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change, with a mix of policy debate, Ofsted reform and union action. Rebekah Bell looks at the key stories covered by SecEd in 2011/12


Disciplinary hearings


Should teachers facing internal disciplinary hearings be allowed legal representation? Page 7


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Alison Thomas looks at the ELLI programme and the seven dimensions of learning which can help students to become independent learners who are more reflective and confident Pages 8 and 9


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The number of teachers who die every year from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma has increased from three in 1980 to 16 in 2008. And with 75 per cent of our schools still thought to contain the deadly material, there is concern that this figure is only going to get worse. Michael Lees – whose wife, a teacher, died in 2000 after contracting mesothelioma – has been campaigning on the issue for 11 years. He is calling for some key changes to the way we manage asbestos in our schools, the guidance we give to our school leaders, and the levels of exposure we consider dangerous. In this special edition of SecEd, Mr Lees sets out his arguments and asks the Department for Education some key questions about its asbestos policy. These include: • Does the government accept that staff and pupils are being exposed to asbestos at school? • Will the government carry out a full audit into the condition of the asbestos in our schools? • Will a policy of openness be adopted so staff and parents are not left in the dark? • Will the government adopt lower and safer asbestos exposure levels for schools?


See pages 2 and 3 for his full article and the government’s response. ATL. JUST IN CASE, AND A


One in 10 new teachers abandons the profession in their first year. We look at why this is and what we can do to tackle the problem Pages 8 and 9


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Inside this issue


Social media use must be clarified, expert says


The Global Campaign


for Education This year’s Young Ambassadors have just returned from Africa where they saw first-hand the barriers to education that millions of children face Pages 8 and 9


Call for national guidance after more than one in 10 GTCE misconduct cases feature social media or email


The arms trade by Daniel White


National guidance is needed to help teachers who may use social media with students, a legal safeguarding expert has said. It comes after news that in 2011


Charles Dickens Next week sees the 200th


anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. We look at his legacy and how schools might mark the occasion Page 15


Focus on SEN SecEd reports from


Westminster as the coalition's proposals for changes to SEN policy are put under the spotlight Page 6


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the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) heard 43 cases directly linked to teachers’ use of sites such as Facebook and Twitter or online chatrooms and email with students. Safeguarding expert Dai


Durbridge told SecEd that national guidance should be introduced by the Department for Education so the “grey areas” that exist when it comes to teachers’ use of social media and email with students can be clarified. He added that guid- ance would help teachers to know how to react in certain difficult situations. Currently it is left to the discre-


tion of individual schools to decide the extent to which they make staff aware of issues surrounding social media use and Mr Durbridge says this has led to an inconsistent approach across the country. Mr Durbridge, a specialist in


safeguarding issues with education law firm Browne Jacobson, added: “There is evidence of big differenc- es among schools in their approach to the use of social media. Some ban teachers from using the sites altogether, some allow restricted usage and others have barely con- sidered the issue. There is no con- sistency between schools and this creates a grey area.” In some schools, teachers are


allowed to “friend” or connect with their students on social media, but some ban this completely. Mr Durbridge believes this also blurs the lines and can leave teachers unsure as to what is acceptable. The issue has hit the headlines


after revelations that more than one in 10 of the GTCE hearings featur- ing charges of unacceptable profes- sional conduct in 2011 (43 out of 336) were related to teachers using social media and email with pupils. Mr Durbridge said that as well


as clearer guidance, teachers must also be advised and educated about


privacy issues surrounding the use of sites like Facebook. “There is no compulsory edu-


cation about what is right for the teachers with regards to Facebook and how they can adjust their pri- vacy settings,” he continued. “It clearly needs to be looked


at, not only from a ‘friending’ point of view, but also to consider issues like appropriate privacy settings and profile pictures which – regard- less of ‘friending’ – can often be accessed by pupils, parents and colleagues alike. “Teachers can get tagged in pic-


This summer, an historic international arms treaty is set to be agreed. We look at how teachers can use this in the classroom Page 6


Apps for Good


An innovative, free project that teaches coding and computer skills alongside social responsibility Page 11


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because you don’t necessarily have to accept


invitation


for them to be able to follow you. People can see you on Twitter and your comments to different peo- ple or just in general without you knowing. Teachers need to be care- ful and made aware of the dangers.” Mike Griffiths, headteacher at Northampton School


for Boys,


agreed that social media use is a “major issue” for schools.


He told SecEd: “It is a big prob- lem and it is going to get worse before it gets better. A 25-year-old teacher has been brought up (using social media) and it


second


nature to them. They sometimes cannot see that it may become a problem.”


Mr Griffiths said it was “very unwise” for teachers to start “friend- ing”


students on social media


tures at events like stag-dos and if a student sees that then it can weaken the respect for the teacher and the authority they have in the classroom. The government needs to provide a piece of national guid- ance in order to protect the profes- sion and so teachers can look at what to do in certain situations.” Although Mr Durbridge said


Facebook was the social media site that caused the most problems for teachers, Twitter is also becoming an issue. He added: “Teachers need to be careful what they do on Twitter


sites. He added: “Every school is different and any young teacher should make sure they know what their school’s approach is on the Acceptable Use Policy and what they should and should not do.” Julian Stanley, chief executive of the Teacher Support Network, echoed this advice: “We would always recommend that


teachers


refer to their school’s procedures, policies as well as approved guid- ance on social media matters. The risk of emotional distress and har- assment for a teacher is as strong online as it is offline, so it is vital that they take great care.”


Although the government itself does not currently offer advice to teachers, Facebook does pub- lish guidance


for educators www.facebookforeducators.org OFFER


September Education secretary Michael Gove kicked off the year with a focus on truancy in schools. He said that more scrutiny would be placed on schools when it comes to attendance and unveiled plans to reduce the threshold for being persistently absent from 20 to 15 per cent of school lessons missed. Meanwhile, he warned students who make false accusations that they could face prosecution.


SecEd continued its campaign to raise awareness over the dangers of the asbestos in schools. We asked founder of the Asbestos in Schools group, Michael Lees, to outline some key questions for the Department for Education to answer. We supported his call for guidance and regulations to be created to specifically govern asbestos management in schools and for the removal of asbestos from the 75 per cent of UK schools that still contain the deadly substance (cover pictured).


Many teachers continued to protest at the government’s changes to public sector pensions. Changes to pension indexing and a 50 per cent increase in contribution rates saw teachers’ pensions devalued by up to 25 per cent. The government also said it would push ahead with plans to raise the retirement age to 66 and then to 68. Angry education unions announced plans for protests outside Parliament in October and strike action in November.


In Scotland, the publication of the long-awaited McCormac Review caused concerns among teachers after calling for more flexible working, including an end to fixed lesson preparation time and the scrapping of the Chartered Teacher scheme.


October October was dominated by talk of the newly published and revised Ofsted inspection framework. Due to come into effect in January 2012, the new regime reduced inspection to four core focuses: pupil achievement, quality of teaching, leadership, and behaviour/safety. Ofsted also announced a new website to allow parents to comment anonymously on their children’s schools. ParentView was launched amid union concern that the system could lead to false allegations. The new framework provided the subject for the first of SecEd’s new Guide To supplements (cover pictured).


On the pensions front, SecEd reported that retiring teachers will lose out by as much as £7,700 in pensions income over the next 10 years. A study by Wesleyan for Teachers found the decision to link public sector pensions to the CPI inflation measure instead of RPI meant that teachers who retired in 2010 would lose £7,670 over the next decade.


Almost a fifth of schools reported being in deficit as government cuts continued to bite. A report from the National Audit Office warned that with schools having to make cuts of £1 billion by 2014, academic standards could be hit. However, many heads said they were happy to “run with” deficits to protect pupils’ education.


Thousands of teachers took part in a day of protest during half-term. They descended on Parliament and took part in lobbies around the county in protest at the government’s pension cuts.


November/December The “biggest trade union mobilisation for a generation” went ahead at the end of November as public sector unions walked out in protest at changes to pensions. As many as 750,000 teachers and school staff were thought to have walked out. The protest caused 90 per cent of schools across the country to close (image pictured).


Six “brave” local authorities lost their fight to save their Building Schools for the Future funding. The authorities had won a High Court battle to force the


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Strike action: As many as 750,000 education workers are thought to have joined the one-day strike over pensions in November


education secretary to reconsider his decision to cut funding from their much-needed school refurbishment projects. However, Michael Gove said he was not “persuaded” to reverse the cuts (cover pictured).


The Ofsted annual report saw many negative headlines in the national press. SecEd fought back, pointing out that after the 2010/11 Ofsted inspection cycle, seven out of 10 schools had been classed as “good” or “outstanding”. Inspectors announced plans to target those schools “stuck on satisfactory”.


January The two biggest teaching unions confirmed their refusal to back the government’s “final” pensions offer. The NUT and NASUWT refused to sign up the revised pensions offer tabled before Christmas. The proposals retained plans for a career-average instead of final salary scheme but offered a better accrual rate and some protection for those teachers within 10 years of retirement.


Headteachers and education unions slammed Ofsted’s plans for “no-notice” inspections. The plans were revealed in a consultation on changes to Ofsted’s inspection framework from September 2012. Ofsted also unveiled plans to scrap the “satisfactory” rating and replace it with “requires improvement”.


Changes were promised to school league tables after schools minister Nick Gibb admitted that they can force schools to focus on certain pupils. He pledged to bring this to an end by focusing more on progression between 11 and 16. He said the tables would look at the progress of both high achieving primary pupils, as well as students from poorer backgrounds.


A SecEd special report focused on the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM). It is thought that 66,000 women in England and Wales fall victim to the illegal practice. It is feared that 23,000 girls under the age of 15 are also at risk of being forced to undergo FGM.


February There was a call for national guidance after more than one in 10 teacher misconduct cases before the General Teaching Council for England featured misuse of social media or email (cover pictured).


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Angry heads turn tables on Ofsted’s inspectors


The anger has come after a


Headteachers have launched a campaign to highlight the “variable quality” of Ofsted inspection teams. The National Association of


Head Teachers (NAHT) has called the campaign School View – a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Ofsted Parent View website which was set up to allow people to register their anonymous views of their local schools. School View is aiming to


provide an independent audit of Ofsted inspectors by schools which have been inspected. It is all part of an attempt to show the “real picture” of what happens during school inspections. At the union’s annual conference


in Harrogate this week, school leaders blamed Ofsted’s “negative rhetoric” for creating a “culture of fear in schools”. A motion backed by almost 99


per cent of the delegates stated: “This conference is both saddened and angered by the approach taken by the current chief inspector. We need both challenge and support.” It backed the union to “pursue


whatever action it deems appropriate to defend our profession”. Meanwhile, an NAHT poll of


more than 2,000 school leaders condemned the planned changes to the inspection regime for “working against standards and driving talented teachers out of the profession”. Nearly 90 per cent of those


asked said they are unhappy with the tone and content of recent Ofsted announcements, while 98 per cent said that they believe the inspectorate’s judgements are subject to political interference.


number of announcements from chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw since he took up post in January. These include plans for no-notice inspections, the replacement of the “satisfactory” rating with a new category called “requires improvement” – which will lead to special measures if schools fail to improve. The plans will also mean that schools cannot be judged “outstanding” unless their teaching is rated as such. The changes are planned for


September and come just months after the last revisions to the inspection framework in January. A consultation on the latest proposals closed last week. In his conference address,


outstanding,


NAHT president Steve Iredale said: “Once again it feels like change for change’s sake as the latest chief inspector seeks to make his mark using a high-handed, confrontational approach to which we take great exception. “We want all schools to be led by outstanding


leaders with outstanding learning and teaching being a central theme in every school. Ofsted’s constant negativity


and goalpost-moving


does little to help us achieve this.” Russell Hobby, NAHT general secretary, said that School View would go “beyond anecdote” and will catalogue “persistent errors” which the union will then tackle. Mr Hobby said: “The quality of Ofsted inspections is far too variable, too subjective. Frequent changes of the inspection framework mean that even the inspectors themselves struggle to keep up. There are fair- minded, expert inspectors out there, but we need far more.


“Ofsted wants a ‘no-excuses’


culture – well that applies to them too. If we believe in the value of a constructive inspection process, we must hold Ofsted to account for consistent, objective and high quality inspections. “School View will go beyond


Ofsted framework, while a third demanded the withdrawal of plans for no-notice inspections. On this last issue, the union


anecdote and rumour to provide hard evidence. Where we find persistent errors, it will help us offer support to schools to seek redress.” A number of motions relating


to Ofsted were passed during the NAHT conference, including one challenging the government to ensure that the Parent View website is “not open to frivolous or vexatious misuse”. Another called for an additional category of “improving” within the


received some good news when education minister Michael Gove hinted that no-notice inspections might not go ahead after all. During a speech to the NAHT


members, Mr Gove acknowledged the opposition to the idea. He said: “People fear that no-notice inspections sends a message that we don’t trust the profession. That was never the intention. “That is why when we come


back after the consultation it will be clear that we have listened to the principle that teachers and heads deserve to have the chance to know


when an inspection is coming and to be there in order to present the best face of the school. That message has been heard. Action will follow. “In due course the chief inspector


will explain how we change how notice is given so we combine efficiency of the inspection regime with fairness to schools.” An Ofsted spokesperson said:


“Ofsted has been listening to the views of headteachers, teachers and parents about its proposed changes to school inspections and will announce the results of its consultation at the end of this month.” Any headteacher can contribute


to School View by visiting www.research.net/s/SCZZC2V


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School View unveiled as Gove hints at axing no-notice plans By Pete Henshaw


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When it came to power, the government quickly pulled its support for the Diploma. A special SecEd report looks at the impact this decision has had on those students who are still studying for the qualification Page 6


Deaf awareness: The majority of the UK’s 45,000 deaf children go to mainstream schools where they can often face isolation and social exclusion. A new campaign is aiming to change this. See page 2 for details.


Curriculum houses SecEd visits Wolstanton High


SecEd Guide to...The ONLY weekly voice for secondary education Ofsted chief inspector


says that stress is just an excuse for poor performance


Ofsted’s newSecEd’s readers hit back: Inspection Framework


“A lesson in how to lose the respect and trust of an entire profession in one speech”


Key content


■ A summary overview of Ofsted’s new Inspection Framework which will come into effect from January 2012.


■ A focus on the new key inspection criteria – achievement; quality of teaching; behaviour and safety, leadership and management.


■ Other key information and advice including self-evaluation, scheduling of inspections and monitoring visits.


“I have tears in my eyes as I type this, in pure frustration that this man is allowed to hold a job of such signifi cance and yet talk such drivel”


■ Details of the new Parent View website. He’s clearly ■ The lessons learnt – both positive and


negative – from the pilot inspections carried out under the new Framework.


“Unbelievable. out of touch”


“I think Sir Michael has hit an all- time low with this”


In association with


Furore: Chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw Photo: Susannah Ireland/


Education minister Michael Gove tells the Education Select Committee that he expects more than half of secondary schools to be academies by the end of this Parliament. He also raises the idea of judging schools on where their students go after they leave.


The ATL and ASCL education unions signed up to the government’s final offer on pensions, while the NAHT decided to “withhold judgement”.


A cross-party committee of MPs called for a phased removal of all asbestos from UK schools. It said the fact that 75 per cent of schools still contain the material was a “national scandal”.


March Michael Gove set out his plans for performance-related pay for teachers. He asked the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) to advise him on how pay scales might be reformed to “strengthen the link between pay and performance”. The STRB was also asked to consider how a regional pay framework might be implemented. There is outrage at the plans, not least because a move to regional pay – in which local public sector pay is matched to the private sector – could see teachers’ pay reduced by as much as 18 per cent in some areas.


New duties on schools to deliver careers guidance for pupils in years 9 to 11 came into force. There was confusion over the requirement for schools to provide “impartial” advice and to what extent this means buying in external services. A survey finds that one in 10 schools intends to ignore the new duty.


Plans for a five-term year for Nottingham’s maintained schools sparked a union walkout by members of the National Union of Teachers. There was outrage at a council suggestion that teachers could lose their jobs if they did not comply with the plan.


A report from the children’s commissioner Maggie Atkinson finds that a Black African Caribbean boy with SEN and on free school meals is 168 times more likely to be permanently excluded than a White girl with no SEN and from a rich family. The study raises some serious questions over equality in our education system and the factors that too often lead to exclusion.


April A top-level commission is set up to examine the impact and implications of the government’s policy to mass “academies” the nation’s state schools. Christine Gilbert, former chief inspector of schools and visiting professor at London University’s Institute of Education, is to lead the inquiry.


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School, which has divided into four mini-schools, each with its own ethos, leadership team and even subject specialisms Pages 8 and 9


Digital Leaders Ben Solly explains how his


school has harnessed the ICT expertise of their students through the Digital Leaders programme Page 10


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BSF programme was scrapped by Mr Gove after he labelled it “dysfunctional and unnecessarily bureaucratic”. However, six local authori-


ties – Waltham Forest, Luton, Nottingham, Sandwell, Kent, and Newham – won a Judicial Review into the decision. The six authorities had argued that Mr Gove’s decision to scrap funding for all BSF schemes that had not been signed off by a certain date was arbitrary, with one council saying the date had been “plucked out the air”.


In the High Court earlier this year, Mr Justice Holman said the decision had been “so unfair as to amount to an abuse of power” and he ordered Mr Gove to consult with the six authorities and reconsider. He praised the councils for bringing the action, saying that “fortune had favoured the brave”.


However, despite the six authori- ties having the chance to submit further representations to Mr Gove, he announced this week that he is sticking with his original decision. Mr Gove said: “I considered these carefully but I am not persuad-


lion in BSF funding in the cuts, and David Mellen, portfolio holder for children’s services, said the deci- sion this week was “desperately disappointing but not surprising”. He told SecEd: “The lack of BSF funding available


for our


Instead they are in desperate need of repair and barely fit for the 1980s, never mind 2011.


schools creates a two-tier system in Nottingham. With the funding, the schools could have been icon- ic.


“The government and Michael Gove have handled this badly – we were promised the schools would receive the funding in March 2010 so the plans weren’t just in the pipe- line, they were promised.”


Darren Cooper, the council lead- er in Sandwell, which lost out on £125 million in BSF funding, also expressed his anger.


He said: “This announcement is a real kick in the teeth for young peo- ple. The schools in our area needed this funding. The judgement and the length of time it has taken has been demoralising for parents, demoral- ising for young people, and demor- alising for teachers.


“These schools wouldn’t have


Snubbed: Despite winning in the High Court, the six local authorities have not been able to reverse their BSF cuts


just benefited young people, we would have used local builders, and local companies – it has put a big dent in the area as a whole. “We have one


school with


12 mobile classrooms and other schools in the area are crumbling, it is just not right that young people in these schools have to suffer.”


Mr Cooper revealed to SecEd that the council’s legal team is look- ing in detail at Mr Gove’s decision – although it will not be known until next week whether they will pursue any further action.


The snub comes as Mr Gove also announced this week a national pot of £500 million which has been made available to help increase pupil places in shortage areas.


The funding has been allocated to more than 100 local authorities which are “experiencing the great- est need”. Sixteen will get more than £10 million (see box, right), while around 40 will receive noth- ing. The money comes on top of £800 million that was allocated to additional school places last year. Speaking


to the House of


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“What is unforgivable to my mind is the general slur he is making about teachers. My staff could not work any harder”


"I work 10-hour days routinely,


often 12. I have never known a period of stress in the job such as we are going through at the moment”


“All around me excellent, committed teachers talk of needing to fi nd a way out of teaching because they know the stress levels are unsustainable”


“He is making the ‘rookie’


teacher's mistake of telling off the whole class for the misdemeanours of a few”


“Google 'Ofsted + suicide' and tale after tale of


teachers taking their own lives because of the pressure of Ofsted appear”


“Our leaders need to look


at themselves, their actions and their attitudes before denying the existence of stress”


“In any other setting it might be described as bullying”


"His remarks are disgusting and a slap in the face to teachers across the country,


many of whom are buckling under enormous stress”


Turn to page 2


Support teaching: A selection of SecEd’s editions this year, including our Ofsted Guide To publication and our response to Sir Michael Wilshaw’s stress comments


May Cuts to school budgets, government criticism of the profession and declining job satisfaction have all been blamed for the loss of more than 10,000 teachers’ jobs in the past year. Notably, the biggest cut was to local authority-employed teaching staff.


The examination seminars scandal that dominated the national press before Christmas hits the headlines again as watchdog Ofqual states that face-to-face workshops on specific qualifications will be banned from September 2013. An investigation found good practice in most seminars – there are 4,000 a year – but did acknowledge incidents of malpractice.


Ofsted chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, caused outrage among professionals after stating that stress is too often used as an excuse for poor performance in schools. SecEd hit back by giving the profession a right of reply (cover pictured).


The NAHT union turns the tables on Ofsted as it launches SchoolView, a website which allows school leaders to pass comments on their Ofsted inspection teams. The move was a response to the Ofsted ParentView website (cover pictured).


June Michael Gove’s plans to axe GCSEs were leaked to the national press. Mr Gove said he wanted to introduce a new system based on the old O level exams with a “simpler exam” for less intelligent students. The proposals were likened to the CSE/O level exams, sparking fears of a return to a two-tier system. The plans, which the Lib Dems admitted they knew nothing about, also included the axing of the secondary curriculum.


Ofsted backs down on plans for no-notice inspections from September 2012, instead agreeing to call schools on the afternoon before a visit to allow heads time to prepare.


Wide-ranging changes to A levels are set out in an Ofqual consultation – including the ending of modules and January examinations, giving universities “sign- off” over content, and the possible ending of AS levels.


• All of SecEd’s articles from the past academic year, as well as digital versions of all our editions, can be found online at www.sec-ed.co.uk


SecEd • July 5 2012 by Daniel White


The “brave” local authorities who took on Michael Gove in the High Court over his decision to cut Building Schools for the Future (BSF) have been hit with the news that he has snubbed them a second time. The education minister con-


firmed this week that he has not been “persuaded” to reverse his decision to cut around £740 million in BSF funding for the councils. Last summer, the £55 billion


ed that I should depart from the deci- sion. My final decision is, therefore, not to fund the schools in the claim but, instead, to fund, in capital grant, the value of the claimant authorities’ proven contractual liabilities.” It means that the councils will


receive monies to cover the costs of contracts that they had entered into in good faith during their BSF processes. Nottingham believes it will


receive around £1.7 million, while Sandwell has told SecEd it should be owed around £30 million. Nottingham lost out on £90 mil-


SecEd


Gove not ‘persuaded’ to reverse BSF cuts


Where now for Six ‘brave’ authorities lose fight to save building funds the Diploma?


Extra pupil place funding 1


2 Waltham Forest: £25m 3 4


Redbridge: £28.7m Brent: £24.8m


Barking and


5 6 7


8 9


Dagenham: £23.9m City of Bristol: £18.3 Newham: £18m Hammersmith and Fulham: £15m


Hounslow: £13.4m Lewisham: £12.8m


10 Hertfordshire: £12.4m 11 Sutton: £12.1m 12 Surrey: £11.3m 13 Enfield: £10.4m


14 Staffordshire: £10.3m 15 Cambridgeshire: £10.3m 16 Manchester: £10.2m


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Commons this week, Mr Gove said: “This additional funding has been made available from efficien- cies and savings identified in BSF projects that are continuing. “By using the most up-to-date


information available we are mak- ing sure the savings identified are being targeted to local authorities experiencing the most severe need.” A full list of the local authori-


ties to receive funding is available on the Department for Education website. Elsewhere this week, the gov-


ernment has announced plans to free schools from “confusing and unnecessary” regulations on buildings and maintenance. A con- sultation has been launched on reducing the regulations from 32 to eight pages. To contribute, visit www.education.gov.uk/consultations


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