The APPG was joined by Sarah Healey, Director of the Schools Resources Group, DfE, and Iain Wright MP, shadow Education Minister. Sarah gave an overview of the Government’s intention that schools should have as much freedom in their spending as possible, highlighting how grants have been mainstreamed and how schools are able to use the …
Category: Meeting
May 19 2011
Meeting with Sarah Teather MP, Minister for Children and Families
On 18th May, the APPG for Education and APPG for Autism held a joint meeting with Sarah Teather MP, Minister for Children and Families, and Sharon Hodgson MP, Shadow Minister for Schools and Families. Sarah Teather MP emphasised the importance of making provision the best it can be, as one in one hundred people is …
Mar 22 2011
Is a National Curriculum sustainable?
The Group moved from discussing the origins of the National Curriculum, its purpose and longevity, to exploring its practical impact on vocational studies, and the need to ensure that stability and depth of content is matched by innovation within resources and approaches to pupil engagement. The conclusions of the meeting will feed into the Group’s …