Ruth Lucas
@ruthlucas_
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Reporter at @SchoolsWeek former Local Democracy Reporter and @cityjournalism alum get in touch [email protected]
London, England
Joined February 2021
Edition 403, done and dusted Scoop: Ofsted won’t publish full consultation findings Investigation: armed forces now flag SEND failures @lydiachSW hunts for education policy at Reform conference @jackydys digs into new RISE expansion Plus: can schools handle voting at 16?
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Super interesting idea for awareness courses - would they work?
🗣️ Harris Foundation CEO Sir Dan Moynihan has backed calls by the CSJ to introduce an 'absence awareness course' for parents https://t.co/eDqCUvn1Dw
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My piece interviewing Al Carns for @SchoolsWeek ⬇️
🎖️ New school cadet units have been confirmed by the MoD, with disadvantaged areas set to be targeted, the minister for veterans and people has told Schools Week https://t.co/A4Vq6Yu9kD
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Crunching the numbers for @SchoolsWeek this morning
📈 Art and design and media subjects saw the largest increases in top grades among the most popular A-level subjects this year. Here's a breakdown of the results for the top 15 subjects... https://t.co/m9QPfHZUQK
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Exclusive: Government is looking for business sponsors for it's flagship free breakfast club scheme - with unions warning they 'shouldn't be relied on' to make the policy work
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But unions warn businesses 'should not be relied upon to make the government's programme work'
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EXCL: The DfE is seeking an organisation to lead an expert review on behaviour and anti-bullying review https://t.co/lfK50jAXOT
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Government plans 'expert' review and toolkits to help schools tackle misbehaviour, exclusions and bullying
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A trust is introducing a virtual teacher for some of its classes in a Lancashire school in September. The teacher is based in Devon. The trust has said it has no plans for a widespread rollout - despite running two pilot last year https://t.co/oBTeFw2xfI
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Star Academies says pupils being taught maths from hundreds of miles away is 'not a blanket solution'
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Findings from a report into the Safety Valve scheme - which i covered a lot during my time as LDR - warn of a “direct conflict” between councils and parents https://t.co/XGMX7fvQl4
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A DfE review on the Safety valve scheme has found parents and councils are in 'direct conflict' over financial stability and their children's needs.
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Suspension rates down, safeguarding cases cut and happier staff - just some of the positive impacts of smartphone-free policies head teachers have been telling me about for @SchoolsWeek
https://t.co/1tQQyL8XRD
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Leaders report drop in suspensions, fewer safeguarding incidents and happier staff
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Really enjoyed looking into this for @SchoolsWeek
Companies launching AI tutors claim they could reach thousands of students excluded from private tuition - but critics warn of safeguarding and data protection risks https://t.co/TT77E4avf0
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Edition 400 done and dusted (nearly) Live from Festival of Education One Year of Labour special, including an exclusive opinion piece from @bphillipsonMP Splash on unregistered AP probe And @martyneoliver on why Ofsted is moving so fast
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EXC for @SchoolsWeek - 91 unregistered alternative provision could be operating as illegal schools - which the children’s commissioner says is becoming a “shadow SEND system” https://t.co/nPqgglcjOw
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Children’s commissioner calls for reform to a system that is 'failing children who need greatest support'
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At @EducationFest? Team @SchoolsWeek is out in force. @JohndickensSW @jackydys @lydiachSW @ruthlucas_ and I will be here both days so come say hello if you see us around! #EducationFest
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A union representing school support staff has rejected the 3.2 per cent pay rise - saying it is a 'disgrace' the proposed increase is less than teachers received https://t.co/CSxnp5GVCc
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Union boss says offering support staff a lower salary increase than teachers shows 'utter contempt'
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After a great year part of the LDRS I’m excited to be joining as a reporter at @SchoolsWeek - do get in touch if you want a chat/coffee! ☕️
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Councillors discussed options yesterday - and didn’t seem to like the idea of relocating an existing school ⬇️ https://t.co/Vqx6SXf0ne
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Wokingham Borough Council Deputy Leader Prue Bray has warned that action must be taken on school places in the borough.
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Reform Bracknell “accidentally” used an image from Texas in a town council by-election campaign ⬇️ https://t.co/kJUDD329Gg
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Reform Bracknell have apologised for using a stock image of a flooded road in Texas in a campaign advert for Bracknell town council by-election.
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Latest on the special school that’s been put on hold by the DfE - it’s a key part of how the council will improve its SEND provision https://t.co/vM0QFNTAOq
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Bracknell Forest Council's overview and scrutiny commission has written to the Education Secretary over plans for an autism school.
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🧵It could be a brand new school, a satellite school, or the council could look to move a school from another part of the borough facing an undersupply of children here instead. The final option is to expand an existing school in the area.
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🧵The planning committee are set to approve a new building this week. But how this operates is still up for decision.
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