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SEND review: DfE finally publishes improvement plan - Schools Week
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 ...
The 10 new attendance rules schools need to know about
Feb 29, 2024 · 6. Flag long-term sick leave with LAs. Schools will have to give councils the name and address of sick pupils who they believe will miss 15 consecutive or cumulative days. Schools will also be “expected to inform a pupil’s social worker and/or youth offending team worker if there are unexplained absences from school”.
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School attendance: New ‘research commission’ to examine pupil engagement. Group to survey more than 100,000 school pupils, as new government quiet on future of attendance alliance. Freddie Whittaker. 2d.
Mobile phones in schools guidance: What you need to know
Feb 19, 2024 · 1. Ban phones for the whole school day. Schools should “develop a mobile phone policy that prohibits the use of mobile phones and other smart technology with similar functionality to mobile phones”. This should be in place “throughout the school day, including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes and lunchtime”.
Labour education 'mission': Full details revealed - Schools Week
Jul 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.
Bridget Phillipson: Who is the new education secretary? - Schools …
Jul 5, 2024 · Phillipson has been an MP since 2010. She was elected to represent Houghton and Sunderland South. She is the first MP representing a north east constituency to be education secretary since Edward Short, who served under Harold Wilson in the late 1960s. She was appointed as shadow education secretary in November 2021, replacing Kate Green.
Academy regulation review: What schools need to know
The review was launched in June last year to “future proof” the role of academy trusts. It was partly intended to give clarity on how the powers in the schools bill would be applied, but continued even after the legislation was scrapped in December. Here’s what you need to know…. 1. A single regulatory ‘interface ‘.
DfE ministers' portfolios finally confirmed - Schools Week
Jul 23, 2024 · The new government has finally confirmed which ministers are responsible for what at the Department for Education, nearly three weeks after Labour won the general election.. The draft set of portfolios was first revealed by Schools Week earlier this month.. As reported, Catherine McKinnell is schools minister with an expanded brief also covering SEND and AP.
Solutions: Breaking down barriers for students with SEND
Jan 30, 2024 · Accessing an exceptional education is integral to ensuring students with special educational needs and/or disabilities have the best life chances and to lift the communities we serve.By instilling an inclusive culture in our schools and breaking down barriers to success like attendance and mental health, we are able to have a lasting impact on the life outcomes of children with SEND ...