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Nigel Bailey: Social engineering at King’s School, Hove

Here’s an amusing introduction to the proposed King’s School 2014 admissions policy. It states: "This admissions policy reinforces the educational vision upon which King’s Church of England School is being established. The school will be inclusive, will meet the individual needs of all learners and will be based on the principles of the Church of England." So the school, which has confirmed ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Roger Titcombe: "Most of my posts have been about the mirage of school improvement brought about by degraded curriculum. The other major school improvement smoke and mirrors tactic is the exploitation of powers over admissions policies. Any attempts at regulation to bring ......"

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Rebecca Hanson: RSA Debate – Is Education the Answer to Social Mobility?

I was lucky enough to be at this debate on Tuesday. The audio is now live and you can find it here: The obvious highlight was Jo Shuter talking with great ability and flexibility about how secondaries in tough areas really change lives. Her comments start at 10 minutes but she also makes some important points in her answer to the ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Rebecca Hanson: "Guest is your comment in the wrong place? It doesn't relate to anything going on in this post or discussion as far as I can tell......."

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Fiona Millar: To profit or not to profit

Last month I was invited to speak at a conference of housing professionals on the subject “To Profit or Not To Profit”.  The government is now trying to entice private sector providers into the social housing sector and I was asked to give a perspective on this issue from the education sector’s point of view. It was a good opportunity to ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "Emma - many of these non-for-profits have trading arms which sell services to their academies. The National Audit Office 2010 was concerned about a conflict of interest when sponsors put pressure on their academies to purchase services from the ......"

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Allan Beavis: How effective can Gove’s school reforms be if the government fails to tackle child poverty?

There has been much fighting talk from Education Secretary Michael Gove in recent weeks, perhaps to quash increasing criticism of his education policies and to give some much needed spin to the ideologies that he is convinced will raise standards in our schools. According to him, anyone who opposes his reforms are happy with failure and this attitude is typical ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "Even minor differences between children’s home lives can have a significant impact on pre-school development, says a report from the Resolution Foundation which featured in TES (13 Jan 2012). The analysts rated households by their before-tax household income* as follows: low ......"

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Ian Taylor: How Finland Really Can Help Us Improve Our Education System

How Finland Really Can Help Us Improve Our Education System A lot of Mr Gove’s education policy seems to come from examples of education systems in other countries. These examples are chosen because their school systems are producing better “results” than ours. Finland receives hundreds of visits a year from the world’s educationalists, who are all trying to find the secret ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Tom Arnold: "I think Finland model will help only if the political system has the heart to change...."

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Sirkku Nikamaa-Berg: Quality education and tools for a good life for everyone

I am a Finnish educator with years of teaching experience in Finnish schools. I have also participated in educational development projects in Finland (ICT, support for growth and learning, pastoral care, anti-bullying) I am currently living in London and continue my work in improving education for all. The goals of the Local Schools Network are congruent with those of the very well ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by David Lewis: "Lest we forget, Labour had ample time to introduce a 'Finnish' approach to education and but chose to open the door to private enterprise getting involved in running schools. I do not recall Ed Balls taking the time to use ......"

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gaurav: Ensure that every state-funded school opening in Richmond from now on is inclusive, so that no child can be denied a place in a good local school because of the religion or belief of their parents.

Rising pupil numbers mean the borough needs more secondary schools. Sites are hard to find and money is tight. Yet the Council has given top priority to offering a site for a Voluntary Aided Catholic school, which will effectively be closed to a majority of the borough's children. It needs to think again. For more details please visit this site. read more and comment →

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Janet Downs: Inclusion is the key to successful school systems, says OECD

What affects pupil outcomes?    The major paper, “Education at a Glance 2011”, from the globally-respected Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), found that the factors which encouraged high pupil achievement included “positive teacher-student relations, high expectations for students’ success, and a safe school environment.”  OECD is clear: these qualities are “more easily achieved in inclusive school systems.” What, then, is an ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "Jim C - please read the TES article above re Andreas Schleicher. Then the following about his being honoured in Germany. http://www.oecd.org/document/17/0,3746,en_2649_39263238_2507025_1_1_1_1,00.html And there's this from the Goethe Institute: http://www.goethe.de/wis/fut/dos/gdw/sla/en2528036.htm A potted biography at the World Bank (Mr Gove doesn't seem to get ......"

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Janet Downs: The jury’s still out on how many of the 24 free schools are in deprived areas

DfE analysis disputes claims that more than half of the newly-opened Free Schools are in the most advantaged areas. However, the DfE advises caution when arguments are based on larger areas than those used in its analysis as these may “contain mixed pockets of deprivation and affluence”. Its findings are more nuanced than announcements from Rachel Wolf et al that ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by ChampagneSocialistNetwork: "Well Said! I hate this holier than thou hypocrisy. as someone who comes from a single-parent home & raised on a housing estate. I was denied accesss to the best Comprehensive schools near me all because of my address postcode ......"

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Francis Gilbert: The hidden implications of the Green Paper: less funding for Special Needs and increased segregation?

The Green Paper on Special Needs contains some important ideas. Let's look at some: Important quotes from the paper. The Green Paper suggests, the government will: "give parents a real choice of school, either a mainstream or special school. We will remove the bias towards inclusion and propose to strengthen parental choice by improving the range and diversity of schools from which parents can choose, ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Lucy Knight-Ballard: "Strong inclusion, weak inclusion, out right segregation. I haven't had chance to read the paper yet and I don't know which approach it leans toward, but I would expect it to take into account the hugely diverse range of pupil ......"

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