19
Oct
Education Secretary threatens action on school exclusions
The Department for Education has published research into Alternative Provision (AP) following concerns about poor levels of attainment in AP and rising exclusions in some areas.
Read story19
Oct
North East Colleges march on Westminster for 'Love Our Colleges' campaign
Heads have marched alongside their students this week as North East’s colleges rise up in protest over cuts they say are “short-changing students”.
Read story19
Oct
Unauthorised absences continue to rise
New data for the autumn of 2017 and spring of 2018 shows the rate of unauthorised absence from primary and secondary schools was 1.2% over the period, up from 1.1% in the same
Read story19
Oct
Report warns that Opportunity Areas are 'too led' by DfE
An independent analysis of the government’s Opportunity Areas, which is its flagship social mobility programme for 12 of the most deprived areas of the country, has found some
Read story18
Oct
Education Links w/c 15th October 2018
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/college-bosses-descend-westminster-alongside-15271531 – Chronicle Live, College bosses to descend on Westminster alongside students
Read story16
Oct
Progress 8 data release - North East
Today’s provisional 2017-18 KS4 statistics show the North East falling further behind the rest of the country at GCSE, as illustrated by the graph below (click to enlarge).*
Read story