Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education and permanent secretary Susan Acland-Hood appeared before the Education Committee on 15th January. You can watch a video of the meeting here.
Amongst other things, they spoke about:
- National funding formula under review;
- Academy changes will introduce a pay ‘floor, but no ceiling’;
- ‘Improving Education Together’ partnership aimed at government collaboration with teachers;
- Holiday activity funding not yet confirmed to continue;
- International SEND solutions – looking at examples from Canada and Ireland;
- The proposed new duty for councils and academies to collaborate on admissions.
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