Qualifications for all?
As we approach the General Election, little has been said by either of the major parties about what will happen to qualifications if they are elected. This is despite the curriculum and qualifications framework having been in place for at least 10 years.
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Championing student leadership
As schools face the ever more urgent challenges of ensuring wellbeing for their students, the value of including students in their planning should be recognised.
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Students leading the way
As we move through the summer term many schools will be organising elections and re-examining the structures that support their student leaders. Student leadership is no longer the sole domain of the student council, in many schools and academies student leadership roles appear throughout year groups and in a variety of guises including Sports Leaders, Peer Mentors, Student Ambassadors and student Subject Leaders.
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Opportunity for all? Reflections on the white paper
SSAT Senior Education Leads representing our networks in all phases shared their thoughts on the White Paper earlier this week. Sylvia King captures these reflections in this blog.
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Protect Student Choice – the campaign
SSAT has been proud to be part the #ProtectStudentChoice campaign, a coalition of 24 organisations that represent and support staff and students in schools, colleges and universities.
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Protect Student Choice – don’t scrap BTECS
Standing in support of the #ProtectStudentChoice campaign, Sylvia King, Senior Education Lead at SSAT writes.
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The Early Careers Framework is launched
Sylvia King, Senior Education Lead breaks down the Early Careers Framework, what it entails, how it works and how you as colleagues new to the professional can utilise it to enhance your setting.
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Supporting students – results 2021
Sylvia King, Senior Education Lead at SSAT, reflects as examination results come in for 2021.
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SSAT backs campaign to protect student choice Post 16
SSAT has joined with 10 leading education bodies to urge the Government to re-think its plans to defund Applied General Qualifications, including BTECs and move to a binary system where students will have to choose between a binary academic or occupational route Post 16.
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Are you ready for the Early Careers Framework?
Sylvia King, Senior Education Lead at SSAT, reflects on the confirmation made by the DfE regarding the Early Careers Framework, and what you need to consider this term.
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