Caught between a rock and a hard place…
In a fourth blog about the ‘Ebacc for all’ issue, Bill Watkin suggests that there has been a slight shift in the government’s approach.
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A period of calm and stability?
Bill Watkin on the most significant changes to the education system in 2015-16.
Why Policy Exchange’s report is about much more than fining secondary schools
Tom Middlehurst, Head of Public Affairs, SSAT writes… Much of today’s commentary and twitter-response to Policy Exchange’s report Crossing the Line has focused on the rights or wrongs of raising a ‘resit levy’ on secondary schools whose students fail to
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The Ebacc is not suitable for all
Operational Director Bill Watkin reports his findings from a recent meeting at the DfE regarding the Ebacc for all issue.
EBacc for all? The findings from SSAT’s national survey of school leaders, June 2015: a synopsis
A report on the findings from SSAT’s national survey of school leaders in response to the latest eBacc developments.
A period of calm and stability . . . . . . and another change in the rules
Bill Watkin explores the issues surrounding whether or not legacy GCSEs can be counted in performance tables once the new GCSEs are in place.
SSAT’s national survey of school leaders
Bill Watkin, Operational Director SSAT, writes… Following the announcement by Nick Gibb, minister of state for school reform, on 11 June, that the government was committed to honouring its manifesto pledge to require pupils to study the EBacc, SSAT, the
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The English Baccalaureate and Progress 8. All clear now?
Bill Watkin explores the changes to secondary school accountability measures and highlights key developments regarding the Ebacc and progress 8.
Reformed GCSEs and A Levels – an overview
SSAT Operational Director, Bill Watkin, gives an overview of the reformed GCSEs and A-levels to be taught in school in September 2015.
A significant milestone: GCSE results day
Sue Williamson, Chief Executive SSAT, writes… I would like to send my congratulations to all the young people who have successfully taken their GCSEs. It’s a significant milestone in your educational journey. Today is about hundreds of thousands of individual
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