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Virtual schools’ expanded remit needs more cash

    Opinion
  • Thursday, September 21, 2023
    • | CYP Now
In the post-pandemic era of hybrid working, for most people the term “virtual school” is likely to conjure up a vision of home learning online. However, the function played by virtual schools is quite different. As a statutory service within England’s local authorities, they are designed to support the educational progress of children in care.

Make schools part of wider support system

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 22, 2023
    • | CYP Now
You can understand if school leaders feel a little put upon. Not content with being tasked to prepare the next generation for the challenges of a rapidly changing world, policymakers are increasingly turning to schools to solve some of society's wider problems.

New term target: more collaboration in education

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022
    • | CYP Now
September is a bittersweet month for many in England and Wales, forever connected with the end of the summer holidays and the start of a new school year. To embrace the spirit of a fresh start, I’ve been thinking about what I’d like to see change this coming academic year.

Turing programme will fail disadvantaged young people

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, April 27, 2022
    • | CYP Now
Drowned out by the noise of Brexit and the pandemic, the government’s broken promise to remain a member of the Erasmus+ overseas study scheme has been largely overlooked. Yet, the failure to reach an agreement regarding its membership of the scheme post-Brexit, continues to have a devastating impact on young people.

Letters to the Editor: Webinar for childcare providers

    Opinion
  • Friday, January 1, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Managing an early years and childcare setting, whether it be a home-based childminder, out of school club, a small voluntary playgroup, a nursery or a chain, a school or children’s centre, is a complex task. It is one of balancing quality, health and safety, with parents’ and children’s needs, funding and fees, and business sustainability.

Time is the key in secure school reforms

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 29, 2019
    • | CYP Now
The government announced last month that Oasis Charitable Trust will operate the first secure school in the country on the current site of Medway Secure Training Centre (STC).

Education cuts undermine SEND reforms

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, January 2, 2019
    • | CYP Now
An Ofsted report into the support (or lack of) for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)published in December was reported as a "national scandal". True. But who's to blame?

Funding and fairness key to schools debate

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 30, 2018
    • | CYP Now
The speech by shadow education secretary Angela Rayner to the Labour party conference was strong on principle - whatever your view of academies, she has come out strongly in support of a particular vision of education.

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