On alternative provision, Mary Bousted said: «We are pleased the Government is going to focus
on vulnerable pupils to ensure their education, whether in mainstream or alternative provision, is safe and of a high standard.
Not exact matches
Minister for
vulnerable children and families, Edward Timpson, said: «We've already made the biggest changes for
pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in a generation, but we want to go further and build
on that success.
Bousted continued: «Also, they know that
pupils rely
on them, especially
vulnerable pupils.
The
pupil premium research carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has shown how, as part of a whole ‑ school approach, low - cost, high - impact strategies can impacting positively
on outcomes for children and young people with SEN and help in narrowing the gap in attainment for our most
vulnerable students (http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk).
Schools use the PDG in a number of different ways, including nurture groups for children who may be socially and emotionally
vulnerable, out - of - hours school learning,
on - site multi-agency support and better tracking of
pupils as they progress through school.
A variety of events help to prepare them for Year 11 towards the end of Year 10 such as referrals of identified
vulnerable pupils for early guidance, registration in the Common Application Process (CAP) website, tutor lessons and so
on.
Conversations about exclusions are all the rage among politicians, but they tend to focus
on three groups: parents,
pupils and the headteachers accused of pushing
vulnerable students out of their schools.
There are plenty of things a proper, declared middle tier could get
on with, including: ensuring a supply of good teachers; school improvement support for all schools, especially those in deprived areas; good continuing professional development for teachers and leaders; and an effective system of support for
vulnerable pupils, especially those with special needs.
MPs
on the parliamentary education committee have heard evidence from headteachers and local authority officers, who warned that
vulnerable pupils are being forced out of mainstream schools due to «cliff - edge» accountability measures and a narrowing of the school curriculum.