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An interesting article on assessment only routes to QTS

In Schools Week, an article by Jess Staufenberg discussed the developing number of teachers gaining QTS through an assessment only route. A range of views are explored along with the differing models of pricing structure and entry criteria. The DfE … Continue reading

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Advice on marking and deployment of TAs from Ofsted School Inspection Update, November 2016

In a message to inspectors from Sean Harford, HMI, the National Director, Education several advice points were made to inspectors, 2 of which are of particular interest to those supporting learning: Marking The update identified that ‘marking has proved to … Continue reading

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Primary Education Statement to Parliament related to assessment and testing

Justine Greening, The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, released a statement on 19th October 2016 related to decisions made about testing. The key points include: There will be no new national tests or assessment … Continue reading

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DfE release data on Key stage 1 assessments in England, 2016

The Department for Education  has released Key stage 1 data on the phonics screening check and end of key stage 1 teacher assessments in reading, writing and mathematics. The report shows that 81% of pupils met the expected standard of … Continue reading

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What are you views on the Green Paper: Schools that Work for Everyone?

As you have probably seen in the news, the Education Secretary, Justine Greening, has announced the publication of a Green Paper on 12th September, 2016 outlining the Government’s plans for school reform. This is a consultation period and you can … Continue reading

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Childhood Obesity Plan – key points for schools

The Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan published in August 2016 outlines several key points for schools: ‘Helping all children to enjoy an hour of physical activity every day – every primary school child should get at least 60 minutes of moderate … Continue reading

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New chief inspector approved for Ofsted

Amanda Spielman has been approved by the Privy Council to become Ofsted’s next chief inspector. This approval is reported by TES and Schools Week , despite previous concerns being raised by the Education Select Committee who are reported as saying … Continue reading

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New report on the impact of immigration from European countries on England’s schools.

A new report published today by SchoolDash hopes to shed some light on the impact of immigration from European countries on England’s schools says Schools Week in a summary of the report.  This reports shares data in the form of … Continue reading

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Government scraps SPAG test at KS1

School’s Minister, Nick Gibb, has decided to ‘remove the requirement on schools to administer the KS1 grammar, punctuation and spelling test for this year only’ following the realisation that it already been published as a test paper in January 2016. … Continue reading

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Views on ‘Education Excellence Everywhere White Paper’

The White Paper Education Excellence Everywhere was published in March 2016 and has caused heated debate, particularly regarding the forced academisation of all schools. It is well worth looking at some of the key features of the White Paper and … Continue reading

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