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debbie: Excluded Students and the E Bacc.

Hi I work with students in KS4, who either face or have been excluded from school. At present my aim is to get these students as many GCSEs as possible by way of BTECs. We use the BTEC route because the students I work with find core subjects and classroom learning a no-go area of study. However, what concerns me now ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "Exclusions stats: http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000942/index.shtml Latest guidelines for behaviour (up for consultation) http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/behaviour/behaviourpolicies DfE guidance re exclusions http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/behaviour/exclusion Also try the Times Educational Supplement website and search for exclusions and EBacc...."

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Richard palmer: It’s time we started showing children some trust and respect rather than simply settting them up as ‘the enemy’!

St. Christopher is a Truly Independent School for boys and girls age 3 – 18. One of the earliest progressive Schools it has maintained its distinctive ethos in a shifting educational world. It is the truly independent nature of the School that makes it so distinctive and so successful. We’re all on first name terms, including Richard, the Head. Campus life ... read more and comment →

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Georgina Emmanuel: We MUST fight for an equal chance for all children in the current economic climate of severe cuts to education

Our school, like most schools, is facing very severe cuts to our budget. The head is battling to keep all teachers in their jobs by trying to avoid replacing some of the staff as they leave. Like all schools, the head has a legal commitment to staffing all mainstream classes. There is also a legal requirement to pay for extra support ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Georgina Emmanuel: "Thanks so much for sharing my concerns. By the way, I think the pupil premium works out at round 47p a day??..."

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Sarah Dodds: To Boldly Gove….

One thing I have learnt since running our local anti-academy campaign is that when you are passionate about something, and communicating and talking to like minded people, it is easy to assume that the whole world will just fall into line and MUST feel the same way. So when I do find someone who has a different perspective on academies, it ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "Mr Gove seems unwilling to listen to anyone who challenges him. None of my letters to the DfE about Mr Gove's misuse of OECD data has been answered. Letters sent directly to the PM on the same subject ......"

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chris edwards: Great schools are working at the heart of some of our most deprived and challenging communities and releasing the magic!

We have seen so much success over the years, so much learning about what it takes to build great schools for every child and for every community. The challenge isn't about Academies and Free Schools but about consistency and sharing what works so that every school becomes a great school. And perhaps strangely these stories of success are not the ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by steve nicholson: "I think there is more than enough info to show that for over forty years our infant school teaching methods have been abysmal. I learnt to read in 1958/59 with no help at home as my parents trusted the system. ......"

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Sarah Dodds: Please help keep local authority schools in Lincolncshire

I am running a campaign at the moment to try and prevent the merger of five of our local Louth primary schools into a single academy. However, four weeks in and I am realising that I have more of a campaign on my hands than I thought, for the following reasons:- a) Lincolnshire is a Tory run county council. CfBT run the ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Charmaine Morgan: "Sarah Here in Grantham, Little Gonerby School is going for Academy status after holding only the most rudamentary consultation with parents and after failing to set both sides of the argument which Governors are required to do. When i wrote to ......"

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Francis Gilbert: It’s not only “left-wing nutters” who believe in great local schools for all

Toby Young's latest attack on the Local Schools Network in his Telegraph blog tries to lampoon us as "left-wing nutters". Cut behind all his silly verbiage, sneering innuendo and self-publicising grand-standing and you find that the thing he really resents is that we believe that EVERY child should go to a great local school. He is, at heart, an "elitist" who wants to educate his "chosen ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Right wing nutter in spittle-laced rage over opposition to his vanity project | Guy Debord's Cat: "[...] actually read Francis Gilbert’s blog on the LSN site and I have to say that Tobes has bitten off more than he can chew – which is [...]..."

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Stephen Smith: Why do the Government want us to believe that our schools are rubbish ?

During the last three or four weeks it's seemed like every time I've turned on the TV or my computer, I've found someone banging on about how rubbish our schools are - or alternatively about how wonderful private schools are - or how every other country's schools are better than ours. I'm sure many of the readers on this site ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Rosalyn: "I agree with your analysis of the Tory motivation for putting across negative propaganda about the current school system. There will always be difficult schools in deprived areas which will struggle. The school where I am governor is in ......"

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Professor Aneez Esmail: Don’t believe what you hear – work with your school and you too can have an outstanding local school

When we first had to make a choice about secondary schools for our first child in 2001, we were concerned. There were local stories about bad behaviour, bullying low standards and poor teaching. We could have afforded to opt out and send him to a fee paying school. However we made a point of visiting the school and talked to ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Shane Rae: "I take Ben's point completely but he is asking a much wider fundamental question about selection-much wider than the scope of this site-which is concerned with schools. For example, I think the notion of piling people into Universities on the misguided ......"

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Francis Gilbert: My joy that my son is going to the local, much-improved comprehensive

My wife and I learnt today, on National Offer Day, that our son, in Year 6, is going to the local comprehensive in Tower Hamlets, our first choice school. We are both delighted that he's going to the school for several reasons. Firstly, the school really is "on the up". My son will certainly get a great academic education there: it ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by David: "Is the statistic about GCSEs for 5 A*-Cs including English and Maths, or just any 5 GCSEs or equivalents?..."

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