswi t hi neducat i onar ewel ldocument ed,andt heunder l yi ngr easons behi ndt hi st al entshor t f al lar edeepandcompl ex.However ,whi l et her ehasal waysbeen uni ver salagr eementt hatunr ul ypupi l sar eacont r i but i ngf act ort omanypr of essi onal st hr owi ngt het oweli n,t hi si st hef i r stt i met hatwehavebeenabl et oquant i f yt hei mpactt hatpoor behavi ourr eal l yhasonat t r act i onandr et ent i on. “ Whi l et her epor tmakessever alsuggest i onswi t hr egar dst ot ackl i ngi nappr opr i at ebehavi our ,whati tdoesn’ tst at eexpl i ci t l yi st hatanef f ect i vewor kf or cepl anni ngst r at egyi scr i t i calt osuccess.Const antappl i cat i onofbehavi ourpol i ci esandsuppor tf r om seni orst af f ,f or exampl e,ar enotpossi bl eunl esst eamshavet het i meandr esour cest onotonl ybui l dand i mpl ementst r at egi es,butal sodel i vert hesesuccessf ul l y .Whet hert hatbet hr oughi nt r oduci ngar obustpar ent alengagementpol i cy ,orensur i ngt hatst af fhaveongoi ngaccesst ot r ai ni ngi nar eassuchasbehavi ourmanagement . “ Ul t i mat el y ,manyschool sandacademi esar ecaughti navi ci ouscycl ewher eunder st af f i ng meanst hatt heyar enotabl et odi r ectr esour cesmostef f ect i vel y .However ,bymappi ngt he ski l l st heyal r eadyhavei nt er nal l yandf or mul at i ngapl ant opl ugt al entgapsi nt hemostef f i ci entway ,educat i onl eader scanst opf i r ef i ght i ngandbui l dsol i dst r at egi est oi mpr ovebehavi ourt hatbenef i tpupi l sandwor kf or cesal i ke. ” Rel easef r om Bl ueskyPR
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98% ofBr i t sdonotknow t hei rr i ght s wheni tcomest ot enancydeposi t s •Appr oxi mat el yf i vemi l l i onr ent edhousehol dsi nt heUK •Rent er scoul dbeent i t l edt ot hr eet i mest hei ri ni t i aldeposi tpl ust hei rdeposi tamount •Thoseaged1824&55+l eastcl uedupont hei rr i ght s Abr andnewsur veyofover1, 000Br i t onsi nvol vedi nt heUKpr i vat e r ent alsect orhasf oundast agger i ngandwor r yi ngl ackofknowl edge wheni tcomest odeposi tl awsandt enant s’ r i ght s.Aspar toft heHousi ng Act2004,l andl or dsi nEngl andandWal esar el egal l yr equi r edt opr ot ect Assur edShor t hol dTenancydeposi t si naGover nment appr ovedscheme and,i ft heydon’ t ,t heycoul dbel i abl et opayt het enantupt ot hr eet i mes t heamountoft heor i gi naldeposi tpl ust hedeposi tamount . Whenasked:“ I ft hel andl or dhasnotcompl i edwi t ht enancydeposi tl aw, howmuchoft heor i gi naldeposi tdoyout hi nkt het enantcancl ai mf or whent heyl eavet hepr oper t y?”Just2% ofr espondent scoul dcor r ect l y i dent i f y' Thr eet i mest heamount ,pl ust hedeposi t ’ .Thatmeans98% do notknowt hecor r ectr i ght soft het enant .Per hapsevenmor ewor r yi ngl y , oft hoseaged55+,70% sai dt hemaxi mum amountavai l abl et oar ent er wast hef ul lamountpl usdeposi t .Thi si ncl udessomeofsoci et y’ smost vul ner abl epeopl e,sot heycoul dbeatr i skf r om r oguel andl or dsi ft hey ar enotf ul l yawar eoft hecor r ectl egi sl at i on.Ofcour se,ont heot hersi de, i fl andl or dsar eal sonotawar eoft hel aw,t heycoul df acel ar gef i nesand hef t ypayout st ot hei rt enant s. Ther esear chaskedr espondent st oi dent i f ywher eat enant ’ sdeposi t shoul dbekeptdur i ngt hedur at i onoft het enancy .Twot hi r ds( 66%)coul d noti dent i f yt hecor r ectanswer-wi t haGover nment appr oveddeposi t scheme-,amongstt hoseaged1824,t henumberofcor r ectr esponses f el lt o16%.Thi sshoul dr i ngmaj oral ar m bel l s,as65% oft hoseagedbet ween1624l i vei nr ent edaccommodat i on,pot ent i al l yexposi ngt hem t o mi ssi ngoutonmoneyt heyar el egal l yent i t l edt o.8% t houghtt hedeposi t washel di nt hel andl or d’ sper sonalbankaccountandal mostaquar t er ( 24%)bel i evedt hel et t i ngagentl ookedaf t eri t . Of ft hebackoft hePPI scandalofr ecentyear s,t he sur veyl ookedatwhet her ornotat t i t udest oconsumer r i ght s,i nt hi scaset enant s’ , hadchangedandwhet her ornotBr i t sar emor eorl ess l i kel yt ol ooki nt owhat pr operpr ocessesshoul d bef ol l owed.37% sai di t hadnotmadeanychange i nt hei rat t i t udet owar dst hei rconsumerr i ght sandj ustundert hr eequar t er s( 74%)oft hoseaskedsai dt hePPIscandalhadn’ tchangedt hei r awar enesswheni tcamet or eadi ngt het er msandcondi t i onsofasi gned agr eement . RoseJi nks,t heSpokesper sonf orJustLandl or ds,says:“ I t ’ sshocki ng t hatsof ewpeopl eunder st andt hei rr i ght swheni tcomest ot enancydeposi t s,especi al l yasmor epeopl et haneverr entf r om apr i vat el andl or d. Webel i evet hatt hecompani escur r ent l yseeki ngPPIcompensat i onf or consumer smayt ur nt ouncl ai medt enancydeposi t swhent hedeadl i ne comesi nt of or cei nAugustnextyear . ” Sheadds:“ Tenant smayf i ndt hatt heycoul dcl ai m backt hr eet i mest hei r deposi t ,pl ust heor i gi naldeposi tamount ,i ft hei rl andl or ddi dn’ tcompl y wi t ht hel aw,whi l el andl or dscoul dbef acedwi t hasi gni f i cantbi l l .We ur geal loft hosei nt hepr i vat er ent alsect ort ounder st andt hei rr i ght sand r esponsi bi l i t i essur r oundi ngt enancydeposi t s. ” Rel easef r om ht t p: / / www. ki ncomms. com
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Youngpeopl esuf f ermor ewi t h gi f tgui l tatChr i st mas •Pr essur eoff est i vegi vi ngl eavesaquar t eroft heUKi nFi nanci al Tr oubl e. •22% ofBr i t sf eelpr essur edt obuymor eexpensi vegi f t st hant heyf eel comf or t abl espendi ng. •TheResear chal souncover edhi ddenChr i st masshoppi ngt r endsbet weent hoseofadi f f er entage,genderandr el at i onshi pst at us. Chr i st masi sat i meofgi vi ng,wi t ht heUKspendi ng821mi l l i onpounds onChr i st masgi f t s,i ti scl eart hatusBr i t sar eext r emel ygener ous.However ,wor r yi ngl yonei nf ourBr i t sf eelpr essur edt ospendal otmor et han t heycanaf f or d,sl i di ngt hem i nt odebtt hatcanl astmont hsaf t ert hef est i veseasoni sover .At r ul yunwant edChr i st masgi f t . Ther esear chconduct edby Peachy ,sur veyed2002 peopl e’ sChr i st mas shoppi nghabi t sand at t i t udest owar dsmoney; l i f t i ngt hel i dont hesubt l e di f f er encesbet weent hose ofadi f f er entgender ,age andr el at i onshi pst at us. Fi nanci alwoesar e expect edt oaf f ectaquar t er ( 25%)ofBr i t onsduet oa cost l yandpr essur i si ngChr i st masnewr esear chsuggest s.Toeasef i nanci alwor r i esandenj oycel ebr at i ngt hef est i veseasonKat r eKaar enper kVanat oaf r om Peachysuggest s: “ I fyouhaven’ tpl annedyourChr i st mascost sahead,you’ r el ef tt obuyal l yourgi f t si nonemont h.I nt heseci r cumst ances,t r yt oshopwi sel yby st i cki ngt oabudgetandcr eat i ngagi f tl i st .Donotcompar eyourgi f t st o ot her sandr emembert hati ti ssent i mentt hatcount snott hepr i ce.Somet i mes,handmadegi f t sar emor egr eat l yappr eci at edt hanexpensi vegadget s. I deal l y ,spr eadt hecost sofChr i st masshoppi ngasmuchaspossi bl e wi t houtaddi ngi nt er estt oyourf i nanci alwor r i esi nt heNewYear ” Ther esear chal soshowedt hatmenspendmor emoneyt hanwomen, however ,menbel i evet heyspendt oomuch.Despi t et hi s,menst i l lcont i nuet oshopatahi gherbudget .Over al lt hemaj or i t yofmen( 66%)f el t r el axedwhenbr owsi ngandbuyi nggi f t sf ort hei rl ovedones,f el tl ess pr essur edt obuyamor eexpensi vegi f tandf oundi tl esschal l engi ngt o st i ckt oasetbudgetcompar edt owomenwhower esi gni f i cant l ymor e st r essedandl essmoneyconsci ousdespi t eonaver agespendi ngl essof t hei rwagesonChr i st masgi f t st hanmen. 40% of1824yearol d' sf r et t edaboutwhatot her shadboughtt hem f or Chr i st masandf el tgui l t yi fot her shadspentmor eongi f t st hant heyhad. Despi t et hi s,ot heragegr oups( 3544and55+)spentmor eoft hei r wagesonChr i st maspr esent si ncont r astt o1824yearol d' s.I nt er est i ngl y ,24% of1824yearol d' sadmi tt opoorbudget i ngatChr i st mast i medespi t e29% f eel i ngt hef i nanci alpi nchi nJanuar yandst r uggl i ngwi t hf i nances.Those55year sol dandoverol df oundChr i st masshoppi ngt oo hect i candonl y29% wi shedt heycoul dspendmor eonChr i st masgi f t s. Si ngl epeopl ef i ndi tmor edi f f i cul tt obudgetandf el tt hatt heycoul dnot spendasmuchast heywoul dl i keonpr esent si ncompar i sont ot hosei n r el at i onshi ps.Thest udyal sohi ghl i ght edt hatmar r i edcoupl esdonot enj oyspendi ngt i mewi t ht hei rl ovedonesasmuchsi ngl ei ndi vi dual s, peopl ei nr el at i onshi psandpar t ner st hatl i vet oget herovert hef est i ve season.Whi chcoul dper hapsbet odowi t ht hecont est antchor eof f r at er ni si ngwi t hyouri nl awsovert heChr i st masper i od!Ar guabl yanot herunwant edChr i st masgi f t ! Rel easef r om ht t p: / / www. ki ncomms. com
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