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Curriculum review launched: What schools need to know
网页John Dickens. 19 Jul 2024, 0:01. The new government’s curriculum and assessment review will launch a call for evidence in September, with national roadshows to ensure those “on the frontline” can have their say. As revealed by Schools Week yesterday, Professor Becky Francis will lead the review, starting as chair next month.
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网页Children’s commissioner orders compulsory survey of schools. Dame Rachel de Souza uses statutory powers to ask schools about their provision and barriers to supporting pupils. Freddie Whittaker. 2w.
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网页Phillipson wants school-based nurseries open next year under £15m capital scheme. Up to 300 primary schools will be handed funding in the spring to convert empty classrooms. Freddie Whittaker. 3d.
SEND review: DfE finally publishes improvement plan - Schools Week
网页2 Mar 2023, 10:00. Ministers finally published their special educational needs and disabilities improvement plan today, three years after the SEND review was first launched. The government has pledged to go ahead with most major reforms. However a £70 million “change programme” – which will run for two to three years – will pilot ...
Teacher pay: What schools need to know about the 6.5% offer
网页13 Jul 2023, 14:29. Teachers and school leaders have been offered pay rises of 6.5 per cent from September. Schools will be expected to fund 3.5 per cent from their own budgets, with the remaining 3 per cent coming from cuts to the Department for Education’s own budget. The deal has the backing of unions, which have said they will recommend ...
The 32.5 hour school week: what you need to know - Schools Week
网页2022年3月28日 · 1. It is not statutory, and includes break time. By September 2023, all mainstream schools will be expected to provide a compulsory week of at least 32.5 hours. Note: this is an expectation – not a statutory requirement, but Ofsted will check. It equates to a six-and-a-half-hour day, Monday to Friday, or the equivalent of a school being open ...
Exclusions up on pandemic lull, suspensions at record-high
网页2023年7月20日 · The use of permanent exclusions by schools has begun to rise again after a pandemic lull, while suspensions continue to rise. The rate of permanent exclusion fell from 10 in every 10,000 pupils in 2018-19 to five in 2020-21 as national lockdowns restricted attendance at school. But data for the 2021-22 academic year, published today, shows the ...
Admissions: DfE confirms plans for shake-up from September
网页13 May 2021, 15:04. The Department for Education has confirmed a shake-up of in-year admissions to stop schools turning away “challenging” pupils will come into force in September. It also set out multiple changes to the reforms first proposed last June after analysing consultation feedback from councils, academy trusts and parents.
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网页New council seeks solutions to ‘lost learning’ from absence and exclusions. Research finds 32 million days were lost to unauthorised absence and exclusions in 2022-23. Samantha Booth. 3w.