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News
Book Review
Potential Plus UK News
Problem
Thoughts on my son’s Occupational
Therapist appointment
Latest Articles
Parent’s Perspectives
Looking Ahead...
Spring 2014
News
Ofsted to improve the academic rigours of
Early Years Education in state schools in
England
Department of Education publishes reports
about customer satisfaction and how
complaints have been handled about schools
Another Ofsted issue: a framework for
inspecting non-association independent
schools in England
This gives the statutory basis for inspection and
summarises the main features of school inspections
carried out under section 162A of the Education Act
2002, as inserted by schedule 8 of the Education
Act 2005. It sets out how the general principles and
processes of inspection are applied to non-association
independent schools in England. This framework should
be read alongside the Non-association Independent
School Inspection Handbook.
This framework includes the inspection of provision
for pupils aged three to five years in the Early Years
Foundation Stage, taking account of the statutory
framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. It
does not cover the inspection of registered provision
for the care of children from birth to age three, which is
inspected under section 49(2) of the Childcare Act 2006.
The framework comes into effect from 28 April 2014.
Differences in degree outcomes
This report looks at the outcomes of A-level students
from England who entered full-time degree courses in
2007-08 and the extent to which a student’s background
affects their chance of obtaining an upper second or first
class degree.
Level 2 and 3 attainment by young people
aged 19 in 2013 (published 27th March 2014)
Do we underestimate our youngest learners?
Welcome
Welcome to this term’s
edition of Focus on Potential.
Following feedback from our
members, we have decided
to digitise it so that you have
your very own e-zine just like
your children! This means
that in future we can make it
longer, put links in it to more
articles and video-links. We
could even combine it with
our Chief Executive’s e-letter to send it to you on a monthly
basis. Now there’s a thought! Let us know what you think; is
it easy to access; is it the right length; do you want more? Of
course, if you find it difficult to access, we will also provide a
PDF for you to print yourself or just let us know and we will
run off a copy and put it in the post to you. Anyway, we hope
that you enjoy this edition!
Rebecca Howell
Senior Education Consultant
Book Review
The Growth Mindset pocketbook
by Barry Hymer and Mike
Gershon is finally out! This book
provides a simple summary
of all you need to know about
growth mindset as an approach
to create motivated children and
young people who see failure as
a learning opportunity and believe that putting effort into their work can
ensure their intelligence is turned into success. We thought it was a very
simple read and a good value publication. We recognise from parents that
many of the children we support give up at the first signs of failure, are
not motivated to learn or work hard, and coast along without putting in the
effort. If this is your child, this book may be for you.
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