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SEND pupils losing out on school places

By Rachel Hopkins, Marketing Officer, Monday 16 April 2018

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Recent press attention surrounding the lack of appropriate provision in schools for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) pupils has highlighted a complex issue which seems to lack a solution for inclusivity for many children. An article by the BBC highlights the pressing matter of a cash shortfall, contrary to the government’s declaration that the money for schools and special needs had been protected. This hasn’t help many families of SEND children, with the BBC report stating that ‘4,050 special needs pupils’ in England alone, did not have a school place.

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Functional Skills reform

By David Redden, External Quality Assurance Officer, Monday 16 April 2018

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Functional Skills qualifications are changing and as an active member of the FAB Functional Skills Working Group, we want to keep you up to date with the latest developments. Consultation on the reform gives an opportunity to have an input on the future Functional Skills qualifications to help ensure they fit your learners’ needs.

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Stress Awareness Month: recognising the signs of stress

By Rachel Hopkins, Marketing Officer, Monday 09 April 2018

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Christine Bennett is a practicing Counsellor with an MSc. in Counselling Studies and extensive experience in recognising stress and trauma. In this article, Christine looks at the physical signs of stress which may manifest in yourself or your pupils, allowing you to approach and manage the situation. What is stress?

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Guest blog from Josh Dixon, Managing Director, YourCode Recruitment Group

By Josh Dixon, Managing Director, YourCode Recruitment Group, Thursday 22 March 2018

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We love hearing about how technical education can change people’s lives so when we met Josh Dixon, Managing Director at YourCode Recruitment Group, we just had to share his story. Three years ago, in June 2015, I left high school without any formal qualifications having spent numerous months in my school’s isolation unit for misbehaviour, anger management issues and a generally poor attitude to education. At this time, I was on course to fail 10 out of my 12 GCSEs, with my careers advisor advising me that I should aim to become a HGV Driver as I wasn’t intelligent enough to work in business or go to university.

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School focus: Highcrest Academy

By Neil Stocking, Vice Principle: Highcrest Academy, Tuesday 20 March 2018

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Neil Stocking, Vice Principle of one of our Champion Schools, Highcrest Academy, gives his thoughts on how teaching has changed over the years, the challenges he faces on a daily basis at Highcrest Academy, which many schools will relate to and the ways in which the school overcomes these challenges:  

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