An inquiry into how we support vulnerable children, recognition for brilliant eTwinning projects, and early bird booking for SecEd's Pupil Premium conference are among the At a glance headlines for July 3, 2014.

There is still time for schools to take advantage of the early bird booking rate for SecEd’s Second National Pupil Premium and Ofsted Conference on September 26. Entitled Ensuring Successful Outcomes, the school-led event features 18 workshops and sessions offering practical and transferable advice on topics such as literacy, data, mentoring and SEN. The full programme is at www.pupilpremiumconference.com

Michael Gove’s leadership of education is the most unpopular to date according to an Ipsos MORI survey. The data shows that 75 per cent of 1,200 school leaders said they are dissatisfied with the government’s performance in education, up from 54 per cent in 2010 and 40 per cent in 2004. However, the poll, which involved members of the leadership Q&A service The Key, also found that 47 per cent of schools leaders believe education has improved since 2010, while just 20 per cent say it has got worse.

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