[PDF] Top 20 House of Commons Library: Briefing paper: Number 08072, 4 August 2017: School Governance

... Recruitment of school governors can be challenging. In 2016, Ofsted reported that “recruitment and retention of governors is a serious challenge.” 8 A 2014 report from the University of Bath found that there was a ... See full document

... white paper, The Importance of Teaching, published in November 2010: ...countries school students are expected to pursue a broad and rounded range of academic subjects until the age of ... See full document

... Not adjusting for seasonal effects, 157,100 people aged 18-24 were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance or were claiming Universal Credit and required to seek work in July 2017. This is 2,200 fewer than a year ago. ... See full document

... • Making recommendations to ministers on free school applications. • Making decisions on applications to make significant changes to an existing academy. RSCs take decisions on behalf of the Secretary of State and ... See full document

... In primary schools, some teachers lack the specialist knowledge needed to teach PE well and outcomes for pupils are not as good as they could be. More able pupils are not always challenged to achieve their very best, ... See full document

... The School System in England This briefing offers a short introduction to the types of state-funded schools in England and how they differ from each ... See full document

... In 2008 the then Department for Children, Schools and Families looked at the intake of grammar schools in comparison to that of their local area. This found that free school meal rates in grammars were not ... See full document

... Millennials are much less likely than older colleagues to have had access to defined benefit pensions. The amount paid into a scheme by an individual’s employer tends to be considerably higher under defined benefit ... See full document

... 2.5 The government wants to ensure that families get the best value for school uniforms. A 2015 Department for Education survey found that nearly one-fifth of parents and carers reported that they had suffered ... See full document

... compulsory school age, or one child with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan or who is looked-after, must be registered with the ...independent school is a criminal offence under Section 159 of the ... See full document

... until August 2014 that a formal announcement of the introduction of a ‘family test’ was made: […] The reality is that in the past the family just hasn’t been central to the way government ... See full document

... of school exclusions and report high levels of bullying and racial ...one school at the same time), may enrol at a school at their current location, or may be home ...a school place outside ... See full document

... white paper, The Importance of Teaching, published in November 2010: ...countries school students are expected to pursue a broad and rounded range of academic subjects until the age of ... See full document

... sheer number means that I start from a position of caution…Some of those proposals are niche, to say the least, but when made they all have a strong and persuasive argument behind them, with support from a strong ... See full document

... the Commons Committee Stage of the Digital Economy Bill 2016-17 , an Opposition amendment, New Clause 19, was tabled to, Kevin Brennan stated, “explicitly provide for councils to share benefit data with schools, ... See full document

... The Government has consistently said they wish to decrease teacher workload, but the new assessment system dramatically increases it. Despite the school year starting over five months ago, the required ... See full document

... the number of men and women aged 16-24 who were NEET have been at similar levels, and in the last quarter of 2016 slightly more men were NEET than women for the first time since comparable records ...the ... See full document

... white paper, The Importance of Teaching, published in November 2010: ...countries school students are expected to pursue a broad and rounded range of academic subjects until the age of ... See full document

... As regards children with statements of SEN which name schools as the appropriate placement for a child but parents decide to educate such a child at home, it remains the local authority’s duty to ensure that the child’s ... See full document

... In December 2015, the Government confirmed in a response to a Parliamentary Question that student applications for UTCs were being encouraged: Nick Boles: Like all academies, each university technical college (UTC) is ... See full document