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Policy Update 15.05.20
Additional funding, not manpower, is key to amending learning deficit For every month that schools remain closed, a ācatch-upā premium of Ā£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 ā 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.
Read MorePost-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.
Read MorePress release: BESA launches new āsupport for allā website 2011
The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) announces the launch of its new, comprehensive website 2011.
Read MorePress Release: BESA publishes procurement in schools research 2012
Schools are using their newly found freedom to adopt cost saving procurement practices, recent research has revealed. The headline finding of the 2012 survey of 630 schools (325 primary, 305 secondary) conducted in August of this year by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) was that schools are using a range of procurement practices including … Continued
Read MorePress release: BESA releases āPE and Sport Resourcing in Schoolsā research 2011
Schools are finding the PE and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) target of five hours per week increasingly unrealistic despite the forthcoming Olympics, a new survey has found. This press release provides a summary of theĀ PE and Sport Resourcing in Schools 2011 research.
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