El Cid Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Its in the news today that "secondary school progress stalled". I havnt read the article yet, but does stalled mean education is just as good as last year? I dont like all the freedom that schools are getting, if schools are improving, then I shouldnt be complaining, but they are not. Wasnt education one of the areas where they did not get their funding cut? I guess Ofsted should be unbiased, but I think that they support the government, I will read the article and post back later. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-30398160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Wasnt education one of the areas where they did not get their funding cut? who told you that? School budgets have drastically been cut over the last few years, even after the supposed financial protections have been put in place. Central Govt will argue that the rate per pupil has been maintained, but everything else is down, meaning overall school budgets are down. One of my mates works up in the north East where school budgets are devolved from central government so should be in the know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 who told you that? School budgets have drastically been cut over the last few years. In 2010 Schools were promised increased funding, every year, for the next four years, but I guess the Tories dont always tell the truth. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/oct/20/spending-review-2010-key-points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Schools also get funding based on the number of pupils. Previous birthrates have been down so the Y7 intake at secondary schools has been down than in previous years, and predicted to be so for the next year or two. There have also been new 6th form colleges set up which have "stolen" the traditional 6th form secondary school pupils. But don't get bogged down with funding, that isn't the key issue here. The issue is low level disruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Paving the way for private schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 But don't get bogged down with funding, that isn't the key issue here. The issue is low level disruption. Ofsted say its not down to the type of school, but leadership, "low level disruption" does this mean that the children have become more disruptive, or teaching staf le able to keep a quiet class. This has been an issue for generations, perhaps children have a shorter attention span because of modern living? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 You're right, leadership and failure to differentiate are key factors in schools failing. The reasons for the disruption are many. One school of thought is that the disrupters are either too challenged or not challenged enough and this could be the reason. There's a big push on data analysis now to try and identify the differentiation between pupils and tailor the work or teacher support during lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathsTutor Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Next year's GCSE exams will be using the new NC. More challenge for both schools and teachers. Good luck for Year 11 students in the coming academic year in Sep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Next year's GCSE exams will be using the new NC. More challenge for both schools and teachers. Good luck for Year 11 students in the coming academic year in Sep. This year's GCSE results have shown the biggest ever year-on-year decline - down to the lowest level since 2008. This has been driven by a fall in grades in England - as Northern Ireland's results improved and results in Wales remained stable. Even without these older pupils resitting exams, there has been a fall in the results of 16 year olds, with the proportion getting A* to C declining by 1.3% points. A kick in the teeth for Michael Gove, free schools and academies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-37175848 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 This year's GCSE results have shown the biggest ever year-on-year decline - down to the lowest level since 2008. This has been driven by a fall in grades in England - as Northern Ireland's results improved and results in Wales remained stable. Even without these older pupils resitting exams, there has been a fall in the results of 16 year olds, with the proportion getting A* to C declining by 1.3% points. A kick in the teeth for Michael Gove, free schools and academies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-37175848 How have local education authority controlled schools fared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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