Stuck schools

Stuck Schools: DfE sets out plans

PAG Staff2025, Case Studies, DfE, free schools, Government reporting, Inequalities, Policy, Schools, wellbeing

Stuck Schools: DfE sets out plans ​In February 2025, the UK government unveiled a comprehensive strategy to address the persistent issue of ‘stuck’ schools—those that have consistently received poor Ofsted ratings over extended periods. This initiative aims to ensure that every child, regardless of their background, has access to a high-quality education, as well as “an excellent teacher for every …

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PAG named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™ 2024

PAG Staff2024, Attainment Gap, Inequalities, Policy, Press Release, wellbeing

PAG named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™ 2024 PAG is incredibly proud to announce that we have been named on the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™. The Best Workplaces for Women™ list recognises companies in the UK that are committed to ensuring a reasonable balance of women and men across the organisation; removing barriers to women’s career …

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Understanding the Revamped Ofsted Complaints Procedure

PAG Staff2024, DfE, free schools, Governance, Leadership, Schools, wellbeing

Understanding the Revamped Ofsted Complaints Procedure  In an educational landscape where accountability and quality assurance play pivotal roles, Ofsted’s updated complaints procedure, effective from April 5th 2024, marks a significant shift towards greater transparency and fairness. This change, propelled by a comprehensive consultation last year that garnered over 1,500 responses from various sectors, reflects Ofsted’s commitment to refining its approach …

Title reads 'A PAG report on establishing children's homes

Children’s Homes: A PAG Report

PAG Staff2024, Article, Case Studies, Independent schools, Local Authorities, Policy, Schools, wellbeing

Children’s Homes:A PAG Report  The landscape of children’s social care in England is evolving, with the government committing significant resources to expand and improve children’s home placements. Using publicly available data and studies, and our own experience and expertise, PAG has produced a report titled ‘Establishing Children’s Homes’, looking into what it takes to successfully establish and operate a children’s …

Wellness Day

PAG Staff2023, Interview, Leadership, wellbeing

Wellness: Away Day to the Isle of Arran After two excellent quarters, it was time for the Growth team to take a well-earned day away from their desks. High performance can breed burn out and this is never truer than in a hybrid/work-from-home (WFH) company where in-person time can come at such a premium. Although PAG does have an office …

PAG Named One of the 2023 UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing by GPTW

PAG Staff2023, Article, Leadership, Press Release, Uncategorised, wellbeing

PAG named one of the UK’s 2023 Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing We are absolutely thrilled to announce that PAG has been officially named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing (2023) by Great Place to Work UK,the global authority on workplace culture.Great Place to Work’s culture experts analysed thousands of employee surveys, assessing people’s holistic experiences of wellbeing at …

Barnardo’s places pastoral care and safeguarding as top priorities for returning pupils

Ceri MossCOVID-19, Safeguarding, wellbeing

Barnardo’s places pastoral care and safeguarding as top priorities for returning pupils On Monday, after almost three months in lockdown, some pupils returned to school. These pupils are, of course, in addition to the vulnerable pupils and pupils of key workers who have continued attending school through the lockdown period. The BBC reported “highly variable” levels of attendance from primary …

How to Manage a Phased Re-opening During Covid-19: Webinar Summary

Yashna SmartCOVID-19, Schools, wellbeing

How to manage a phased re-opening during COVID-19: Webinar summary by Yashna Smart Last week, I attended a webinar hosted by HCR Law, in which they discussed the issues around the possibility of staff and pupils returning to school in June. Of course, the majority of schools have been open throughout the lockdown period for vulnerable children and children of …

The Positive Plan: COVID-Proofing your Pupil Wellbeing Support

Mara RaposoCOVID-19, Schools, wellbeing

The Positive Plan: COVID-Proofing your Pupil Wellbeing Support Right now, most education leaders are thinking about what kind of school their pupils will be going back to, whether that’s in June or September. On the return to school, the way pupils will be able to interact with their teachers based on distancing guidance – and indeed, how teachers will be …