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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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Reform Scotland, a public policy institute which works to promote increased economic prosperity, opportunity for all, and more effective public services, has today released a detailed paper – The Scottish Childcare Payment – written by Gordon Hector. The paper welcomes the gradual expansion in state funding for childcare, but says the payment mechanism has created …
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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Reform Scotland has published a new paper – High Dunoon: How one Scottish school empowered its staff and pupils, and transformed a community – written by educational leader and former teacher Gillian Hunt. The paper explains how Dunoon Grammar School, under the leadership of its headteacher David Mitchell and with the support of the local …
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A former teacher and educational leader, and now educational consultant, has called for the Scottish Government and local authorities to loosen their grip on Scotland’s schooling system by allowing more involvement by the charity sector. Gillian Hunt has been an educator for over 30 years, first as a primary school teacher, then in roles at …
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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 …
Reform Scotland calls for graduates to pay deferred fees on ‘no win, no fee’ basis Reform Scotland, a public policy institute which works to promote increased economic prosperity, opportunity for all, and more effective public services, has today released a briefing paper on university education – Scrap The Cap: Towards ‘no win, no fee’ higher …
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Reform Scotland says “ONS for schools” needed before more major policy change Reform Scotland today calls for the creation of an independent body similar to the Office for National Statistics to oversee the collection and analysis of data from Scotland’s schools. The think tank’s Commission on School Reform has argued that “we know less now about the …
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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DISMAL ATTAINMENT FIGURES HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR CATCH-UP, SAY SCHOOL EXPERTS The Commission on School Reform, the independent group of education experts set up by the think tank Reform Scotland, today reiterates its call for the Scottish Government to set up a catch-up programme for school pupils. Figures published last week show that the gap in …