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Hundreds of academics on zero hour contracts at midlands universities
Tweet Help Me Investigate’s Nicole Froio has been looking at the use of zero hour contracts in Midlands universities. She reports in the Birmingham Mail:
International Students Myth 1: International students are immigrants
TweetAs politicians discuss how visa laws are affecting international students, Assistant Editor Nicole Froio investigates 5 common misconceptions about international students and visa laws in a 5 post series. Changes to visa laws in 2011 have raised increasing concerns that the UK is becoming … Continue reading
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Tagged Erasmus, immigration, Post Study Work visa, scholarships, Universities UK, University of Sheffield
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3 useful searches for finding out about school management
TweetHere are three simple uses of advanced search techniques that can help you find out more about how a school is run: “Senior management team” site:sch.uk will look for pages that mention the exact phrase “senior management team” on school … Continue reading
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Tagged advanced search, board meeting, cluster group, cluster meeting, minutes, senior management team
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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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Lead: do academy employee contracts include a “no strike clause”?
TweetA former employee of the Ashcroft Technology Academy is interviewed on The Green Benches blog and suggests that contracts included a “no strike clause”. The interview covers a number of employment conditions, including less holiday than in state schools; longer … Continue reading
Education – open data sources
TweetBefore Christmas myself and Joy Gibara from the Looked After Children Education Service in Birmingham City Council attended the Hacking education data meet up at Urban Coffee Company. I worked in various admin and IT related education roles for quite a few years … Continue reading
Link: schools mis-sold leases on computer equipment
Tweet5 Live Investigates have been looking in to the leasing of computer equipment to schools on terms that leave them paying up to 10 times what they should: “the Leasing Advisory Service, a claims management company which represents victims of … Continue reading
The exempt charity status of Academy Trusts…
TweetRecently, on a post on the Help me Investigate Blog, Chris Dodd discussed the ways in which you can look into the actions of charities and not-for-profit organisations. During the follow-up of this post, he discovered that all Academy Trusts … Continue reading
Help Me Investigate Education is now on Twitter
TweetWe’re now on Twitter! Make sure you follow @HMIeducation for the latest posts, investigations, and news regarding education in the UK.
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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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Why was the SOOBy Bus service withdrawn?
TweetAndy Watt and the team at Birmingham Budget Cuts have been investigating the withdrawal of a bus service for children with special needs. One parent says they were told the service was withdrawn for financial reasons, but the council says … Continue reading