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Policy Update 01.05.20
The kids are alright: the case for re-opening schools How to reopen schools has been said to be one of the biggest, and trickiest, decisions facing governments as they contemplate lifting lockdowns. If two studies of 13,000 primary-aged children in Sichuan, China, released this week have reinforced the view that children are 2,000 times less … Continued
Read MorePolicy Update 07.05.20
Schools to re-open but capped at 20% of normal capacity School attendances will have to capped at 20% of normal pupil levels, Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister charged with working out plans to re-open schools told a meeting of Cobra on Wednesday. Current attendance rates in schools sit at 1.9%, with just 177,000 pupils … Continued
Read MorePolicy Update 11.09.20
At the initiative of the former Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds, MPs and Peers held the first inaugural of a new All-Party Parliamentary Grouping for Education Technology (‘EdTech’). The cross-party grouping, whose membership includes among others Chris Skidmore MP, Lord David Willetts, Lord Jim Knight, Baroness Estelle Morris, Christian Wakeford MP and Conor Burns MP, will hear evidence and publish findings on four workstreams over the coming year.
Read MorePolicy Update 13.11.20
As France and Germany consider school closures, new data suggests that the costs of following suit in England may prove too prohibitive Last week’s Policy Briefing opened with a reference to a study hot out of the oven from researchers at the University of Edinburgh. Published in The Lancet – the medical journal that has … Continued
Read MorePolicy Update 15.05.20
Additional funding, not manpower, is key to amending learning deficit For every month that schools remain closed, a “catch-up” premium of £1,350 per pupil in additional funding will be required to get students back on track. If we already knew that the economic effects of school closures are stark – the burden of lost teaching … Continued
Read MorePolicy Update 24.04.20
June target date for re-opening of Nurseries and Schools A week ago on Wednesday, Michael Gove and Gavin Williamson presented plans to the Cabinet for schools to re-open on Monday the 11th of May. In a briefing document circulated to colleagues they warned that, according to data from the Office of National Statistics, 60% of … Continued
Read MorePolitical Party Election Manifestos 2017
With all three main political parties publishing their general election manifestos last week, we have seen this week Plaid Cymru and Green Party publish their manifestos.
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Post-16 Resourcing in Schools & Sixth Form Colleges 2015
C3 Education undertook a BESA-commissioned project to review post-16 resourcing in schools, with particular reference to any differences between maintained schools in England and those that are now designated as academies. This report is the first project to be undertaken on this topic.
Read MorePost-pandemic wellbeing worsening faster for girls than boys
Preparing for ‘No Deal’: What measures should Educational Suppliers take?
In default of a political resolution, the UK will by operation of law cease to be a member of the European Union at 11pm GMT on the 31 October 2019. This will see the UK exit both the EU Single Market and Customs Union as well as arrangements, pacts and treaties whose subject-matter range from the free movement of goods to the import of chemicals and foodstuffs.
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