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The '''Fresh Start Schools Programme''' ('''FSSP''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Driving positive change in Mpumalanga education |url=https://nect.org.za/in-the-media/nect-news/driving-positive-change-in-mpumalanga-education |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=National Education Collaboration Trust |language=en-us}}</ref> was launched by the National Education Collaboration Trust in 2015. Schools participating in the programme were given extra equipment and had their site's renovated. The programme was delivered through the Trust's District Intervention Programme, which aims to boost curricular provision and coordination between schools and their districts and local communities. 409 schools are part of the programme.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-23 |title=Fresh Start School Programme improves day-to-day lives of learners |url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/498/130397.html |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Bizcommunity |language=en}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 14:41, 2 April 2022
The Fresh Start programme is an educational initiative in England and Wales[2] introduced by the first Blair government in 1998.[3] The programme aims to improve underperforming schools by reopening them under new names and leadership (a "fresh start").[4] These schools, known as Fresh Start schools, benefit from an additional £400,000 every two years[5] and had further financial support from their local education authorities.[6]
Description
The Fresh Start programme was first proposed in the Labour manifesto for the 1997 general election. Schools deemed to be failing would be given a "fresh start", reopening with new names and leadership. Some would also fall under the control of successful schools located nearby. This was expanded by the newly-elected Labour government's 1997 education white paper Excellence in Schools.[4] The white paper cited the successful "fresh start" of Phoenix High School (previously Hammersmith School), which was failing until the appointment of William Atkinson as headteacher in 1995. Atkinson and the school's local education authority renovated the school's site and introduced a new uniform, name and administration.[7] The first three Fresh Start schools reopened in September 1998; this number raised to ten by May 2000.[8]
As an alternative to a "fresh start", the programme has enabled education secretaries and local authorities, via the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, to close failing schools (their students moving to good schools close by) or merge them with another school.[9] Some Fresh Start schools have been established from mergers.[10]
Under the New Labour governments over 51 Fresh Start schools were created, of which 23 schools were primary, 27 secondary and one special.[11] More have been created since then, such as Corelli College, which was given a fresh start as The Halley Academy in 2018.[12][13][14]
Other countries
United States
Fresh Start schools have been proposed in the United States by the Republican Party as part of its bid for school choice. Like British Fresh Start schools, these schools would replace failing schools and may fall under the control of a successful school nearby, benefiting from extra funds amounting to $2000 per pupil. Failing schools would have three years to improve before possibly being given a forced fresh start or may alternatively volunteer for a fresh start.[15] The policy has already been implemented in parts of Minnesota,[16] Tennessee[17][18] and Illinois[19][20] and has been put forward for approval in Arizona as part of a bill that focuses on school improvement.[15]
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers have adopted the policy under the name Start Fresh, in response to the growing movement for school improvement that was enabled by the No Child Left Behind Act.[21]
South Africa
The Fresh Start Schools Programme (FSSP)[22] was launched by the National Education Collaboration Trust in 2015. Schools participating in the programme were given extra equipment and had their site's renovated. The programme was delivered through the Trust's District Intervention Programme, which aims to boost curricular provision and coordination between schools and their districts and local communities. 409 schools are part of the programme.[23]
See also
References
- ^ Crace, John (16 November 1999). "A school with no easy fix". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Woodward, Will (1 December 2000). "Fresh start school to close". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Leo, Elizabeth; Galloway, David; Hearne, Phil (20 October 2010). Academies and Educational Reform. Multilingual Matters. ISBN 9781847693174.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b Chitty, Clyde (9 September 2002). Understanding Schools and Schooling. Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-134-55542-0.
- ^ Woodward, Will (2 September 2000). "Fresh start 'at dead end'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Araújo, Marta (August 2009). "A Fresh Start for a 'failing school'? A qualitative study". British Educational Research Journal. 35: 599–617 – via British Educational Research Association.
- ^ Excellence in Schools. Department for Education and Employment. Stationery Office. July 1997. p. 30. ISBN 9780101368124.
- ^ "Fresh Start school will be closed for good". The Independent. 8 May 2000. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Gearon, Liam (18 October 2013). Education in the United Kingdom: Structures and Organisation. Routledge. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-134-12546-3.
- ^ "The Gateway Community College - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Boyle, Alan. "Compassionate Intervention: Helping Failing Schools to Turn Around". London, United Kingdom: Leannta Education Associates. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Downs, Janet (2 June 2018). "£1.5m paid on transfer of academy in Greenwich. And it won't appear in DfE accounts". Local Schools Network. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Corelli College - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "The Halley Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b Gomez, Gloria (4 March 2022). "A 'punitive model' for failing schools: GOP proposal would let charters take over district schools". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Mott, Ron (24 August 2006). "A 'Fresh Start' for Memphis schools". NBC News. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Hawkins, Beth (4 January 2011). "In education circles, Dayton's choice of Cassellius greeted with optimism, skepticism". MinnPost. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "MNEA Agrees to Teacher Bonuses in 'Fresh Start' Schools". WPLN News. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Obama, Barack (13 March 2006). 21st Century Schools for a 21st Century Economy (Speech). Chicago, Illinois.
- ^ "VOL. 92, NO. 8" (PDF). American Teacher. June 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Starting Fresh in Low-Performing Schools" (PDF). National Association of Charter School Authorizers. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Driving positive change in Mpumalanga education". National Education Collaboration Trust. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Fresh Start School Programme improves day-to-day lives of learners". Bizcommunity. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2022.