The learners…on developing technical skills

By building an aeroplane, students at North East Wolverhampton Academy have developed more than just STEM skills. Read more about a fascinating project.

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New School Year – a Time for Resolutions?

Jessica Nash, Head of Special Schools Network and SEN, highlights how the revised SEND Code needs to be aligned with wider school performance guidance.

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Aspiring Senior Leaders – An SSAT Case Study

This SSAT case study details an approach to defining and monitoring student progress that saw a 23 percentage point increase in the number of students making three levels of progress, from 34% in 2011 to 57% in 2013. The project
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A New School Year

A new school year and the start of new challenges for millions of young people. For some, it will be their final stage of schooling. For all, there will be some anxious moments, as they will be entering into the
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The Eighth Evidence Session of the Education Select Committee

An SSAT report from the most recent meeting of the Education Select Committee, by Chris Smith.

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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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GCSE Results 2014: Is there a level playing field?

Bill Watkin, Operational Director SSAT, writes… SSAT extends warmest congratulations to all schools, teachers and students for their outstanding work in achieving examination successes this summer. Alongside the rigour agenda on which government changes have concentrated, schools continue to get
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How to report your GCSE results to tell your school’s story

Colin Logan, Head of Data and Self-Evaluation SSAT, writes… SSAT has received a number of requests from schools about what they should publish when the KS4 results are released. This guide has been written in response to these queries to
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A-level results day

Sue Williamson, Chief Executive SSAT, writes… Today is a very special day for year 13 students and their teachers – A-level results. Modern technology may mean that some students have received their results by text or email, but most will
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‘Callum Parrish saves the day at AFC Telford’

Sue Williamson, Chief Executive SSAT, writes… This is the headline from the Shropshire Star on 14 July. I am always interested to read about the achievements of young people and was particularly interested in this piece as Callum is my
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