Schools are asking for more places in pupil referral units for excluded pupils as a result of new accountability measures, a senior council official has claimed. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
Alongside its demand for new accountability measures for schools, the report suggests reforms to pupil premium funding so it can «better target funding for disadvantage» by allocating more to pupils eligible for free school meals «throughout their schooling», and the establishment of a Northern Powerhouse Schools Improvement Board. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
When I put that to someone close to Education Secretary Michael Gove, they paused a while and said «that's a good question» before stressing that the pupil premium will come with new accountability measures for schools that will show how the poorest pupils are benefiting from the extra money. (bbc.co.uk)