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Issue 7.07

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Children and Families Bill

The new Children and Families Bill includes reforms to adoption, family justice, an overhaul of Special Educational Needs, reinforcing the role of the Children’s Commissioner and plans to introduce child-minders agencies. It also includes the extension of the right to request flexible working to all employees, and proposals to allow parents to choose how they share up to a year’s leave to look after their new-born children have been announced. Leadership briefing issue 7.07 (79)

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Unleashing Greatness: Getting The Best From An Academised System

Set up by the Pearson Think Tank and the RSA to examine the long term impact of academisation on educational outcomes, the Academy Commission’s report argues that the Government must apply a more systematic approach towards implementing the next phase of the academies programme as well as a forensic focus on teaching quality if its transformative potential is to be truly realised. Leadership Briefing issue 7.07 (79)

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How English Schools Can Work With Parents To Keep Them On Track

This new research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that the real challenge for disadvantaged young people is achieving their aspirations. It argues that schools and policy-makers in England put a lot of effort into ‘raising aspirations’ to increase achievement among disadvantaged pupils, but this is based on false assumptions about low aspirations. The real challenge for disadvantaged young people is achieving their aspirations. Schools should focus on keeping pupils’ aspirations on track. Working with parents is a highly effective way of doing so. Leadership Briefing issue 7.07 (79)

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