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Month: December 2018
How to switch off from work
Many people have problems with their work-life balance, and those working in education are particularly susceptible to struggling to switch off from work in their own time due to the high-pressured, ‘always on’ environment. Many [read more]
York school told to improve SEND support
According to York Press, Millthorpe School has been advised to increase and improve support for high-needs pupils in order to do better overall Millthorpe School has been told by Ofsted that it must improve support [read more]
School’s ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating dragged down by group of male pupils
A Liverpool school has been rated ‘requires improvement’ after five years as ‘outstanding’, and the shift is being blamed on one disruptive group of boys A school that previously enjoyed five ‘outstanding’ Ofsted reports has [read more]
UK schools to receive mental health support from NHS
The government has released details of a plan to better support pupils across the UK suffering from mental health issues The UK government has revealed a plan to work with schools and colleges to make [read more]
Gloucestershire will receive £1.35m to support high-needs pupils
Gloucestershire’s head teachers are breathing a sigh of relief as the local council scraps plans to use mainstream school budgets to fill a high-needs black hole According to Stroud News and Journal, head teachers in Gloucestershire [read more]
Government advice on mental health in our schools
Mental health is a topic that’s come to the fore in recent years, as our understanding of it has improved, and most schools will have students who need mental health support. In November the DfE [read more]
Most academy chains perform below average for disadvantaged pupils, research shows
Two-thirds of academy chains perform below average for disadvantaged pupils, according to a new report According to new analysis by the Sutton Trust, two-thirds of academy chains are performing below average for disadvantaged pupils. The [read more]
SEND school ‘in crisis’, rated ‘inadequate’
According to the BBC, a SEND school in Oxford is ‘in crisis’ but will have millions poured into rebuilding it by the local council An Oxford SEND school has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted. The [read more]
ISBL announces revised Professional Standards
The Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL) has relaunched its Professional Standards guidelines to reflect the changes that have occurred since their introduction in 2015. Here, ISBL outlines what school business leaders can expect to [read more]