measures. As a result, schools could expect a larger proportion of pupils than usual to get lower grades in that subject The government are reportedly dropping plans to weaken fire safety standards in new schools. Ministers are re-examining changes to school safety guidance and that sections weakening the language around safety requirements – including sprinklers – will be removed. The DfE has published the 2016 School Workforce Census figures. For a summary of the key points, see The number of FSM children in grammar schools has only risen by 0.1 per cent in a year – despite a growing pressure from ministers on existing selective schools to do more, new figures show. OCR has dropped GCSE Film Studies from September The government’s is planning to reintroduce a baseline assessment that would judge children’s abilities at age 4. This would be used as a starting point for measuring children’s progress between starting school and Year Six. But in infant and first schools only, which do not have a Year Six, KS1 tests could remain as accountability measures. Twice as many black and minority ethnic teachers have experienced discrimination at work compared to white counterparts, according to report by NASUWT and the Runnymede Trust DfE figures reveal that only 14 per cent of pupils were eligible for and receiving free school meals in January 2017 – the lowest proportion since 2001, when records began. A document containing the figures states: "Entitlement to free school meals is determined by the receipt of income-related benefits. As the number of benefit claimants decreases, the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals also falls." But heads say that, while fewer of their pupils' parents may be claiming benefits, they still appear to be facing similar levels of deprivation.
measures. As a result, schools could expect a larger proportion of pupils than usual to get lower grades in that subject The government are reportedly dropping plans to weaken fire safety standards in new schools. Ministers are re-examining changes to school safety guidance and that sections weakening the language around safety requirements – including sprinklers – will be removed. The DfE has published the 2016 School Workforce Census figures. For a summary of the key points, see The number of FSM children in grammar schools has only risen by 0.1 per cent in a year – despite a growing pressure from ministers on existing selective schools to do more, new figures show. OCR has dropped GCSE Film Studies from September The government’s is planning to reintroduce a baseline assessment that would judge children’s abilities at age 4. This would be used as a starting point for measuring children’s progress between starting school and Year Six. But in infant and first schools only, which do not have a Year Six, KS1 tests could remain as accountability measures. Twice as many black and minority ethnic teachers have experienced discrimination at work compared to white counterparts, according to report by NASUWT and the Runnymede Trust DfE figures reveal that only 14 per cent of pupils were eligible for and receiving free school meals in January 2017 – the lowest proportion since 2001, when records began. A document containing the figures states: "Entitlement to free school meals is determined by the receipt of income-related benefits. As the number of benefit claimants decreases, the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals also falls." But heads say that, while fewer of their pupils' parents may be claiming benefits, they still appear to be facing similar levels of deprivation.
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