Education in the media: 12 July 2016
...covered positively on the front page of today’s Times, as well as the Guardian and the BBC Online and the Today Programme. Speaking to the BBC, Russell Hobby, general secretary...
Education in the media: 11 July 2016
Today’s news review looks at inaccurate claims made about term time holidays.
Education in the media: 8 July 2016
...schools and children’s social care. We have also appointed a new Regional Schools Commissioner, Christine Quinn. And in January we announced an escalation of investigations into illegal schools. This week...
Nicky Morgan's response to Education Select Committee's report on Amanda Spielman
Today Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed that Amanda Spielman remains her preferred candidate for the role of Chief Inspector of Ofsted.
Education in the media: 7 July 2016
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Academies, Careers, Equalities, Ofsted, Social work, Term time holidays
Today’s news review looks at coverage of the appointment process for the new Ofsted Chief, figures on Multi Academy Trust performance, term time holiday penalty notices, a report on women on boards, and the Children and Social Work Bill.
Edward Timpson responds to criticisms of the Children and Social Work Bill
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Child protection, Ministerial commentary, Social work
...all about supporting local authorities to innovate by testing radical new approaches to improving services. In response, Minister Timpson wrote a letter which has been published by the Guardian today,...
Response to data on parental responsibility measures
...from these paid penalty notices cannot be calculated consistently across the five years as the government increased the amount of penalty to be paid from £50 to £60 and from...
Education in the media: 6 July 2016
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Attainment gap, Curriculum, Exams and qualifications
Today’s news review looks at coverage of the Key Stage 2 results we released yesterday.
Education in the media: 5 July 2016
...chosen to take this damaging action instead of continuing with the programme of talks with the Department. As she made clear in her letter, the NUT should share the Department’s...
Education in the media: 4 July 2016
...Daily Mail reports that while 200,000 NUT members in England were balloted for strike action, less than a quarter actually voted in favour. Their coverage also makes clear that new...