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LGA warns education improvement work at risk


Education improvement work could be put at risk after the Government confirmed that only £50 million will be allocated to councils from September 2017 to cover duties that they have traditionally received £450 million for, and even topped up to £815 million a year from their own budgets. The Local Government Association, which


represents over 370 councils across England, is also warning that as well as allowing councils to work closely with their local schools to improve where necessary, the grant has also regularly helped ensure children are well supported with speech therapy, physiotherapy and good attainment. It has also allowed councils to plan for more school places and run criminal checks before recruiting staff.


Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local


Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, said: “89 per cent of council-maintained schools are


now rated as either good or outstanding by Ofsted. Only this month, in its annual report, inspectors recognised the increase in school performance overall across the country was a direct result of the number of council-maintained primary schools improving during 2015/16. Cutting councils’ school improvement budgets risks the long-term work and planning that has been put in place. “Councils’ track record of helping to improve


schools with their local knowledge, expertise and democratic oversight cannot be ignored. With most secondary schools now academies, Ofsted


has also found that more work needs to be done to improve these schools, especially in Northern parts of the country and in the Midlands. “Councils are key to unlocking that


improvement. Allowing them to intervene early and use their vast experience would help these schools to deliver the high-quality education that all of our children deserve.”


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Derby College nursery celebrates Ofsted praise


Derby College’s pre-school nursery based at the Broomfield Hall campus in Morley has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted inspectors in all areas of its work.


The inspection, which took place in November, looked at four key areas – effectiveness of leadership and management; quality of teaching learning and assessment; personal development, behaviour and welfare and outcomes for children – all of which were judged as ‘Outstanding’.


The Ofsted report follows Derby College’s overall Ofsted inspection earlier this year which rated the academic and vocational provision as ‘Good’ with its work with employers and for students with higher needs as ‘Outstanding’. Derby College Chief Executive Mandie Stravino said: “We are obviously delighted with the findings of the Ofsted inspection and I


Rockwood Academy joins forces with charity Homeless Heroes to help Birmingham’s homeless


A school in Birmingham has joined forces with a charity in a bid to help the homeless. Rockwood Academy, run by CORE Education


Trust, has begun an ongoing partnership with Homeless Heroes which will see pupils and staff raising funds and helping out at the charity’s soup kitchen. The charity, set up by Birmingham resident


Javed Iqbal, provides food, beverages and clothing for the homeless four times a week. It relies solely on donations from friends, family and the public. Staff at Rockwood Academy, including


Principal Fuzel Choudhury (pictured), have already spent an evening helping at Homeless Heroes’ soup kitchen in Albert Street in the city centre.


A series of lessons and assemblies are now


planned at the school on the topic of homelessness, while pupils are to join staff over the coming months to also lend a hand at the soup kitchen. Rockwood Academy’s Principal Fuzel


Choudhury said: “I have read with dismay the recent coverage regarding the issue of homelessness in Birmingham. “My staff and I are grateful to Homeless


Heroes for allowing my senior leadership team and myself to join them and to see first-hand the incredible work they are doing. “The night we spent with them was eye-


opening and cemented my passion for ensuring we make this partnership a success.


10 www.education-today.co.uk “Giving back to the local community is the very


foundation that Rockwood Academy is built on. “We want to instil a sense of responsibility in


our students, so that when they leave Rockwood, they remain conscious of those around them who are less fortunate and are focused in helping to change lives.”


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congratulate all the staff involved with Little Explorers on this justified praise. “Little Explorers reflects the ethos of the whole College – providing a high-quality education and environment which prepares the children here and the students elsewhere in the College for the next stage in their lives.” Little Explorers Manager Kate Cox, who was singled out for praise in the report, said: “Having gained a ‘Good’ grading three years ago, we are thrilled to have gained top grades across the board for this inspection.


“It shows the high standards that we set ourselves in motivating the children’s curiosity and interest in their surroundings so that they are not only happy and healthy but are well prepared for starting school.”


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