Sentences with phrase «from education watchdog»

A secondary school in Wiltshire that allegedly asked the mother of an autistic pupil to keep her son at home during an Ofsted inspection could face another visit from the education watchdog.
But figures from the education watchdog show the vast majority of inspections are carried out as part of Ofsted's own targeting of schools, either as part of a planned cycle or because of concerns about results or behaviour.
A new report from education watchdog Ofsted has revealed that a fifth of England's secondary schools are concerned about «gang culture».

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The BHA contributes to debate on a wide range of ethical issues from stem cell research to sex education, and acts as a unique watchdog and lobbying organisation.
A report last week from the Citizens Budget Commission, a government finance watchdog group, estimated that it would cost an additional $ 4 billion to the state's education budget to fund pre-K.
In April, education watchdog Ofsted credited this partnership with the Tennis Foundation and the LTA as being among the «pioneering» work which has helped to remove Rockwood Academy and Nansen Primary from special measures.
The number of youths provided remedial education increased from 55,000 in 1986 to 112,000 in 1987, while spending for remediation expanded from $ 37 million to $ 64 million, the Congressional watchdog agency reported.
The handy reference guide «Ofsted Inspection Key Findings Quickbook» provides key information from details published by the education standards» watchdog about dozens of providers across the country.
The congressional watchdog agency, in a report dated Oct. 3 but released this month, surveyed 10 states that received the largest share of funding from the abstinence education grant program.
Education watchdog Erin Tuttle reports several shocking things she's found from watching the conference committee proceedings and hounding lawmakers on her own time about this hush - hush bill.
The government statistics watchdog has criticised a tweet from the Department for Education that claimed «white working class boys» performed better in grammar schools than in comprehensives.
The announcement from England's education watchdog will mean that inspectors will be managed in - house.
In response to a question from the Liberal Democrat's education spokesperson John Pugh, minister Edward Timpson said education watchdog Ofsted has been asked to inspect the schools and prosecute, where necessary.
«There needs to be a further de-linking of test scores from educational high - stakes decisions about students, teachers and schools,» says Robert Schaeffer, the public education director of the watchdog group Fair Test.
But Ofsted's report last year on provision for the most able pupils and a recent survey by the watchdog on the effectiveness of the curriculum at Key Stage 3 gave Sir Michael «great cause for concern about the transition from primary to secondary education».
The analysis, done by the Center for Media and Democracy, a nonprofit liberal watchdog and advocacy agency based in Wisconsin that tracks corporate influence on public policy, says that four companies — Pearson Education, ETS (Educational Testing Service), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and McGraw - Hill — collectively spent more than $ 20 million lobbying in states and on Capitol Hill from 2009 to 2014.»
Sir Michael Wilshaw, Chief Inspector of Schools in England and head of education watchdog Ofsted, has told BBC Newsnight that schools and local authorities up and down the country should learn from London and «draw a line» below underperformance.
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