A consultation on plans to strengthen powers to intervene in schools failing to actively promote British values has been launched by the Department for Education. The DfE expects to introduce tougher regulations for free schools and academies in September.
The number of sex offenders banned from working with children has fallen by 75 per cent since the disclosure and barring legislation was changed in 2011. The Daily Mail reports figures obtained by Labour through a Freedom of Information request, which show that 12,360 people were banned from working with children in 2011 compared with 2,800 in 2013.
New research shows that two thirds of primary schools are not fully prepared for the start of the government’s universal free school meals scheme in September. According to the Telegraph, a survey by head teachers’ advice service The Key found that one in eight schools are struggling to prepare for the reforms.
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