Education in the News

9th October 2011

Silverstone motor racing circuit is to house one of the first in a new wave of specialist university technical colleges (UTCs).  Click on the link for more info together with news of 55 new Free Schools about to be announced for a September 2012 opening.

9th September 2011

Free Schools – What difference will they make?  Please read the attached BBC article for more information.

7th September 2011

24 Free Schools to open across England this month.  Please clink on the link below for more information.

7th September 2011

Michael Gove article in the Evening Standard on Free Schools.  Please click on the link below for more information.

5th September 2011

New Free Schools are a popular choice for parents with latest analysis showing that half are in the 30 per cent most deprived communities.  Please click on the link for additional information.

20th July 2011

 

New focus on the highest quality qualifications and more information to be published in transparent school league tables.  Click on the link below for more information.

 

http://www.education.gov.uk/16to19/qualificationsandlearning/a00192510/performance-table-reform-and-transparency-will-raise-standards-and-end-perverse-incentives

 

18th July 2011

 

Children’s Minister Sarah Teather announces reforms to early years education. Please click on the link below for more information.

 

http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a00192408/government-sets-out-vision-to-support-parents-and-families

 

31st March 2011

 

From today parents can see how every single secondary school in England performs in each GCSE subject. It is hoped that this new iinitiative will help families to choose the right school for their children. Please click on the link below for more information.

 

29th March 2011

 

The Government today announced a new £180 million bursary scheme to help the most vulnerable 16-19 year olds continue in full-time education.  Please click on the link for additional information.

 

http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/pressnotices/a0076112/180-million-new-bursary-scheme-to-help-the-most-vulnerable-16-19-year-olds

 

17th March 2011

Following a review of the Free School application process, new guidelines detailing a more robust procedure together with a revised application form have been announced today.  Please click on the link below for more information.

 

http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/freeschools/a0074965/applying-to-become-a-free-school

17th March 2011

 

Schools Minister, Nick Gibb comments on how admissions statistics in England show there are too few good schools; official statistics reveal that in excess of 79,000 children have missed out on a place at their first-choice secondary school for this September.   This equates to nearly one in six children attending a secondary school that was not their top choice with too many parents forced to choose between schools which don’t deliver the academic standards and good behaviour they demand.  For more information please click on the link below.

 

http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/pressnotices/a0075687/gibb-admissions-statistics-show-there-are-too-few-good-schools

 

8th March 2011

 

Children’s Minister Sarah Teather unveils proposals which would mean the biggest programme of reform in the education and health support for children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities in 30 years.  Click on the link below for more information.

http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/pressnotices/a0075344/government-proposes-biggest-reformso-special-educational-needs-in-30-years

3rd March 2011
The independent Wolf Review into vocational education, commissioned by Education Secretary Michael Gove, was published on the 3rd March 2011.  Professor Alison Wolf analyses how millions of children have been failed over the past twenty years and sets out a blueprint for a very different system. To view the report, please click on the link below.

March 2011

 

The first Free Schools will open in September 2011, just 15 months after the Secretary of State, Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP, invited proposals from groups interested in setting up a new school. That in itself is testament to the incredible energy and commitment of the first pioneering projects. Please click on the link below which will take you to the Free School section within the Department for Education website.
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/freeschools/b0061428/free-schools/

28th February 2011

Former members of the armed forces will become mentors to young people in schools across England following a £1.5 million grant to the charity SkillForce, Education Secretary Michael Gove announced on the 28th February 2011.  For further information, please click on the link below.