by Sam | 10 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Schools Minister David Laws MP has said that the government’s plans to give free meals to all infant school pupils in England will happen on time. This was in response to the Chairman of the Education Committee, Graham Stuart MP, who said schools would struggle...
by Sam | 7 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) have raised concerns about Ofsted. ASCL, which represents headteachers and senior management, has claimed that Ofsted has significant problems with its system of inspection for state schools in England and should...
by Sam | 6 Mar 2014 | Economy, Outsourcing, Third Sector
A survey by New Philanthropy Capital has found that nearly a quarter of the public believe charities are becoming too involved in delivering state services. 23% said that delivering public services that “should” be delivered by the state is one of the main things...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
A portion of schools’ funding would be made conditional on students remaining in some form of education or training after taking their GCSEs, under new reforms announced by Labour. Labour’s independent skills taskforce has announced a series of reforms to...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Some children with special educational needs are being left without education for significant periods, a local government ombudsman report says. The watchdog’s report highlights cases of pupils unlawfully excluded from school and denied specialist support....
