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Government promises ‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Thursday 17 March 2016

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As promised in yesterday’s Budget announcement, the government has today released a white paper on schools, entitled ‘Educational Excellence Everywhere.’ Forget the 3 ‘R’s – it’s all about the 3 ‘E’s. The key headlines include a couple of new initiatives, and some further details on policies that have been emerging for some time:

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Budget 2016: The outcomes for education

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Wednesday 16 March 2016

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Chancellor George Osborne today announced the Budget 2016. The key education headlines related mainly to schools, with the news that the government intends to turn all state schools into academies confirmed after being leaked last night. The Chancellor said that by 2020, all schools either will be an academy, or will be in the process of becoming an academy. This has been a key focus of the government’s time in parliament, including during its coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

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Budget 2016: A High Stakes Game

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Friday 04 March 2016

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2015 was a peculiar year for politics, and there were few areas impacted more than education and skills. There were two Budgets, and a combined Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement. Announcements included the Apprenticeship Levy, the extension of learners loans to those aged 19+, and the much maligned review of post-16 education and training institutions. It's a mark of how difficult times have been that the sector breathed a collective sigh of relief at funding cuts in the Autumn Statement, simply because we all expected much worse. 

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The right advice

By , Monday 22 February 2016

Careers advice is once again in the news, as a new law that states vocational and academic options must be promoted equally is touted. This follows the Ofsted Annual Report 2014-2015, which revealed that one of the most common reasons learners don’t continue study or enter into employment is because the careers advice they receive before choosing their route after school was flawed. In particular, vocational education or training and Apprenticeships were poorly promoted; in fact, Apprenticeships are often presented as a last option to learners.

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Digital literacy is a must

By , Friday 19 February 2016

How important is technology to learning, and how can you maximise the digital devices you already have and upskill staff so they can incorporate them into lesson delivery? The use of technology in education has been in and out of the news since the release of the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group (FELTAG) report which recommended that all publicly-funded courses should have 10% of the content delivered solely online by this academic year. Many saw this as an unrealistic target, arguing educational institutions wouldn’t be able to meet this milestone or the additional target of 50% online delivery by 2017-2018.

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