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Absent Minds: Attendance and Absence in Scotland’s Schools

NEARLY 80,000 CHILDREN MISS A DAY OF SCHOOL EVERY WEEK “Alarming trend”, warns Commission on School Reform Over 210,000 miss a day every fortnight Problem worse at high school – 40% of pupils miss a day per fortnight The Commission on School Reform, the independent group of education experts set up by the think tank …

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CSR Challenge Paper: Assessment & qualifications in Scotland’s schools

Commission on School Reform warns against scrapping S4 exam diet and offers alternative solutions that can be implemented now  The Commission on School Reform, the independent group of education experts set up by the think tank Reform Scotland, has released a new ‘challenge paper’ on assessment and qualification in Scotland’s schools. A report into exams and assessments …

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CSR Briefing: Absence & Attendance in School

NEARLY 50,000 CHILDREN MISS A DAY OF SCHOOL EVERY WEEK New Freedom of Information research from Commission on School Reform Almost 140,000 miss a day every fortnight Problem gets worse as children get older The Commission on School Reform, the independent group of education experts set up by the think tank Reform Scotland, has today …

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Fit for Purpose: School Governance for the 21st Century

FREE THE TEACHERS TO RESCUE SCHOOLING, SAY EXPERTS The Commission on School Reform, the independent group of education experts set up by the think tank Reform Scotland, today marks its 10th anniversary with the publication of a new paper calling for schools to be given more freedom from local and national politicians. The Commission’s paper …

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Observations on the OECD Report

SCHOOL CURRICULUM LACKS KNOWLEDGE, SAY EXPERTS The Commission on School Reform, the independent group of education experts set up by the think tank Reform Scotland, today calls for the acquisition of knowledge to take its place alongside the acquisition of skills in Scotland’s school curriculum. The Commission, which is composed of teachers and other education …

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