It is extremely rare for educators to decide that a pupil cannot return to their schools - it is the absolute last resort, when all other options have been exhausted. Children must be in education. It is a legal requirement and means if a child is subject to a permanent exclusion from one school then the local authority must arrange full-time education as soon as possible. They are so rare that in Sheffield only seven of the 153 primary schools within the local authority issued them in the...
Today is the day Sheffield parents and their little ones find out which 'big school' they are going to this September. National Offer Day 2024 (March 1) is when children find out which secondary school they will start at in the new academic year. Sign up for newsletters from The Star Every parent wants their little one to go to the best school they can. So when they pick their top three preferences for the new academic year, it can make finding out on March 1 a momentous day. However, not...
Suspending pupils from schools is never the first port of call for teachers. It is a measure that can be taken for a multitude of reasons and often after alternatives have been exhausted. They are small periods when pupils are temporarily removed from a school - returning after a set, short period of time. Secondary schools often have larger pupil headcounts, bringing children from across Sheffield into their establishments with aims of giving them the best starts to adulthood they possibly can....
Every parent wants their little one to go to the best school they can. So when they pick their top three preferences for the new academic year, it can make finding out a momentous day. Sign up for newsletters from The Star However, not everyone gets into their first choice - the very best schools can turn away nearly as many students as they have places to offer, they are that in demand. Below, we've listed which Sheffield secondary schools were the most 'oversubscribed' for September 2024,...
Competition to get into Sheffield’s primary schools for this September was tougher than last year. Last week, Sheffield’s children and parents found out what ‘big school’ they will be starting at for their reception year in 2024. However, figures show many of the Steel City’s schools had to turn down more children than they did last year and are more ‘oversubscribed’ as a result, suggesting competition was tougher. It comes after the council was warned last June it needed to create 390 new...
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It is extremely rare for educators to decide that a pupil cannot return to their schools - it is the absolute last resort, when all other options have been exhausted. Children must be in education. It is a legal requirement and means if a child is subject to a permanent exclusion from one school then the local authority must arrange full-time education as soon as possible. Nineteen of Sheffield’s secondary schools issued permanent exclusions during the 2021-22 academic year. See if your local...
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Suspending children from school is something we rarely see from educators, especially at primary level. Teachers aim to keep kids in school, where they are safe, fed and learning. However, for a multitude of reasons, senior leadership can and do decide to temporarily suspend pupils from school. Suspensions and permanent exclusions data, published in a Gov.uk package in April 2024, includes figures revealing which Sheffield primary schools handed out the most suspensions in the 2021-22 academic...
The North Andover School Committee is scheduled Thursday to discuss placing the school superintendent on paid leave, but an official would not confirm the circumstances giving rise to the item. A new business agenda item referenced two items, “Placing the superintendent on paid administrative leave pursuant to Section D of his employment contract” and “Process […] The post North Andover School Committee to Discuss Placing School Superintendent on Paid Leave first appeared on WHAV.
These Sheffield schools and nurseries came top of the class last month after all of them were rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. Subscribe to The Star’s newsletter for all the latest news in Sheffield delivered straight to your inbox. New figures show how every Steel City classroom visited by the education watchdog in April was given a thumbs-up by inspectors, with all of them being upgraded or maintaining their ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ grade. None of them slipped down to ‘requires improvement’ or...
These photos take you back to the 1970s and nurseries, primary schools and middle schools in Sheffield at the time. Youngsters can be seen in the playground, at their desks and out and about in the community in these nostalgic images. One set of pupils are seen preparing for a visit by the Queen while another group are excited to welcome a Womble. This retro photo gallery also captures the school buildings in which thousands of children in the city spent their formative years.