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Issue 10.05

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Supporting The Attainment Of Disadvantaged Pupils: Articulating Success And Good Practice

This NFER research investigated the role of school characteristics; school strategies; and implementation approaches in raising disadvantaged pupils’ attainment. The report highlights what the most successful schools are doing and confirms that while school intake and pupil characteristics are influential they do not solely determine pupils’ outcomes. Leadership Briefing 10.05(113)

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Are SEND Reforms Fully Supporting Children?

In June 2014, a new special education needs (SEN) code of practice was introduced, implementing changes that hoped to improve education planning for children and young adults with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). Samantha Hale, Education Law specialist at Maxwell Gillott, a trading style of Simpson Millar LLP, looks into current research on how the law is performing and avenues for legal redress. Leadership Briefing 10.05(113)

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Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice

This green paper by The Higher Education Commission (HE Commission) puts forward a number of key policy recommendations to reshape the higher education landscape to have students at its heart. Its core aims are to raise teaching standards, provide greater focus on graduate employability, widen participation in higher education, and open up the sector to new high-quality entrants. Leadership Briefing 10.05(113)

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