[PDF] Top 20 House of Commons Library: Briefing paper: Number 07980, 19 June 2017: 'SATs' and primary school assessment in England

... new assessment system dramatically increases it. Despite the school year starting over five months ago, the required ‘exemplifications’ for the teacher assessment of writing have only just been ... See full document

... achieved solely by increasing the PAN in line with the School Admissions Code. 14 In the case of community, foundation and voluntary schools, local authorities can also propose that a school’s premises be enlarged ... See full document

... The findings of this study have also highlighted challenges for the future of PE and sport in primary schools. To sustain the impact of the premium, schools have used it to invest in training for existing staff. ... 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

... general briefing only and should not be relied on as a substitute for specific ...The House of Commons or the author(s) shall not be liable for any errors or omissions, or for any loss or damage of ... See full document

... Single and small academy trusts and sixth form colleges were able to bid for funding through the Condition Improvement Fund, with guidance published by the Education and Skills Funding Agency stating that the HPCF “is ... See full document

... In its February 2016 report, Training new teachers, the National Audit Office stated that the DfE had evidence of a link between bursaries and the number of ITT applications, but that this did not extend to the ... See full document

... 2.1 Direct funding through the funding council The Secretary of State writes to HEFCE around the turn of each year to set out funding, priorities, student numbers and related matters for the following financial year. ... 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 ... See full document

... section 19 of the Education Act 1996 (this would fall under either paragraph 18 or paragraph 20 of Schedule 2 to the School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations ... See full document

... work based learning. 3 This number was around 56% of those in receipt of EMA in 2010. Funding is allocated to individual schools and colleges to distribute to students under their own criteria. For most ... See full document

... of school governors can be ...and primary schools, schools serving disadvantaged areas, schools in urban/city and town locations, schools with below average levels of pupil attainment, schools with a ... See full document

... independent school standards are likely to be met before a school can be ...the school is likely to meet the independent school standards upon ...independent school standards which is ... See full document

... We will establish new institutes of technology, backed by leading employers and linked to leading universities, in every major city in England. They will provide courses at degree level and above, specialising in ... See full document

... Again, the proposals proved highly controversial and generated strong feeling among commentators – particularly with respect to the proposed subject content. On 20 March 2013, The Independent published a highly critical ... See full document

... 23 June 2016, the Government announced that EU students applying for a place at an English higher education institution in the 2017-18 academic year will continue to be eligible for the same funding and ... See full document

... on school transport in June 2015, the Schools Minister Nick Gibb expanded on the Government position: We believe that [local authorities] are best placed to determine how resources should be used in the ... See full document

... In a Westminster Hall debate on AS levels and A levels in April 2013, the then Schools Minister, David Laws, explained why the Government were making the changes: ...We want to give students a better experience of ... See full document

... In a Westminster Hall debate on AS levels and A levels in April 2013, the then Schools Minister, David Laws, explained why the Government were making the changes: ...We want to give students a better experience of ... See full document

... (November 2017) In its fifth annual state of the nation report, published in November 2017, the Social Mobility Commission noted that schools in deprived areas often struggle to recruit teachers and, where ... See full document