25 February 2020          View The Latest Issue Online          Follow Us On Twitter          View This Email Online

NEWS
Designated Safeguarding Leads to have more focus on academic achievement
The DfE is consulting on plans to change the role of Designated Safeguarding Leads in schools so that they have a greater focus on improving the academic achievement of vulnerable children, as part of their existing safeguarding duties.....read more

Taskforce to eliminate gender inequality in education
A taskforce has been set up to tackle gender stereotyping in education in Scotland.....read more
Extension to London school air pollution programme proposed

Green Party London Assembly Member Caroline Russell has proposed that the Mayor extends the funding for schools to tackle poor air quality.....read more

Research into effectiveness of teaching GCSEs over three years
A new research project from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and run by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) will find out whether teaching GCSEs over three years is more effective than teaching them over two.....read more
Funding pressures hamper curriculum quality
Ofsted's report into the ways in which schools are dealing with funding pressures has found that curriculum breadth and quality of education may be coming under pressure.....read more

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