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Your students aren't reading books? Show them how it's done

Oct 13, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Irena Barker |Durell Barnes |Aidan Warlow |Tom Arrand

Roughly speaking, the proportion of suitable applicants to Oxford and Cambridge who receive an offer to those who do not, is approximately 1:8. This is the first thing I explain to aspiring Year 12 students who have decided to take the first tentative steps on the Oxbridge journey.
'A powerful analysis of the impact of Covid'

Sep 10, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Helen Kelly |Helen Pike |Aidan Warlow

A report by education expert Tim Oates published this week pulls together research into the impact of Covid on schools but does not pull any punches. The title alone sums up the immediacy and clarity of the analysis: The Covid-19 pandemic may be a thing of the past – its impact in schools is not. The paper’s power rests on its synthesis of research on the impact of Covid on the various key stages.
VAT: How to survive a political shock

Jul 29, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Chris Barnes |Aidan Warlow |Louise Brenlund

The independent schools sector is entering uncharted waters. The likelihood that the election will result in the introduction of VAT on school fees together with the removal of some long cherished charitable reliefs is causing most governing bodies significant concern. Discussions around the board table are inevitably of a different nature compared to the habitual rhythm of the academic year.
Are your assessments giving you the best data?

Jul 29, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Aidan Warlow |Stephen K. Burley |Luke Ramsden |Chris Barnes

Schools need to trust that their assessment data is reliable and robust. But how can you tell? What has standardisation got to do with it? How do you spot good quality data – and how do you make the most of your assessment data? Standardised assessments allow schools to benchmark and evaluate students’ performance against a representative sample.
'Travel companies must take blame for pupil absence'

Jul 26, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Louise Brenlund |Simon Larter-Evans |Chris Barnes |Aidan Warlow

Last Friday, my daughters’ school sent out the new guidelines about penalty notices and how they will be issued from the next academic year. For a first offence, it’s £160 per parent, per child – £80 if paid within 21 days. For a second offence within three years, you pay £160 per parent, per child, with no reductions available.