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England's school system performs below its potential and can improve significantly. This white paper outlines action designed to: tackle the weaknesses in the system; strengthen the status of teachers and teaching; reinforce the standards set by the curriculum and qualifications; give schools back the freedom to determine their own development; make schools more accountable to parents, and help them to learn more quickly and systematically from good practice elsewhere; narrow the gap in attainment between rich and poor. The quality of teachers and teaching is the most important factor in determining how well children do. The Government will continue to raise the quality of new entrants to th...
The Children's Plan, conceived after consultation with both parents and professionals, sets out the Government's ambitions for improving children and young people's lives over the next decade. The six strategic objectives are to: secure the health and wellbeing of children and young people; safeguard the young and vulnerable; achieve world class standards; close the gap in educational achievement for children from disadvantaged backgrounds; ensuring young people are participating in achieving their potential to 18 and beyond; and keeping children and young people on the path to success. The ambition depends on all children's services working together at the local level and the final chapter looks at the systems which are needed for this to happen
Working Together to Safeguard Children
work of the Department for Children, Schools and Families : Oral evidence, 4 February 2009, Rt Hon Ed Balls MP and Rt Hon Jim Knight MP
The proposals in this White Paper aim to ensure that every child enjoys their childhood, does well at school and turns 18 with the knowledge, skills and qualifications that will give them the best chance of success in adult life. Pupils will go to schools that: have good behaviour, strong discipline, order and safety; teach in a way that meets their needs; have sport and cultural activities; promote their health and well-being. Every child will have a personal tutor. Any child falling behind in Key Stage 2 will have an entitlement to 10 hours of one-to-one tuition. Those behind at the start of secondary school will either have one-to-one or group catch-up tuition in Year 7. Pupil and parent ...
This publication contains guidance on the shared responsibilities and effective joint working practices between agencies and practitioners involved in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, including statutory and non-statutory guidance. This revised guidance has been updated following the publication of Lord Laming's report "The protection of children in England: a progress report" (2009, HC 330, ISBN 9780102958928), the Government's acceptance of his recommendations and its detailed response and action plan (May 2009, Cm. 7589, ISBN 9780101758925). The publication includes, in part 1, statutory guidance relating to: roles and responsibilities, Local Safeguarding Children Boards, training and development for inter-agency work, managing individual cases, supplementary guidance, child death review processes and serious case reviews. Part 2 contains non-statutory practice guidance relating to: lessons from research and inspection, implementing key principles, the welfare of vulnerable children, and managing individuals who pose a risk of harm to children.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has made progress in improving its financial management, with strong commitment at senior management and board level. The Department's ability to reach a high standard of financial management depends partly on successful working with local authorities, other partner organisations, and the schools themselves. It does, however, face specific challenges, including the need for better strategic management of its large capital programme, and to encourage better financial management in schools. The Department has built up a large capital underspend, which increased from £1.9 billion at 31 March 2008 to around £2.4 billion at the end of March 2009...
Get ready for the biggest curriculum change in more than a decade! To help teachers to deliver the new Curriculum, Scholastic has published the first complete printed version for Key Stages 1 and 2. Full programmes of study for all 11 primary subjects are included along with practical advice on how to implement the curriculum using Scholastic's time-saving resources - including the 1 million best-selling 100s series.