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School and MAT Growth Strategies – Underpinned by Digital

Many thanks to Al Kingsley for the below article detailing the importance of a robust, evidence-informed digital infrastructure and strategy...
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School funding 2013

A review of the school funding system began in 2012 to develop a fairer, more consistent and transparent. In June 2013 revised funding arrangements for 2014-15 were published. The new arrangements move towards a national funding formula and aim to ensure that more money is targeted to pupils. This document summarises the key changes that … Continued

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School funding factfile update 2014

On 18 December 2013, Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove made a written ministerial statement summarising the school funding settlement. An update to the Sebastian Review of Education Capital was also published (the original Sebastian Review, published April 2011, set out recommendations on the future delivery models for capital investment for 2011-12 onwards).

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School funding formula changes

School funding formula changes threaten to make “a bad situation worse” for the provision of essential classroom resources.
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Schools and Academies Show Spring 2023

Barroness Barran   The Minister for the Schools System and Student Finance, Baroness Barran, opened the conference with a keynote address.   The minister confirmed, following the abandonment of the Schools Bill, that Ofsted inspections on MATs would be unable to commence. Currently, Ofsted can only give summary evaluations on MATs, which evaluate the quality … Continued

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Schools are abandoning the graded lesson observation

Research from BlueSky Education has revealed that two thirds of schools (68%) have changed their lesson observation practice and more...
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Schools BI Partners with iSAMS

As part of Schools BI’s ongoing drive to streamline data analytics in schools, we announced our new partnership with iSAMS...
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Science Resourcing in Schools 2014

C3 Education undertook a BESA-commissioned project to review science 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 since 2006.

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Scottish Local Authorities May 2016 – Mini Competition Checklist

Checklist for Inviting suppliers to participate in a mini competition – aligned to process for conducting a mini competition exercise.

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Scottish Local Authorities May 2016 – Mini Competition Guidance

This document provides general information on framework agreements set up by Scotland Excel for use by local authorities when planning to instigate a call off against a framework. It is not intended to be a comprehensive process or procedure manual for operating frameworks and conducting mini competition exercises. The guidance can be used by any … Continued

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