Dr Jo Saxton, Chief Regulator at Ofqual, has written to governors and trustees to explain how this year's exam marking regime will work. Although there is a return to pre-Covid standards, there will still be an element of protection in recognition of the "Covid-effect". You can read the full letter at the link below. Nina … Continue reading GCSE and A Level qualification results 2023
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The National Tutoring Programme review
The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) was introduced by the Department for Education (DfE) in the 2020-21 academic year to provide subsidised tuition to disadvantaged pupils and help close the attainment gap caused by school closures in response to Covid-19. NFER’s Teacher Voice Omnibus survey was used to get feedback from teachers about how successful this has … Continue reading The National Tutoring Programme review
National Leaders of Governance programme to end
National Leaders of Governance (NLGs) are experienced college governors, governance professionals and clerks with a strong record of supporting college improvement. They provide mentoring and improvement support to governance boards. The current leaders are listed on the DfE website here. A useful summary of what they do can be found on the Edapt website here. The programme … Continue reading National Leaders of Governance programme to end
SEND and alternative provision improvement plan
The Government published its long awaited SEND and alternative provision improvement plan on 2 March 2023 - you can find it on the DfE website here. You can find both the full report "SEND and alternative provision improvement plan: right support, right place, right time" and the "SEND and alternative provision roadmap" on this page. The NGA, who … Continue reading SEND and alternative provision improvement plan
The schools white paper policy tracker: What’s still left?
This article from Schools Week analyses the outcomes (so far) from the recent DfE ‘Opportunity for All’ White Paper. You can read it here, but below are the bare bones of how things are going: The two ‘ambitions’ - neither of these is on track An excellent teacher for every child: 2 delivered, 1 on track, … Continue reading The schools white paper policy tracker: What’s still left?
Deliveries of defibrillators to all schools begin
In July of 2022 the government promised that all state schools without a defibrillator will be provided one by government by the end of the 22/23 academic year. Roll out has begun with the award, in December 2022, of the supply contract to the company Lyreco and this announcement on January 23rd by the DfE. A guide on how to use … Continue reading Deliveries of defibrillators to all schools begin
Prime Minister sets ambition of maths to 18
In his first speech of 2023, the Prime Minister set out his priorities for the year ahead and ambition for a better future for Britain. As part of this, he will set a new ambition of ensuring that all school pupils in England study some form of maths to the age of 18. He will commit to starting the work of introducing maths to 18 in this Parliament and finishing it in the next.
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