by vinnie walsh | th Nov 2024 | News
Academies body says decisions will make it ‘much more difficult’ for trusts to support schools in need and will leave smaller primaries ‘vulnerable’ The Department for Education will end its grant scheme for schools choosing to become an...
by vinnie walsh | th Oct 2024 | News
Danecourt school are raising money for a great campaign ‘Imagine the impossible’ The Danecourt Desert Divas – Zoe Smith, Lauren Pope, Megan Tutty, Jayne Hehir and Becca Ausher will be trekking the Sahara Desert in Morocco to raise money...
by vinnie walsh | th Oct 2024 | News
Calls for a review of disadvantage measures and support after analysis reveals full scale of challenge for leaders in the toughest schools Schools in the poorest areas struggle to recruit teachers, are forced to spend more money on supply teachers and are having to...
by vinnie walsh | th Oct 2024 | News
Families of children with special education needs and disabilities (Send) have lost confidence in a system that “often falls short” and is failing to improve children’s outcomes, the public-spending watchdog says. Despite funding rising by 58% over...
by vinnie walsh | rd Oct 2024 | News
A scheme to give disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs could be scaled back as demand grows too high. Medway Council’s cabinet is to consider changing its eligibility criteria for the short breaks grant to save £200,000. The scheme is intended...