Comment   Studio Schools are a new initiative that has been developed to better prepare young people for the world of work.  The Government sees studio schools as part of the drive to personalise services and the  DCSF, through the Office of the Schools Commissioner » Read More

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  Comment   Ed Balls announcement that failing schools are again in the last chance saloon had a familiar ring to it. The National Challenge for schools lays down that  schools at which less than 30 per cent of pupils achieve less than five A* to C grade GCSEs, » Read More

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PERMANENT AND FIXED PERIOD EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOLS AND EXCLUSION APPEALS IN ENGLAND, 2006/07   This Statistical First Release (SFR) provides information about permanent and fixed period exclusions from primary, secondary and special schools and exclusion appeals in E » Read More

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SHORTER AND SHARPER EXCLUSIONS ARE TURNING AROUND POOR BEHAVIOUR’ – KEVIN BRENNAN   24 June 2008   New figures out today show that permanent school exclusions have dropped by 7%, whilst temporary exclusions have risen by 4%, as schools use short but effe » Read More

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    Comment   A new report Level playing field? The implications of school funding commissioned by CfBT Education Trust suggests that that of the three criteria often used to determine whether genuine ‘school choice’ exists in a system  -pupil-led funding, » Read More

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  Comment   It is not the purpose of the diploma to make young people job-ready intoned a QCA spokesman to the TES recently , sowing further confusion in an already turbulent arena.  What are they for then?  If you have three QCA officials in one room they will give yo » Read More

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EDUCATION POLICY IS NOT WORKING Comment    A group of Leading Academics claimed earlier this month that government policy is no longer the solution to the difficulties we face in education but our greatest problem.   They have “be » Read More

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  Comment  ED Balls has made it clear that  schools at which less than 30 per cent of pupils achieve less than five A* to C grade GCSEs, including English and maths, will be given three years to improve or they will be closed, merged with other schools or turned into an indepen » Read More

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Comment  Manchester University Academics in their recent report Equity in Education:  Responding to Context (Mel Ainscow, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, Kirstin Kerr and Susie Miles) argue that there is currently more potential than ever before to achieve greater equity withi » Read More

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SCHOOLS: SPENDING PER PUPIL   PQ 19 June   Lord Maginnis of Drumglass asked Her Majesty's Government:   What was the average amount spent per primary school pupil in England and Wales in each year since 2001-02; and what is the figure in equivalent » Read More

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