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14How do I use this site?Click the titles to open a page with the full answer<p> </p>2237How accessible is this site?How accessible is this site?09 Nov 2004 1235How do I download a pdf document?I want to download a pdf document: how do I do that?09 Nov 2004 2236How do I find a specific page?I can’t find a specific page – is there a search or sitemap?09 Nov 2004 4425How do I use the search facility on the site?27 Jan 2005 5

How do I use this site?Click the titles to open a page with the full answer

How accessible is this site?
How do I download a pdf document?
How do I find a specific page?
How do I use the search facility on the site?

14How do I get sponsorship?Click the titles to open a page with the full answer<p> </p>3260What is the SPD team?10 Nov 2004 1263How can schools contact the SPD team?10 Nov 2004 2261What does the SPD team offer to schools?10 Nov 2004 3262When should schools contact SPD team?10 Nov 2004 4264What is the Partnership Fund and how do I apply?10 Nov 2004 5

How do I get sponsorship?Click the titles to open a page with the full answer

What is the SPD team?
How can schools contact the SPD team?
What does the SPD team offer to schools?
When should schools contact SPD team?
What is the Partnership Fund and how do I apply?

14Becoming a specialist schoolClick the titles to open a page with the full answer<p> </p>5241Can specialisms be combined?Can specialisms be combined?09 Nov 2004 1238How does my school become a specialist school? How does my school become a specialist school? 09 Nov 2004 3242How many specialist schools are there?How many specialist schools are there?09 Nov 2004 4240What is different about the curriculum?What is different about the curriculum in specialist schools?09 Nov 2004 5

Becoming a specialist schoolClick the titles to open a page with the full answer

Can specialisms be combined?
How does my school become a specialist school?
How many specialist schools are there?
What is different about the curriculum?

14Where can I find out more about the SSAT?Click the titles to open a page with the full answer<p> </p>6327Where is the Trust based?Where is the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust based?12 Nov 2004 1328Where can I find out more about Trust projects? I have heard that the Trust has an exciting project about XYZ, where can I find out more? 12 Nov 2004 2330Where can I find Trust news?Where can I find Trust news?12 Nov 2004 3331Where can I find Trust publications?Where can I find Trust publications?12 Nov 2004 4

Where can I find out more about the SSAT?Click the titles to open a page with the full answer

Where is the Trust based?
Where can I find out more about Trust projects?
Where can I find Trust news?
Where can I find Trust publications?

14What are the arguments surrounding specialist status?<p> </p>7326Are private companies involved to sell more?Aren't private companies only getting involved in sponsoring schools simply so they can sell more of their products?12 Nov 2004 1314Can all schools benefit from specialist status?Can all schools benefit from specialist status?12 Nov 2004 2321Do schools have to remain specialist?If the aim of the programme is to raise education standards, surely once schools achieve a high level of success they don't need to stay specialist? 12 Nov 2004 3324Doesn't specialising reduce a child's options?Doesn't specialising reduce a child's options, forcing them to concentrate on one subject at an early age? 12 Nov 2004 4318Specialist schools and value-added resultsDo specialist schools perform well in value added tables? 12 Nov 2004 5323Specialist schools are bound to get better resultsSpecialist schools are bound to get better results, aren't they? After all they are allowed to select their pupils on the basis of ability. 12 Nov 2004 6325What about rural areas?Specialist status favours schools based in cities. Won't those in rural areas struggle to get commercial sponsorship and be left behind? 12 Nov 2004 7320What about struggling schools?To become specialist, schools have to achieve certain standards. Aren't those schools which are struggling and which need the most help going to be ignored as a result? 12 Nov 2004 8

What are the arguments surrounding specialist status?

Are private companies involved to sell more?
Can all schools benefit from specialist status?
Do schools have to remain specialist?
Doesn't specialising reduce a child's options?
Specialist schools and value-added results
Specialist schools are bound to get better results
What about rural areas?
What about struggling schools?


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