Almost 900 additional schools and colleges will join the government's careers hubs from September as the project expands with a £2million injection
The Skills Minister, Gillian Keegan, said that the funding for the third wave of the scheme will be shared between 22 local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) in England
Each area either has, or will create, its own careers hub to work with a group of 20 or more schools and colleges to give better careers advice and offer students more encounters with employers
Careers hubs were first launched in 2018; the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) which runs the scheme, said that an additional 882 schools and colleges will join the scheme in September 2020, taking the total to around 2200. In eleven regions, all schools and colleges will be covered by a careers hub
Careers hubs comprise colleges working with local schools and universities, training providers, employers and career professionals in order to improve careers education in their area
They include a 'hub lead' who works with school and college leaders to provide strategic support on their careers plan and access to business networks, as well as their delivery against the Gatsby Benchmarks
Monday, 6 July 2020
Friday, 3 July 2020
3 July 2020 Government announces school rebuilding programme
The government has announced a ten-year rebuilding programme for schools across England
The programme will start in 2020-21 with the first 50 projects, supported by £1billion of funding; further details will be set out in the next Spending Review. Schools will also receive funding this year to refurbish their buildings, which is on top of the £1.4billion school condition funding already committed
Investment will be targeted at school buildings in the worst condition across England, including in the North and Midlands
The government says that the rebuilding projects will be greener and will focus on modern construction methods
The programme will start in 2020-21 with the first 50 projects, supported by £1billion of funding; further details will be set out in the next Spending Review. Schools will also receive funding this year to refurbish their buildings, which is on top of the £1.4billion school condition funding already committed
Investment will be targeted at school buildings in the worst condition across England, including in the North and Midlands
The government says that the rebuilding projects will be greener and will focus on modern construction methods
Monday, 29 June 2020
29 June 2020 National Tutoring Programme to address the impact of school closures
The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is a government-funded initiative, for the academic year 2020-21, to support schools in addressing the impact of the Covid-19 closures on pupils' learning
It is available to primary and secondary state-maintained schools and will provide additional support to help pupils who have missed out the most as a result of school closures
It consists of two pillars
- NTP partners - from an approved list of organisations, schools will be able to access heavily subsidised tutoring
- NTP coaches - these will be trained graduates employed by schools in the most disadvantaged areas to provide intensive catch-up support to pupils
Using quality standards and criteria to support the most disadvantaged pupils, school leaders and teachers will decide which approach best fits their needs, which partners to work with and which pupils will benefit most from the additional tuition
The NTP has been designed through the collaboration of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), Sutton Trust, Impetus and Nesta who will be involved in the initial delivery of the programme
It is available to primary and secondary state-maintained schools and will provide additional support to help pupils who have missed out the most as a result of school closures
It consists of two pillars
- NTP partners - from an approved list of organisations, schools will be able to access heavily subsidised tutoring
- NTP coaches - these will be trained graduates employed by schools in the most disadvantaged areas to provide intensive catch-up support to pupils
Using quality standards and criteria to support the most disadvantaged pupils, school leaders and teachers will decide which approach best fits their needs, which partners to work with and which pupils will benefit most from the additional tuition
The NTP has been designed through the collaboration of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), Sutton Trust, Impetus and Nesta who will be involved in the initial delivery of the programme
Thursday, 25 June 2020
25 June 2020 Ofsted inspectors will be asked to check how schools are helping pupils catch up on missed teaching
The Education Secretary has announced that schools will be asked to check on missed teaching
Last week, the government announced a £1billion funding package, with £650million to aid pupils who have fallen behind as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the remainder being spent on a national tutoring programme
Gavin Williamson said that he would be asking Ofsted to look at 'how this has been implemented, and children have been supported in their catch-up plans'
Routine inspections of schools have been suspended since March and the chief inspector said that they are unlikely to resume before the end of the Summer term
Last week, the government announced a £1billion funding package, with £650million to aid pupils who have fallen behind as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the remainder being spent on a national tutoring programme
Gavin Williamson said that he would be asking Ofsted to look at 'how this has been implemented, and children have been supported in their catch-up plans'
Routine inspections of schools have been suspended since March and the chief inspector said that they are unlikely to resume before the end of the Summer term
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
15 June 2020 Schools can delay the introduction of relationships and sex education
The Department for Education (DfE) has said that schools can postpone the teaching of relationships and sex education (RSE) until the Summer term in 2021 because of coronavirus
Originally, from September 2020, relationships education was to become compulsory in English state primary schools and relationships and sex education compulsory in secondary schools
The decision to allow schools to delay starting RSE has been taken to give them more time to prepare to deliver the curriculum and engage with parents
However, schools that feel ready to deliver the new curriculum are being encouraged to start lessons from 1 September, or through a phased approach during the academic year
The DFE also says that schools should consider prioritising lessons on mental health and wellbeing, as pupils return to schools following periods at home
Originally, from September 2020, relationships education was to become compulsory in English state primary schools and relationships and sex education compulsory in secondary schools
The decision to allow schools to delay starting RSE has been taken to give them more time to prepare to deliver the curriculum and engage with parents
However, schools that feel ready to deliver the new curriculum are being encouraged to start lessons from 1 September, or through a phased approach during the academic year
The DFE also says that schools should consider prioritising lessons on mental health and wellbeing, as pupils return to schools following periods at home
Friday, 12 June 2020
12 June 2020 £7m to support pupils leaving Alternative Provision
The Department for Education (DfE) is to provide £7m to support more than 11000 vulnerable young people who leave Alternative Provision every year
The young people are at risk of falling out of education after their GCSEs and will benefit from mentoring, pastoral support and careers guidance including through the work of transition coaches and mentors
Statistics indicate that 59% of pupils in Alternative Provision go on to a sustained post-16 destination, compared to the 94% attending mainstream schools; 23% of those leaving Alternative Provision are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)
The young people are at risk of falling out of education after their GCSEs and will benefit from mentoring, pastoral support and careers guidance including through the work of transition coaches and mentors
Statistics indicate that 59% of pupils in Alternative Provision go on to a sustained post-16 destination, compared to the 94% attending mainstream schools; 23% of those leaving Alternative Provision are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
2 June 2020 PrimarySite publishes report on MAT growth
PrimarySite (primarysite.net) has published a research report on the growth of multi-academy trusts (MATs) - the research was focused on understanding more about how MATs had experienced growth and how they might grow in the future
The report recommended
- More incentives for schools to join MATs, such as through the Trust Capacity Fund, would support further growth
- MATs should invest more in leadership development so they can access the necessary skills to grow sustainably
- Taking on schools with the same value and ethos may make sense but can constrain potential growth
- The arrangement of MATs across the country is irregular and, at times, inhibits growth
- Mergers of MATs are likely in the next three years and trust boards need to put in place criteria for discussing mergers
- The role of the RSCs is likely to play a key role in how trusts merge
- More MATs need to have a good understanding of marketing and developing a meaningful online presence
- COVID-19 means that the growth of MATs will be slower in the short-term with the larger ones being able to cope with the impact of the crisis more quickly and start planning for growth sooner
The report recommended
- More incentives for schools to join MATs, such as through the Trust Capacity Fund, would support further growth
- MATs should invest more in leadership development so they can access the necessary skills to grow sustainably
- Taking on schools with the same value and ethos may make sense but can constrain potential growth
- The arrangement of MATs across the country is irregular and, at times, inhibits growth
- Mergers of MATs are likely in the next three years and trust boards need to put in place criteria for discussing mergers
- The role of the RSCs is likely to play a key role in how trusts merge
- More MATs need to have a good understanding of marketing and developing a meaningful online presence
- COVID-19 means that the growth of MATs will be slower in the short-term with the larger ones being able to cope with the impact of the crisis more quickly and start planning for growth sooner
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