Admissions code for summer-borns to be revised
Summer-born children will be given the right to start in reception at the age of five, the government has announced. Schools minister Nick Gibb said admissions rules must be changed so that children born between 1 April and 31 August cannot be forced to go straight into year one if they wait to start school until […]
Providers ‘will have to reduce places’ without adequate funding, survey reveals
Two-thirds of school leaders believe that increasing the provision of free childcare to 30 hours per week could mean they will end up reducing the number of children they can take, according to the results of a new survey. The research, carried out by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), shows that four out of […]
Ofsted restructure sees departure of Nick Hudson
Nick Hudson, Ofsted’s director of early education, has stepped down from the post as the inspectorate announces a new structure. Mr Hudson, who leaves the post as of 1 September, will remain in his role as regional director of the North East, Yorkshire and Humber. The move comes as Ofsted introduces major changes to inspection, […]
‘Be innovative’, government tells providers ahead of 30 hours scheme
Childcare providers should aim to be the first to deliver 30 hours of free childcare from September 2016, the government has urged. In a speech this morning (26 August), education secretary Nicky Morgan asked providers to come forward with ‘innovative and flexible’ ideas as to how they would deliver the scheme from next year – […]
Ofsted announces key areas for common inspection framework
The new common inspection framework (CIF) will incorporate five key areas of judgement, Ofsted has announced. The framework, which will be introduced in September, will encompass registered early years settings, maintained schools, academies, non-association independent schools and further education and skills providers, so that common judgement and terminology can be used across all sectors, according to the inspectorate. […]
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