Labour councillors have accused the county council of having an ‘unresponsive and complacent approach’ to securing funds for education from New Monks Farm developers. Negotiations are underway to agree on the level of contributions to be paid by developers after plans for 600 homes and an IKEA at Lancing’s New Monks Farm were approved last month. At the planning meeting in October, planning officer James Appleton said that the county council wanted a financial contribution towards the construction of a school ontop of the provision of two hectares of land for a school – which the applicants did not agree with.The County Council has said it still expects to receive some section 106 contributions towards the new primary school project costs from developers. But Labour councillors have accused the county council of an ‘unresponsive and complacent approach’ and said the contribution was ‘unlikely to be anywhere approaching the order of what was … [Read more...] about Lancing IKEA development education funds ‘unlikely to cover new school cost’
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Plan to turn around Suffolk special education needs provision revealed
PUBLISHED: 05:30 16 November 2018 Jason Noble Local democracy reporter Judith Mobbs, assistant director for SEND and skills at Suffolk County Council Picture: ARCHANT Archant A programme to turn around Suffolk’s special education needs (SEN) has been outlined – with an “innovative” pilot set to spearhead the measures. Jack Abbott said he was cautiously optimistic. Picture: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCILThe SEND Transformation Programme will be underway over the next 12 months to help improve special education provision, and tackle soaring demand which has left some critics branding it a “crisis”.In a report published for next week’s Suffolk County Council scrutiny committee, the programme revealed intentions to form a new assessment centre programme, improve offerings at Pupil Referral Units, and extend specialist units at existing mainstream schools.The assessment centre pilot will see health, care and education … [Read more...] about Plan to turn around Suffolk special education needs provision revealed
Large education groups taking shape in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Some education groups own two universities and four to five schools in total. Other groups are seeking to buy more schools. Nguyen Hoang Group has confirmed it has taken over Hoa Sen University. A representative of Nguyen Hoang Group said some shareholders of the school expressed their willingness to transfer shares to Nguyen Hoang. To date, Nguyen Hoang has obtained more than 51 percent of Hoa Sen shares and has the right to manage Hoa Sen. Hutech Education Development Investment JSC now owns two large universities – the HCMC University of Technology (Hutech) and the HCMC University of Economics & Finance (UEF) which have tens of thousand of students. Sources said that Hung and other Hutech’s shareholders had to pay over VND100 billion to take over UEF. Before obtaining Hoa Sen University, Nguyen Hoang Group successfully took over Gia Dinh University at VND100 billion. It also owns Hong Bang International University, valued at VND500 billion … [Read more...] about Large education groups taking shape in Vietnam
Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen to leave post
The question of whether Tennessee's governor-elect Bill Lee will appoint his own education commissioner was answered Thursday with the announcement that current Education Commissioner Candice McQueen will leave her post in January. Governor Bill Haslam announced Thursday that McQueen, who he appointed in January 2015, will become the CEO of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) upon her departure from the state department. "Candice has worked relentlessly since day one for Tennessee's students and teachers, and under her leadership, Tennessee earned its first 'A' rating for the standards and the rigor of the state's assessment after receiving an 'F' rating a decade ago," Haslam said in a statement. "Candice has raised the bar for both teachers and students across the state, enabling them to rise to their greatest potential. I am grateful for her service and know that she will continue to make an impact on education in Tennessee and across the country." Under … [Read more...] about Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen to leave post
NYC’s Amazon HQ Move Will Evict 1,000 Public School Employees From Education Department Building
Business About 1,000 New York City public school employees will be displaced by Amazon's second headquarters coming to Long Island City, one of many complaints coming from Queens residents. A massive NYC Education Department building at 44-36 Vernon Boulevard that currently houses the city's Office of Pupil Transportation and other essential public school offices will be turned into part of Amazon's coming headquarters, schools spokesperson Will Mantell told the New York Daily News Thursday. The six-story building currently holds about 1,000 Education Department staff workers who were all notified of their eviction Wednesday. Mantell did not detail either the cost of the move or a specific timeline for when public school staffers will get booted by Amazon. About 1,000 New York City public school employees will be displaced from 44-36 Vernon Boulevard by Amazon's second headquarters coming to Long Island City, one of many complaints coming from Queens residents. … [Read more...] about NYC’s Amazon HQ Move Will Evict 1,000 Public School Employees From Education Department Building