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A report has highlighted the role of distance criteria in admission policies as a key factor in failures to narrow the gap in attainment between the 'haves' and 'have nots'. The report shows that the use of distance in admission policies as well as parental choices on schools based on the idea of 'local schools for local children' result in situations where more affluent areas will have access to a greater number of high-achieving schools and attempts to get into these schools from disadvantaged areas are hindered by distance criteria to ascertain priority for school places.
Distance remains one of the most commonly used criteria in the School Admissions Code and it is likely to remain that way unless the Code is amended to provide incentives for schools to move towards criteria which support greater social equality such as banding or random allocation. Clearly, those criteria also have disadvantages and therefore the push for all schools to become outstanding remains the ideal route to ensure the gap in attainment is closed.
The recent case of R (on the application of A Parent) v Governing Body of XYZ School [2022] EWHC 1146 (Admin) provides some welcome and reassuring guidance to governing boards on the exclusion reconsideration process.
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With 19 HR experts now supporting over 500 schools and trusts across the country, in this edition of 60 seconds we sit down with Emma Hughes, who leads the team, to discuss what this significant milestone means to her.
In order to reduce the risk of potential breaches, schools should follow this Health and Safety Executive guidance.
A ResPublica report highlighted that asbestos continues to be the UK’s number one occupational killer, with nurses and teachers 3 to 5 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the general UK population. The House of Commons Work & Pensions Select Committee is investigating how the HSE manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings.
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