Welcome to the FLSE
'A Collective Voice for Special Education’
Welcome to the Federation of Leaders in Special Education (FLSE). You can find a lot more details about the site in general and what's available in our BLOGS section.
Any relevant news and articles announced by the Department for Education (DfE) will be published on our website as soon as possible!
Headline News
To read the detail behind the 'Headline News' items below, then go to our Latest News Blog, which will provide the background to all the very latest education stories, as well as other news.
And if you want to read the lastest of our 'Members News Updates' or want to get a back copy, then go to our 'Document Bank'.
30/07/10 - Michael Gove defends academy schools list - The Education Secretary Michael Gove has insisted there is no rush for schools in England to become academies, after facing criticism over the number of schools coming forward.
30/07/10 - Blow for academies policy as only 153 schools apply - Fewer than one in 12 of the schools which registered an interest in becoming academies have gone ahead with the plan.
28/07/10 - School buildings will still get cash, Gove promises - Investment in school buildings in England will continue, despite the abolition of a major building scheme, the Education Secretary has stressed.
28/07/10 - 'Rich, thick kids' achieve much more than poor clever ones, says Gove - Education secretary tells MPs he had to act fast on academies because of huge gap in attainment.
28/07/10 - How have the new Government's two ministers in charge of education measured up so far? - Headmaster Richard Garner delivers his end-of-term report.
27/07/10 - Extra funding for disadvantaged pupils - Plans to give disadvantaged children extra funding to help with their education from next September have been unveiled by the Government.
27/07/10 - MPs told advice to check school building list ignored - The education department has been accused of ignoring advice to double-check data before publishing a list of cancelled school rebuilding projects.
26/07/10 - MPs pass law paving way for school shake-up in England - MPs have approved legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of the school system in England.
26/07/10 - Academies reforms to become law in England - Legislation paving the way for a radical overhaul of England's school system is likely to be passed later.
25/07/10 - Academies will leave pupils 'unprepared for modern life', say critics - Campaign group argues coalition's education reforms will lead to inadequate teaching of English, maths and science
21/07/10 - Special needs would lose out in academies plan - Labour - Children with special educational needs could lose out under government plans to allow all schools to become academies, Labour has claimed.
Ofsted - SEND Review - read the latest July Blog.
Since the formation of the new Government on the 11th May 2010, please remember that the content on a number of old DCSF and other websites may not reflect current Government policy.
The FLSE...
is an independent body which provides a framework for extensive dialogue between all those providing special education services and the DfE and local authorities. It is the organisation which relates to government and policy makers and is the voice of leaders who work within the field of special education.
Fundamentally, the FLSE's singular goal is to ensure the well-being, care and personal development of the children in our care. As our Chairman, David Bateson, states..."I joined the FLSE because no other organisation existed that offered a forum enabling me, as a leader, to 'champion the rights of the children in our care', through the established networks of like minded practitioners, that would create a powerful collective voice within special education both regionally and nationally."
This statement is embellished in the Aims of the FLSE, which set out the organisation's objectives and services that will deliver real benefits and the best outcomes for children and young people with disabilities.
Our national executive now embraces representation for all leaders involved with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across all settings, including head teachers, special school leadership teams, mainstream SEND leaders, Short Stay School (PRU) leaders, heads of SEND services and SEND advisors. Amongst our individual members are SEN consultants and SIPs. Our Executive also includes senior officers from nasen, Engage (formerly NAES), BATOD, SSAT, Short Stay Schools, and SWALSS. By supporting leadership at all levels, we build capacity within the system.
We choose to provide you with current information through the various sections on our website. ‘Professional Development’ and ‘Best Practice’ are self-evident. The section on ‘School Inspections’ provides a wealth of information from Ofsted (including school inspection data) as well as insights from other schools and settings through, for example, the Self Evaluation Form (SEF). Good skills and qualities of self evaluation lie at the heart of all successful institutions.
‘Progress and Data’ responds to the current national debate about what progress children with special educational needs can be expected to make and how data can be collected and evaluated, raising our aspirations and improving outcome.
The demise of the 'Building Schools for the Future (BSF)' programme, has seen the advent of the new government's 'Schools Building Programme' which will now come under a capital investment review. All details of what is happening can be found on this site by clicking on the link above.
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