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Tag Archives: academies
Useful education links for April 23rd through May 21st
Tweet These are the education links we found interesting between April 23rd and May 21st: Academy chains decide where children go to school | Education | The Guardian – Academy critics say the underlying issue is that trusts are allowed … Continue reading
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Tagged 11plus, academies, data, eact, education, foieg, freeschools, from:pinboard, hmitwt, ifttt, tutoring
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Absence figures paint a grim picture for boys with problems
TweetBoys in special schools are three times more likely to be excluded and are twice as likely to have unauthorised absence compared to girls say the latest figures from the Department for Education. The latest data on absence in primary, secondary and special schools, … Continue reading
Useful education links for April 26th-3rd May
Tweet These are some of the education stories we found interesting between the 26th April and 3rd May 2013. Universities veto adverts over unpaid internships (The Times) Some of the UK’s leading educational institutions are refusing to advertise unpaid internships … Continue reading
Academies present schools with greater opportunity to “innovate” says committee member
TweetReporting by Emily Jeffery, editing by Nicole Froio Painsley Academy in North Staffordshire received academy status last August. At the same time it also achieved a record-breaking 100% of year 11 students receiving grades A*-C in their GCSE’s. Painsley shared the … Continue reading
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Tagged academies, federations, Painsley Academy, Veronica Johnston Jones
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Useful education links for March 4th through March 28th
Tweet These are the education links we found interesting between March 4th and March 28th: Next Steps Taken for data.ac.uk… | OUseful.Info, the blog… – A new unveiling this week was the HE equipment register (which I think grew out … Continue reading
Academies and the Freedom of Information Act
TweetThe number of academies in the UK is increasing by the month and their set-up can often be complex, with multiple parties involved in the running of the school, but the Freedom of Information Act provides a useful tool to … Continue reading
Useful education links for January 11th through February 16th
Tweet These are the education links we found interesting between January 11th and February 16th: University students pay £550,000 fines in a year – Oxford and Cambridge rank seventh and fifth respectively in the fines table. Fines for missing a … Continue reading
Useful education links for June 22nd through July 2nd
TweetThese are the education links we found interesting between June 22nd and July 2nd:
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
Document: DfE response to the consultation on changes to the Admissions Framework
TweetA document that those following education should be watching. From the DfE site: “Subject to the views of Parliament, these Codes will come into force on 1 February 2012, affecting the 2013/14 admissions intake.
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Tagged academies, Admissions Framework, DfE, Documents, EDM, fiona millar
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Link: academy exclusions and referrals
TweetA lengthy BBC report on accusations that academies are excluding pupils “unofficially” is worth reading through for insights into the school system and possible avenues of investigation that pre-date academies:
Access to Unreliable Children’s Services Data…
TweetIn early November, Paul blogged about local authorities submitting shaky figures to the Department for Education, as reported on the Channel 4 blogs. As Paul quoted and Patrick Worrall stated; “So to recap, these spending figures don’t actually reflect the … Continue reading
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Tagged academies, data, DfE, education, factcheck, local authority, patrick worrall
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