News
90,000 more pupils taking core academic GCSEs than in 2010
January 29 2015
The government’s plan for education has helped to dramatically increase the number of pupils taking core academic subjects at GCSE. New school-level performance table figures show that 90,000 more pupils took the challenging EBacc compared to 2010, an increase of 71% in 4 years.
Figures also show more girls than ever are taking maths and physics at A level.
Read the full article and download the performance table figures via this link.
Revised SEND 'code of practice for 0 to 25 years' published
January 29 2015
The Department for Education and the Department of Health have published a revised 'SEN and disability code of practice 0 to 25 years', which comes into effect on 1 April 2015.
This code, which applies to England, is for:
Ofsted confirms radical reforms to education inspection
January 28 2015
Ofsted has confirmed some of the most significant changes to the inspection of education in its history, following an extensive programme of public consultation.
Alongside the changes to inspection, Ofsted is making significant changes to the way it contracts with, trains and manages inspectors.
Scholarship funding for School Business Managers
January 25 2015
Scholarship funding for the new ILM accredited Diploma for School Business Managers Level 4, 5 and 6 will be available shortly. This programme replaces the former Certificate, diploma and advanced diploma for school business managers offered by NCTL. To ensure that you receive information about scholarships for these programme please complete our expression of interest form.
Speech: The power of teachers to change lives - Nicky Morgan
January 22 2015
Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Nicky Morgan, addresses The Education World Forum.
Extract:
'The power of education to change lives is something that unites us all.
And we need to do all we can to harness this power; not just to improve standards in education, but to unlock the potential of all young people - girls and boys. And by doing that, to narrow inequalities, reduce poverty and achieve our wider development goals.'
New headteacher standards and review of ITT published
January 18 2015
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has unveiled new professional standards for headteachers in England. The revised standards (available here), created by the profession, for the profession, are designed to empower and inspire heads, drive aspiration, promote excellence and reflect the greater decision-making powers heads now enjoy.
BPN Early Years Quality Assurance Agency Report
January 13 2015
During the early autumn we were subject to a detailed Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) audit of our Early Years Teacher Status programme. The audit team concluded that we had made commendable progress on our action plan and that we had maintained all strengths identified in previous audits. Commendable progress is the highest grading QAA awards.
The following areas of our outstanding practice were noted:
Hellos and Goodbyes
December 12 2014
We have had a number of changes happen within BPN this month. We have said goodbye to one of the BPN lifers: Julie Dollin who left BPN last week (5th December) to start a new job with Bristol City Council. Katie Trace from our Events and Resources team has also waved a temporary farewell as she is off on a year’s maternity leave, but she will be popping in throughout the year.
Maths and science must be the top priority in our schools, says Prime Minister
December 12 2014
The government is launching a major push on maths, science and technology to equip more pupils with the skills needed to work and succeed in high-tech and science-based industries, Prime Minister David Cameron will announce. 17,500 maths and science teachers will be trained, a new computer science GCSE will focus on coding, and world-first code college will be launched.
Inset Day Workshops
December 01 2014
Our support staff INSET training workshop is ideal for TAs and HLTAs who play a vital role in supporting teaching and learning in schools, where high quality intervention can have a great impact upon the achievements and well-being of pupils. Our half day or whole day INSET engages support staff to reflect on and learn about themes that include: