Amanda Spielman’s “greatest concern”
What’s been said? Published on 31 October 2018, a letter from Amanda Spielman to the Public Accounts Committee sets out what Ofsted considers to be major risks to the quality of education …
Tag: Alternative Provision
Anyone Interested in Real Evidence?
What’s been said? On 6 September 2018, Ian Mearns MP (Lab. Gateshead) spoke in a short debate at which the Education Committee presented its recent report Forgotten children: alternative provision and the …
Breaking Up with School – the Hardest Decision of our Lives
What’s been said? Two powerful accounts have been recently published by parents whose children have special needs. Both recount the traumas they went through in caring for their children when the school …
The Original Alternative Provision – Home Education
What’s been said? A recent Byte covered the 1st May 2018 Education Committee’s Oral Evidence session on Alternative Provision (AP). Home education has received high profile negative press recently in the context …
The Commissioner of Education is Responsible for Keeping the Child Safe
What’s been said? On Tuesday 1 May, the Education Committee heard further evidence in its Alternative Provision inquiry. You can watch the session (2 hours 10 minutes) or access the minutes as …