Planned launch date of the VBS
This was the planned launch of the Vetting & Barring Scheme, which would have enrolled over 9 million members over the 5 years of the phased roll out. The scale of the scheme was driven by the...
View ArticlePublic Consultations close
Three public consultations on aspects of the CRB and the VBS were run by the Department for Education and ended in July.
View ArticleReduced CRB regime announced
Details of the new Criminal Records regime will be announced today as part of the all encompassing Protection of Freedoms Bill. Points that are likely to emerge when it is published are: The need...
View ArticleCapita win Education contract
The Capita Group has been appointed as preferred supplier by the Department for Education to run the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS). TPS online provides the current quick check facility for barred...
View ArticleBudget cuts hitting schools
The Association of School and College Leaders has warned that Head teachers are planning to make large-scale redundancies, It claims the new English Baccalaureate means many schools are scaling down...
View ArticleOfsted Consultation on School Inspections
Ofsted has launched a consultation on the inspection of maintained schools and academies in England, following proposals announced in the 2011 Education Bill. This Bill aims to re-focus school...
View ArticleUnlawful arrest compensation for teacher
A Birmingham teacher who was unlawfully arrested after being accused of assaulting a pupil has been awarded £1,000 compensation at the High Court. Mark Richardson, 39, was arrested even though he...
View ArticleGTCE handover responsibility for teacher misconduct and barring in April 2012
The General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) will be handing over its regulatory functions to the Department for Education in April 2012, from which time Mr Gove will become accountable for cases of...
View ArticleWelsh Government focus on School safeguarding
The Welsh Government is calling for urgent action to improve education services in Pembrokeshire following two highly critical reports. One identified serious failings in procedures to protect...
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