PRUs in the News
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Centres formerly known as 'Prus' will now be known as ... 'Prus' - TES - 6 August 2010
Pupil referral units (PRUs) will not become "short stay schools" this September as planned, after a policy change by the new Government. "Prus" were to be rebranded after teachers demanded action to rid them of their "sin bin" image
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PRU heads fear private take-over - TES - 9 July 2010
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) heads fear their schools will be taken over by private companies under a shake-up of education for excluded children.
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New guidance calls for PRU children to get the same schooling as their peers in mainstream education - TES - 22 January 2010
Pupil referral units have been ordered to ensure that children excluded from school have a full-time education and the same chances to study for all qualifications.
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We are now officially Short Stay Schools
The Act will also propose a change of name for 'pupil referral unit' to 'short stay schools'.
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Some 135,000 children spend time in alternative educational provision each year.
Although just over half of PRUs were judged to be good or outstanding by Ofsted in 2005/06, the outlook for many of their pupils remains bleak.
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The sound of silence.
Should teachers be whistleblowers or does professional responsibility dictate that they must always work in accordance with school policies on disclosure.
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Pru Head, Tracey Healy, has been shortlisted for Britain's Best Boss 2009
The head of Links Education Support Centre in St Albans has been shortlisted for Britain's Best Boss 2009. Ms Healy started work ...
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Staff call for 'sin-bin' makeover - tes.co.uk - 6 February 2009
Jacky Mackenzie, secretary of the national organisation - also known as prus.org.uk - said many members wanted PRUs to be known as "schools".
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Education reforms set in train - news.bbc.co.uk - 3 December 2008
Efforts to improve the education of young offenders and those in pupil referral units - who have been excluded from mainstream schooling for misbehaviour - are also to be enshrined in law.
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Voyage to learning enjoyment 'outstanding' - Thisissouthdevon.co.uk - 28 November 2008
A school for troubled students facing exclusion from their own classrooms - with centres in Totnes Newton Abbot - has been clocking up 'outstanding' results.
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'Sin bins' to be run privately - Guardian.co.uk - 23 October 2008
Ministers have given the go-ahead for private companies to run small schools for excluded children in commercial ventures.
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Down with sin bins: - The Independent - Education - 18 September 2008
Troublesome pupils have recently been sent to referral units - with mixed results. Now ministers are looking to the voluntary sector for help.
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Three-fold rise in number of kids expelled from schools - This is Derbyshire.co.uk - 12 July 2008
The number of pupils permanently excluded from lessons in Derby has risen dramatically, according to new figures.
A total of 84 secondary-age pupils were given their marching orders from schools across the city in 2006-7....
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A total of 84 secondary-age pupils were given their marching orders from schools across the city in 2006-7....
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Shake-up needed for troublemaker pupils - East Anglian Daily Times - 11 July 2008
A teachers' union last night called for a radical shake-up of the way exclusions and problem behaviour are dealt with in schools.
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'Sin bin' reforms require a rethink - The Independent on Sunday - 29 May 2008
The Government deserves two marks out of three for its attempt to reform pupil referral units - known as "sin bins" to those outside the education inner circle. The appalling record of many of the current PRUs ...
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Ministers to scrap pupil referral units - Guardian.co.uk News - 20 March 2008
A white paper, announced by the schools secretary, Ed Balls, said the term pupil referral unit (PRU) was "an outdated and unhelpful label". ...
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Changes ahead for excluded pupils - BBC.co.uk News - 26 March 2008
The government intends to improve the handling of children excluded from school in England, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has said.
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50 schools praised for top performance - Huddersfield Daily Examiner - 17 April 2008
In recognition of delivering a successful preventative programme that is based on outstanding partnership working: Westfields Pupil Referral Unit, Dewsbury.
For nationally recognised cutting edge work with the Virtual Learning Environment: Ethos Pupil Referral Unit.
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For nationally recognised cutting edge work with the Virtual Learning Environment: Ethos Pupil Referral Unit.
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