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Issue 7.06

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A New Approach For Our Schools

This CBI report outlines measures to address low performance. They include: giving more freedom to teachers; moving the focus from league tables to delivering a more rounded education; a shift from GCSEs to make 18 the focus of secondary education; and introducing vocational A-levels with the same standing as traditional A-levels. The report also looks at pre-school, primary and secondary school and has consulted businesses, teachers, school leaders and academics, to identify the key issues facing the UK’s schools and the approaches that will help to address them. Leadership Briefing issue 7.06 (78)

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What’s The Value Of A UK Degree?

This report by the university think tank, Million+, establishes that funding higher education leads to the creation of a substantial number of direct and indirect benefits. These include enhanced employment and earnings outcomes, which directly result in increased Exchequer tax receipts, as well as the spillover effects of a highly skilled workforce and increased firm level productivity. Overall, the report finds that higher education remains an exceptionally good investment for individuals and taxpayers, and concludes that any reduction in participation will have significant and measurable long term consequences. Leadership Briefing issue 7.06 (78)

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Building A High Quality Technical And Vocational Route Through The Education System

This Policy Exchange report warns that many students are suffering from the lack of an alternative to traditional academic studies and that a distinct technical and vocational route through the education system may help reduce dropout and disengagement. The report calls for greater competition among academic and technical education providers. It also says that employers should work more closely with technical and vocational education providers to ensure the curriculum is relevant to future jobs and incorporates high quality instruction to industrial-level standards. Leadership Briefing issue 7.06 (78)

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Towards Universal Participation In Post-16 Mathematics

The solution to England’s poor participation rate in post-16 mathematics education could lie in a new qualification that provides a clear and attractive alternative for students who don’t currently go on to study AS or A level Mathematics, according to this comparative study of mathematics education published by the Nuffield Foundation. The course, for students who do not take A-level maths, should focus on mathematical fluency. Leadership Briefing issue 7.06 (78)

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Understanding Speech, Language And Communication Needs

The Better Communication Research Programme (BCRP) was commissioned by the government in response to the Bercow review of services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs to extend our understanding of the needs of and support provided for pupils with SLCN. The report considers how the BCRP studies contribute to understanding of what constitutes quality first teaching and then explore the implications of the studies for understanding and supporting the needs of pupils with SLCN and those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Leadership Briefing issue 7.06 (78)

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Unleashing Greatness: Getting The Best From An Academised System

This new report by the Academies Commission recommends that the Government should do more to encourage them to use their new found freedoms to drive up standards in the classroom. Whilst noting many stunning successes, the Commission’s report concludes that driving excellence in teaching and learning particularly requires schools to focus rigorously on what’s happening in classrooms, with greater expectations around collaboration and school to school support. The responsibility to deliver fair access should be reinforced, with greater accountability to key stakeholders, especially parents, backed by strong, expert and independent governance. Leadership Briefing issue 7.06 (78)

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Transitions Between Categories Of SEN Pupils With SLCN & ASD Through The Education System

The main focus of this DfE report was on the transitions into and out of the different categories of SEN that are made in secondary school by pupils who are initially identified in Year 6 in their primary school as having SLCN or ASD. This analysis enables us to understand how student’s needs change as they pass through the education system and how their trajectories may differ according to their personal or school characteristics. Leadership Briefing issue 7.06 (78)

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