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Ensuring that children progress in school

Media Officer, 23 April 2019 - Behaviour, Damian Hinds, Exams and qualifications, Free School Meals, Funding, Further education, Key Stage Two Tests, Mental Health, Primary Schools, School spending, School tests, School Workforce, Teacher workload, teachers, Technical education

In response to calls for SATs to be discontinued, the Education Secretary Damian Hinds wrote an op-ed for the Sunday Telegraph on 21 April, setting out the importance of primary school assessments to ensure that children are developing and progressing in education.

Supporting veterans through higher education

Media Officer, 18 April 2019 - Funding, Higher Education, School spending, Universities

Today, Thursday 18 April, we made a joint announcement with the Ministry of Defence, calling on universities to do more to support armed forces children and ex-service people by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant.

EPI report on removed pupils

Media Officer, 18 April 2019 - Exclusions, school exclusions

No headteacher goes into the job to remove a pupil from school - and no headteacher takes the decision to do so lightly. Schools will typically have gone through a number of sanctions before exclusion is considered, taking into account the welfare of other pupils in the classroom.
It is against the law to remove pupils on the basis of academic results – any school that does it is breaking the law.

The importance of assessment in supporting children to succeed

Media Officer, 17 April 2019 - Exams and qualifications, Key Stage Two Tests, Mental Health, Sex and Relationship Education

The Key Stage 2 tests help to ensure primary schools are teaching children the fundamentals of reading, writing and maths, and help reassure parents that schools are laying the foundations for their children to succeed at secondary school and beyond.

Primary school offer day

Media Officer, 16 April 2019 - Primary Schools, School places

Last year 97.7% of parents got one of their top three choices, with 91% of these being their first choice. These numbers have been gradually improving since 2014 despite rising pupil numbers during this period. School standards have also been rising – 87% of primary schools are now rated Good or Outstanding, compared to 67% in 2010.

Working to prioritise high needs funding

Media Officer, 15 April 2019 - Funding, SEND

Our ambition for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is exactly the same for every other child – to achieve well in education, go on to college or university, and to live happy and fulfilled lives.

Identifying and intervening in unregistered school settings

Media Officer, 12 April 2019 - alternative providers, Apprenticeships, Ofsted, Ofsted reports, School safety

Today’s data shows why our new register of children not in school is so important. Illegal schools are unregulated and present a danger to both the quality of education and the welfare of those children who attend them – a register will vastly improve councils’ capacity to identify those children and intervene.

How we are providing school places for every child

Media Officer, 11 April 2019 - School places

Today our blog looks at the EPI report on school places as well as housing developer contributions and pension costs.

How Institutes of Technology will boost skills across the country

Media Officer, 10 April 2019 - Educational Technology, Funding, Further education, Technical education, Uncategorized

  Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the announcement of the first Institutes of Technology, as well as school funding and the Education Secretary’s letter to the NAHT union.

Supporting parents and children through Chat, Play and Read

Media Officer, 8 April 2019 - Home Learning Environment, Teacher recruitment

Today's Education in the Media blog looks at the top stories and announcements from the department today and over the weekend.

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