23rd April 2019 DYT's Top Story: DYT was one of 59 signatories in this letter to The Times calling on Labour not dismiss Key Stage 2 National Assessments without clearly articulating the alternative. Whilst we feel there are areas of the current system that should be reformed to better support learners with literacy difficulties, we do not support the wholesale [...]
DYT has published it's annual impact report, celebrating the success of our unique and powerful evidence-based approach to school development. Highlights include: Training nearly 2000 teachers in inclusive literacy strategies 10,500 children benefitting from our work Launching the SEND Governance Review Guide - downloaded over 2000 times Meetings with senior parliamentarians and cabinet officials, including the Deputy Prime Minister Positive [...]
A busy end to the school year sees three new reports published this week all reflecting recommendations made by Driver Youth Trust: Education Committee report on Alternative Provision The Committee has published their fifth report of the 2017 session: Forgotten children: alternative provision and the scandal of ever-increasing exclusions. The report expresses concerns about the over-exclusion of pupils and at [...]