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Author Archives: ratcliffe
Violence in British schools: data
TweetMore than half of all violent incidents involving children take place within British schools, according to statistics released by the Home Office.
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Tagged crime, disability, poverty, schools, theft, violence
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ALS funding in Further Education: how does your area compare?
TweetThe graphic below reveals a postcode lottery of funding for special needs learners in Further Education (FE). It presents the average cost of Additional Learning Support (ALS) per FE student in each Local Authority (LA) for the year 2009-10, using … Continue reading
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Tagged ALS, disability, Further Education, Special Educational Needs. funding
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Part 2: National Audit Office assess support for young adults with SEN
TweetThe National Audit Office (NAO) released a report last year which assessed the provision available to young adults who have special educational needs. The report, which I wrote about in November, revealed a postcode lottery and wasteful spending. However none of the data … Continue reading
Data: National Audit Office assess support for young adults with SEN
TweetThe National Audit Office (NAO) have released a report assessing the provision available to young adults who have special educational needs. The report reveals a postcode lottery and advises ministers that by providing more appropriate support they can enable young … Continue reading
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Tagged FOI, National Audit Office, SEN, What Do They Know, young adults
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Investigating the special education system 2: what the data shows
TweetThis summer, the Department for Education (DfE) provided a statistical breakdown of special education system. The data throws up some interesting points, here’s two: 1) The number of children granted statements of special educational need has decreased steadily over the past four … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornwall, DfE, education tribunal, Havering, Hertfordshire, Kingston upon Thames, LA, Leicester, Ofsted, Sarah Teather, SEN, statments
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New education data promised on pupils’ progress
TweetWriting in today’s Telegraph David Cameron announced plans to release new education data detailing rates of pupils’ academic progression. In an effort to tackle what he labels “coasting schools” – comprehensives in middle class areas which are failing to push … Continue reading
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Tagged coasting schools, David Cameron, league tables, pupil progress, The Telegraph
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Investigating the special education system 1: inclusion statistics
TweetMore and more attention has been paid to children who have special educational needs (SEN) after Ofsted’s report last year criticised teachers for overusing the term. But fewer investigations have focused on the experiences of children who have the most severe learning … Continue reading
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