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We need to look beyond the education sector for solutions to school absenteeism – here’s why
“Parents have responsibilities,” Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told an audience at the Centre for Social Justice earlier this year. “One of the things we do as parents that has the biggest impact on our children is making sure they go to school.” Persistent school absenteeism is one of the central challenges facing the…
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CfEY’s Head of Policy comments on the challenges of primary school exclusions on BBC 5Live
CfEY’s Head of Policy, Baz Ramaiah, joined Nihal Arthanayake on BBC 5Live to discuss new research highlighting the large percentage of young people who are permanently excluded from primary school who go on to achieve no GCSE qualifications. Baz made the case that funding and resourcing challenges for schools make permanent exclusion more likely and…
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Rethinking Leadership: What else? What next? What if?
The development of school leaders is critical to the current and future success of our highly devolved school system. We have come a long way in England, but a significant gap remains between current provision and what is needed for leadership development. While NPQ reforms are a positive step forward, leaders need a more holistic…