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WEBFocus on two Ofsted sub-judgments in school growth plans, says DfE. Trusts and councils planning to expand schools told to ‘particularly’ take account of leadership and management and quality…
SEND review: DfE finally publishes improvement plan - Schools Week
WEBMar 2, 2023 · 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 proposed changes first, before they are finalised (full story here).
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The 10 new attendance rules schools need to know about
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · Ministers have published guidance on managing school attendance that will become mandatory from this September.. It includes new absence fine rates, thresholds at which penalties must be considered, requirements to share daily data with the government and new absence codes.. Here’s what schools need to …
Support staff unions accept £1,925 pay deal - Schools Week
WEBNov 2, 2023 · Unions representing school support staff across England have accepted a pay rise worth at least £1,925, or between 3.88 and 9.42 per cent
New teacher training framework: Everything you need to know
WEBJan 30, 2024 · The government will combine its two flagship teacher training frameworks to “create a more coherent journey” for those joining the profession.
Labour education 'mission': Full details revealed - Schools Week
WEBJul 6, 2023 · Schools should be held to account for pupils’ attainment in at least one creative or vocational subject, Labour has said, in a document setting out its education “mission”.. The document, seen by Schools Week ahead of its official publication later today, sets out more details of the party’s planned curriculum and assessment review, which it said would look at accountability measures.
Transgender guidance draft published by DfE - Schools Week
WEBDec 19, 2023 · The government has published long-awaited draft transgender guidance, which sets out how schools should respond to gender-questioning pupils.. The draft guidance has been published alongside a consultation on the proposals.The guidance is non-statutory, meaning schools will not have a legal duty to follow it. The Department for Education said it had adopted a “parent-first approach”, and ...
Ofsted annual report 2022-23: 9 things we learned - Schools Week
WEBNov 23, 2023 · Since last September, such “coasting” schools have also been at risk of academisation or rebrokering to a new sponsor. But the number of schools eligible for intervention has actually gone down – from 1,610 in 2021-22 to 1,340 in 2022-23.