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Listen "The Brief: 16 January 2023"
Episode Synopsis
Monday 16th January, 2023 - Top stories include:
Ofsted has admitted that its complaints policy “is not working” and will be reviewed.
Teachers’ Union NASUWT failed to meet the threshold for strike action.
Absence rates hit 14.3 percent across all schools at the end of last term, mainly due to illness.
The DfE has updated the non-statutory ‘Teaching online safety in schools’ guidance.
This week’s deep dive:
London Councils’ report on managing school places
And…
Looking forward to 2023 with the HEP Team
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=64b084e296&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=c80629e2a8&e=74c9343839
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=618ef84cc6&e=74c9343839
Link to London Councils’ report: https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/our-key-themes/children-and-young-people/education-and-school-places/managing-surplus-school-places
Ofsted has admitted that its complaints policy “is not working” and will be reviewed.
Teachers’ Union NASUWT failed to meet the threshold for strike action.
Absence rates hit 14.3 percent across all schools at the end of last term, mainly due to illness.
The DfE has updated the non-statutory ‘Teaching online safety in schools’ guidance.
This week’s deep dive:
London Councils’ report on managing school places
And…
Looking forward to 2023 with the HEP Team
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=64b084e296&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=c80629e2a8&e=74c9343839
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=618ef84cc6&e=74c9343839
Link to London Councils’ report: https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/our-key-themes/children-and-young-people/education-and-school-places/managing-surplus-school-places
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