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WEBMay 28, 2018 · Research to be published later this month reveals stark findings about young carers’ attendance and their experiences of education. Andy McGowan. 3w. Next 4 opinions. Schools Week is a leading digital newspaper providing In-depth, investigative education Journalism, determined to get past the bluster and explain the facts.
The 10 new attendance rules schools need to know about
WEBFeb 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”.
SEND review: DfE finally publishes improvement plan - Schools Week
WEB2 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 ...
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WEBSchool 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.
Unions accept support staff pay rise of up to 10.5% - Schools Week
WEBNov 3, 2022 · Unions have accepted a pay offer that will see school support staff, including teaching assistants, and other council workers paid an extra £1,925 this year. The offer means a 10.5 per cent hike for the lowest-paid and just over 4 per cent for higher earners covered by the agreement. It is the highest rise offered.
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WEBChildren’s commissioner orders compulsory survey of schools. Dame Rachel de Souza uses statutory powers to ask schools about their provision and barriers to supporting pupils. Freddie Whittaker. 2w.
Teacher pay: What schools need to know about the 6.5% offer
WEB13 Jul 2023, 14:29. Teachers and school leaders have been offered pay rises of 6.5 per cent from September. Schools will be expected to fund 3.5 per cent from their own budgets, with the remaining 3 per cent coming from cuts to the Department for Education’s own budget. The deal has the backing of unions, which have said they will recommend ...
What’s new in the DfE’s expanded reading framework? - Schools …
WEB11 Jul 2023, 14:56. The government’s reading framework has been expanded in a bid to help teachers support children beyond key stage 1. The document, first released two years ago, has today been fleshed out to provide guidance on how to improve the literacy of seven to 14-year-olds. Having previously focused on reception and key stage 1, it ...
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.
Pay scales for teachers in England from September 2021 - Schools …
WEBOct 1, 2021 · The new teacher and school leadership pay scales for 2021-22 have been confirmed by the Department for Education. It follows the announcement at last year’s spending review of a pay freeze for all public sector workers earning more than £24,000 a year. Those earning less are supposed to get a pay …