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• The number of full-time equivalent Teachers has only grown by 0.06% in 2023

  Thursday, June 27, 2024

  The Department of Education has recently released its School Workforce 2023 data, showing that there were only 480 more full-time teacher entrants than there were leavers in the last year. This means that from 2022 to 2023, the number of full-time equivalent teachers has only grown by 0.06%.

• Over 1.6 million pupils in England have Special Educational Needs (SEN) and of these, 26% have an EHC plan in place.

  Thursday, June 20, 2024

  The Department for Education have today released the latest data about Special Education Needs in England, it shows 1,673,205 pupils in England have Special Educational Needs (SEN) and of these, 26% have an EHC plan in place.

• Flourish Champions of the Summer Term 2024

  Wednesday, June 19, 2024

  This week we have been surprising our Flourish Champions of the Summer Term, at the schools that they work with and presenting them with a gift voucher and flowers to thank them for their dedication, flexibility and for being amazing to us, the schools that they work with and the pupils that they support.

• 2023 saw the largest rise in Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans in the last 7 years!

  Friday, June 14, 2024

  The Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan report released yesterday by the Department of Education, shows that the number of children and young adults with EHC plans has increased by 11.4% from 2023 – the largest rise in the last seven years.

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  Flourish Education met Birmingham Newman University ECT’s today!

  Friday, April 19, 2024

  We had a fantastic day at Birmingham Newman University today, meeting undergrads and PGCE students who are graduating this year.
  
  Listening to their apprehensions, excitement and dreams for their ECT years and what’s next was really insightful.

• 1 in 5 Teachers surveyed have been hit by a pupil this year

  Thursday, March 28, 2024

  Using the survey tool Teacher Tapp, BBC News surveyed nearly 9,000 teachers in England to find out about their experiences with behaviour in the classroom and the results are concerning.

• Competition Time: Flourish Out And About

  Tuesday, March 19, 2024

  Share a picture of your flourish branded merch on your socials to be in for the chance to win a £50 high street voucher.

• Flourish Education is a Great Place to Work!

  Friday, March 8, 2024

  We are proud to announce that we have been Certified™ by Great Place To Work®. This prestigious award is based entirely on what our current employees have said about their experience working at Flourish Education.
  
  This year, 100% of our employees said it’s a great place to work compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company.

• Flourish Champions of the Spring Term 2024

  Thursday, February 29, 2024

  This week, the Flourish team have been surprising our Flourish Champions of the Term, at the schools that they work with and presenting them with a gift voucher and flowers to thank them for their dedication, flexibility and for being amazing to us, the schools that they work with and the pupils that they support.

• The Teacher Workload Reduction Taskforce have published their initial recommendations to help reduce working hours for teachers and leaders by 5 hours a week within the next 3 years.

  Tuesday, January 16, 2024

  The taskforce has published a raft of initial recommendations including the implementation of well-being champions, removal of performance related pay, clear communication to parents and the wider public on expectations around planning, marking and feedback, and listed 23 administrative tasks that teachers should stop doing to reduce their workload.