Clerks Associates UKA Week in Education – September 9th 2013
Up to Monday September 9th 2013
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[1] DfE
[1.1] DfE Education Funding Agency
[2] Ofsted
[3] Ofqual
[4] School Admissions and Exclusions
[5] Governance, Leadership and Unions
[6] News reporting
[7] Publications
[1] DfE
New generation of academy sponsors driving school-to-school improvement
Michael Gove speaks about the importance of teaching
New pay policies reward best teachers
Latest Schools Adjudicator decisions [ of 5/9/13]
Major reform will help hundreds of thousands of young people get good jobs
New school year sees number of free schools double
[1.1] DfE Education Funding Agency
[2] Ofsted
Ofsted reports back to Bristol council following focused inspections
[3] Ofqual
A level and GCSE reform timetable correspondence
[4] School Admissions and Exclusions
Primary school pupils face three-day weeks as demand for places soars
The agony of no school places for five-year-olds: how did we come to this?
Schools are already bursting – they need more funding now, Michael Gove
Primary schools facing crises over huge influx of pupils
Government announces 93 new free schools as one opens 12 months late
ATL comment on the shortage of primary school places
LGA: ‘Parents deserve choice of schools’ – Video
Tackling London’s school places crisis
School opens in old police station
Half of school districts face places crunch About LGA report
[5] Governance, Leadership and Unions
ATL comment on performance-related pay for teachers
Stop ignoring the expertise of teachers, says new ATL president
NGA September 2013 bulletin – PDF – Word
NGA survey of special school governors
NAHT: Leadership Links, latest edition
NASUWT and NUT confirm next phase of industrial action
Clarity needed on proposals for post-16 English and maths
[6] News reporting
One in four children privately tutored in ‘shadow education system’
Better sex education campaign: more than 25k sign petition
Quarter of young people cyberbullied in holidays and parents back state schools
Numbers of new physics and maths teachers fail to meet official targets
Talking heads: why I’m part of the studio school revolution in education
Ofqual justifies English speaking and listening changes
Teach First improves GCSE results, according to new study
Ofqual puts brakes on GCSE and A level exam reforms
Top 10 nightmare memories of sex education
Girl Guides back Telegraph better sex education campaign
The threatened teachers’ strike is an anachronism and jeopardises children’s education
Starting secondary school: a survival guide for parents
A broad, cultural education is vital to the health of a democratic society
Update sex education, says Clegg
Citizen Schools: Learning to rebuild democracy
Wellington Academy: questions raised over head’s departure after impressive A level results
Michael Gove launches charm offensive as he praises the “best generation of teachers ever”
Teachers announce strike dates in row over pay and pensions
Four out of 10 state school children in London have had private tuition
Pupils with D in English or maths forced to continue studying but won’t have to sit exams
Yes, English and maths GCSEs are important. But not everyone can get a C …
Stop counting coursework towards GCSE grades, urges exam board
Malala opens £188m Birmingham library
Sex education ‘behind the times’
‘How schools inflate science grades’
Religious education continues to suffer despite spike in GCSE entries
Why do private schools punch above their weight when it comes to Olympic medals?
Why performance-related pay will improve teaching
[7] Publications
Guidance: Revisions to 2012 School Inspections Handbook made for September 2013
NAHT: Leadership Links, latest edition
CSJ report reveals extent of educational failure in England (PDF)
