Provision for students with special educational needs and disabilities was the topic of this week’s Education Select Committee, with a panel of representatives from Ofsted and the Quality Care Commission in attendance. Asked if England has a functioning SEND system, Jonathan Jones said that there is too much duplication of effort by the various bodies …
Month: April 2019
Talking Heads – It’s About More than the Fluffies
This week’s Talking Heads comes from Headteacher Cathy Westgate, Hudson Road Primary School writing about how she implemented a Staff Wellbeing Team (SWT) with the help of SWT researcher and education consultant, Dr Jane Anderson. Staff Wellbeing Teams (SWTs) have an immediate impact by increasing staff wellbeing and supporting schools to become happier, healthier places …
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EPI reports ‘disturbing’ number of unexplained pupil exits
It has been revealed that 19,000 pupils left the state school system without explanation between January 2016 and January 2017, according to a new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI). The publication, “Unexplained Pupils Exits from Schools: A Growing Problem?”, analysed three data sets (2006-11 cohort, 2009-14 cohort and 2012-17 cohort) in order to …
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Education Links w/c 22nd April
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-tyne-leaders-unveil-bold-16175334 - Chronicle Live, North of Tyne leaders unveil bold mission to make every school good or outstanding. https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/17599500.new-head-for-bedale-high/ - Darlington & Stockton Times, New head for Bedale High. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17598351.stockton-headteacher-petrified-about-on-going-funding-shortage/?ref=mac - The Northern Echo, Stockton Headteacher ‘petrified’ about on-going funding shortage. https://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/education/action-plan-drawn-up-following-inspection-at-berwickshire-high-school-1-4914045 - Berwick Advertiser, Action plan drawn up following inspection at Berwickshire …
Schools Minister acknowledges budget cuts
The school funding crisis was the topic of enquiry at the Education Select Committee this week with ministers Nick Gibb and Anne Milton giving evidence. Chairman Robert Halfon asked Gibb to comment on the current state of schools funding in England. The Schools Minister stated that the government had put record levels of funding into …
Education Links w/c 1st April
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/school-classroom-extension-approved-amid-16071831 - Chronicle Live, School classroom extension approved amid huge influx of new pupils. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/primary-school-rated-inadequate-because-16058385 - Chronicle Live, Primary school rated ‘inadequate’ because teachers didn’t understand how children learn to read. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/outstanding-south-tyneside-schools-beat-16066693 - Chronicle Live, ‘Outstanding’ South Tyneside schools beat national average. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/tanfield-school-durham-ofsted-report-16062455 - Chronicle Live, ‘Boisterous and unruly’ behaviour and ‘weak’ teaching uncovered at …
SEND funding cut by 17% in three years, IPPR warns
Leading think tank IPPR North has warned that funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, across England, has fallen 17% since 2015. However, the north has been hit even harder, falling by over a fifth in the same period. This makes the north the worst affected region in the country. Jack Hunter, from …
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