Specialist schools effectiveness questioned
News Article 7 September 2007
The government has rejected claims that specialist schools do not improve exam results.
Report critical of specialist schools
Press Review 7 September 2007
A report by academics from Cambridgeshire and Staffordshire universities concludes that government moves to create more specialist schools have failed to boost standards.
Religious schools 'to teach citizenship'
Press Review 17 May 2007
Ruth Kelly is set to announce plans to introduce citizenship lessons in religious schools to help tackle the rise of extremism.
Minister: Schools must twin or close
Press Review 8 May 2007
Pupils from mostly white schools should twin with those from different racial backgrounds to promote community cohesion, schools minister Jim Knight has argued.
Association for Physical Education
Government Affairs Website
Schools set for 'radical reform'
News Article 11 October 2005
The prime minister has promised to accelerate the spread of specialist and academy schools throughout the state system.
Specialist schools
Policy Consultation 7 March 2005
Comments from the Disabilities Trust, the National Deaf Children's Society, and the Institute of Education.
Labour education manifesto
Policy Consultation 4 March 2005
Comment from the National Union of Teachers and the Secondary Heads Association.
Special-needs schools
Policy Consultation 17 February 2005
Comment from the Department for Education and Skills, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, National Autistic Society, the Royal National Institute of the Blind, the Institute of Education, the National Deaf Childrens Society and the Disability Rights Commission
Specialist schools outperform rivals
News Article 16 February 2005
The government has welcomed a report which says pupils studying at specialist schools get better GCSE results than their peers at non-specialist schools.
Specialist schools lead exam success
Press Review 16 February 2005
Exam results are improving faster in specialist schools than their comprehensive counterparts, according to an Ofsted evaluation released today.
Ofsted issues warning to Islamic schools
Press Review 18 January 2005
The popularity of Islamic schools is a potential threat to Britain's national identity, the head of Ofsted said yesterday.
Special educational needs
Policy Consultation 12 October 2004
Comment from the Department for Education and Skills, the Conservatives, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, the National Union of Teachers and the Institute of Education.
Inclusive education
Policy Consultation 6 August 2004
Comment from the National Association of Schoolmaster and Union of Women Teachers, the Disabilities Trust, the Disability Rights Commission, the National Deaf Children's Society and the Institute of Education.
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