Assessment under the 2019 Ofsted framework
Date: 02.11.2018We polled schools on whether Ofsted's reduced focus on performance will affect their assessment practices...
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Keep up to date with the latest developments in education in schools. Not only the facts, but how schools are responding to them.
Academy or LA school? Which is better?
Date: 25.10.2018How does school performance vary between LA and academy school? Should weak academies return to LAs or switch trusts?...
READIs it time to abandon 'school improvement'?
Date: 16.10.2018Are schools actually improving? Can we say one way or the other - and does it matter?...
READUnder-performing academies: 2018 increase
Date: 15.10.2018Another way to look at academy performance data is via the DfE's warning letters sent to academies....
READLooking for an NQT? Which are most likely to stay
Date: 15.10.2018The DfE's teacher analysis compendium looks at various aspects of teacher recruitment and retention...
READGCSE results: "volatility is normal"
Date: 15.10.2018Why does school GCSE performance sometime vary quite widely from one year to the next?...
READMusic: an uncertain future?
Date: 11.10.2018A survey by Sussex University shows how music is suffering in the curriculum....
READChildhood obesity latest
Date: 11.10.2018Obesity on the increase at top end of primary schools and the social deprivation gap in obesity is widening...
READPhysical education and sport in schools
Date: 02.10.2018This briefing provides information on the provision of physical education and sport in schools, including National Curriculum requirements, funding, the School Games, and regulations relating to school playing fields....
READSchool uniform costs in England
Date: 02.10.2018Concerns are regularly raised about the cost of school uniform - this briefing introduces the rules and policy discussion in England, and sets out the support available for school uniform costs across the UK....
READCareers guidance in schools, colleges and universities...
Date: 02.10.2018This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at the requirements on schools, colleges and universities in England to provide careers guidance, the quality of the advice provided, and also the organisations working to provide...
READSafeguarding in English schools
Date: 02.10.2018This briefing provides information on the safeguarding responsibilities of schools in England, including the role of governing bodies, head teachers and school staff, the inspection of safeguarding, safe staff recruitment, and procedures...
READTransport provision for post-16 students in England
Date: 02.10.2018This House of Commons library briefing outlines the arrangements for transport to education and training for students between the ages of 16 to 19....
READGrammar schools in England
Date: 02.10.2018This Commons Library briefing paper provides an outline of the current position relating to grammar schools and proposed Government reforms. It covers England only. The paper also outlines recent support and opposition to the...
READAttainment for Pupil Premium pupils lower in 2018
Date: 28.09.2018Data from 1,670 schools in the FFT Key Stage 4 Early Results Service shows a reverse trend in PP attainment this year....
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