by Sam | 23 Jul 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The Department for Education has launched a consultation into draft proposals which give admission authorities the option to prioritise disadvantaged children in their admission arrangements. Under the draft admissions code, all state-funded schools would have the...
by Sam | 16 Jul 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Ofsted published a report today revealing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers is closing in some parts of the country, but warned other parts were improving too slowly. The report is the third in a series of updates on the progress schools...
by Sam | 16 Jun 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson this week announced that local authorities (LAs) are to receive an additional £45 million to help to support implementation of the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms. The new money will support LAs...
by Sam | 16 Jun 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The DfE has published the findings of, and its response to, the consultation on the special educational needs (SEN) code of practice. Interestingly the response said that the largest single category of respondents to both the autumn and spring consultation was local...
by Sam | 13 Jun 2014 | Education & Children's Services, General Election 2015
In a surprise announcement, BBC News has reported that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, acting in his capacity as Liberal Democrat leader, has said that his Party’s 2015 General Election manifesto will state that all English schools should have qualified...
