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Amanda Spielman to continue as Ofsted Chief Inspector
New two-year term to commence on 1 January 2022
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27 May 2021
The Education Secretary has today confirmed the reappointment of Amanda Spielman as Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (HMCI) for a new term of two years.
The new term will commence on 1 January 2022, at the point the Chief Inspector’s initial five-year term concludes, and will run until 31 December 2023.
The reappointment was confirmed by the Privy Council, following an appointment process conducted in line with the requirements set by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
The Education Secretary and Chief Inspector will work closely together to support the early years, schools, colleges and children’s services as they support children to recover from the impact of the pandemic.
Parents have launched a campaign to save a Stroud primary school faced with closure. Academies Enterprise Trust, which is responsible for the performance of the school, made the recommendation to the Department of Education after finding the school was only 14 per cent full, with 30 pupils attending. The final decision will be taken by Secretary of State Gavin Williamson this summer. A parents petition received over 100 signatures within 24 hours, one of which was written by Jennine Bateman, a mum of four children at the academy: Emma, eight; Lucy, five; and twins Jamie and Zoe, four. She said: “It’s too much of a good school for it to close.
Gloucestershire County Council have insisted there will be enough places at nearby schools for pupils of Severn View Primary Academy if it closes. The school’s sponsor, Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), announced it will recommend to the Department of Education that the school be closed at the end of this academic year. The final decision will fall to Secretary of State Gavin Williamson in the summer. Chris Spencer, executive director of children’s services at Gloucestershire County Council, said: “The decision on whether to close the school will be made by the Secretary of State. If the school does close, our priority will be to support families to find a new school place.
Allowing children to play together should be a bigger priority than catching up on school work
We now need a new public health message: children s play must not only be permitted, but positively encouraged, as soon as possible
15 February 2021 • 11:30am If we want children to develop and thrive they have to be able to play with each other
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The opening paragraph of a report by Play England, optimistically entitled “Play after Lockdown” could not be clearer: “One of the most toxic effects to come out of the current pandemic is the destructive impact it has had on children’s play; the spaces they play in, the degree of freedom they experience and their ability to choose what they do and how they do it.”