Sentences with phrase «school performance measures announced»

Ofqual's report said: «The decrease in early entry across all subjects, excluding English literature, is possibly explained by the change to school performance measures announced by the Department for Education in September 2013, when the secretary of state announced that only a student's first result in a subject would count towards performance tables.»

Not exact matches

Hinds announced a consultation to replace the «confusing» system that measures school performance, with a single measure to trigger support for schools.

When announcing computer science would be the fourth science in the EBacc school performance measure, Michael Gove explained he was following the recommendations of our expert panel report, and that the new computer science GCSE would be added to the list of eligible qualifications provided we and the Royal Academy of Engineering agreed they meet the appropriate criteria.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds will announce plans for a single measure to trigger support for schools that require intervention, rather than having the «confusing» system of having both floor and coasting standards to measure school performance

It also brings to an end a difficult week for the Department for Education, which has already faced criticism from the National Audit Office for its accounts, and comes just weeks after the government announced it would no longer be using new reception baseline tests as an performance measure for schools after concerns were raised about comparability.

The report draws on data from 2005 to 2012 to rate charter schools across multiple measures of financial health and academic performance, including state test scores and classroom spending, said the press release announcing the findings.

Last week, the school district backed down, announcing that the Measures of Academic Progress — or MAP test — is now optional for high schools, but those refusing the test must find another way to gauge student performance.