Sentences with phrase «school as headteacher»

Helena Mills joined Burnt Mill School as Headteacher in January 2010 having taught and led in East London where she lives, and has led the rapid improvement of the school, judged in November 2012 to be outstanding in all categories.

Her extensive and successful experience of improving schools as a Headteacher has led to her designation as a National Leader in Education and an Additional Inspector; her school a National Support School.

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Led by headteachers, supported by a committed bursar or business manager and passionate school cooks, these schools are focusing on the things that encourage children and parents to opt for a school meal: great food; social aspects such as short queues and being able to eat with friends; a nice place to eat; affordable prices; school food being seen as the cool or attractive thing to go for.

Led by Headteachers, supported by a committed bursar or business manager and passionate school cooks, these schools are focusing on the things that encourage children and parents to opt for a school meal: great food; social aspects such as short queues and being able to eat with friends; a nice place to eat; affordable prices; school food being seen as the cool or attractive thing to go for.

«To say school dinners hasn't worked is not just inaccurate but is also an insult to the hard work of hundreds of thousands of dinner ladies, teachers, headteachers and parent helpers who strive to feed schoolkids a nutritious, hot meal for 190 days of the year,» Mr Oliver, known as the Naked Chef, said.

As education secretary I visited many schools and could see those schools where the headteacher and all the staff were building not just knowledgeable young people but also engaged and confident pupils.

«If the proposal for License to Practise signals a commitment by a future Labour Government to restore qualified teacher status (QTS) as a requirement for all teachers in state funded schools, to introduce, within a national framework of pay and conditions of service, a contractual entitlement for all teachers to continuing professional development and to re-establish a proper system of professional regulation which ensures that all headteachers have QTS and NPQH and are accredited to lead and manage schools, then this is a basis on which progress could be made.

Participants took part in a real - time electronic poll which explored their views on a series of issues relating to their profession: Among the results were: over three quarters of BME teachers considered themselves to be ambitious, yet stated they are being held back by racial discrimination, and the attitude of senior colleagues; nearly two - thirds (62 %) of BME teachers felt their school or college was not seriously committed to addressing their professional development needs and aspirations; 63 % of BME teachers said their employers were not committed to ensuring their mental and physical wellbeing at work, with workload cited as the single most negative factor impacting on their wellbeing; the vast majority of BME teachers felt the Government does not respect and value teachers and does not understand the day to day realities of teaching (99 %); three quarters of BME teachers said they were not confident that their headteacher will make professional and fair decisions regarding their future pay.

Just as few CEOs use github to manage company issues; few headteachers use github to manage their schools; few doctors use github to manage patient progress.

It also featured promises of more education reforms, with the «best headteachers» working in more than one school as trusts, academies and federations are expanded.

«Governing bodies in too many cases fail to discharge their responsibilities to provide appropriate support and challenge to headteachers, which is why many teachers regard their governing body as the headteacher's governing body rather than the school's.

Commenting on Ofsted's Annual Report, published today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «Sir Michael Wilshaw's final Annual Report as Chief Inspector of Schools confirms that it is the hard work, dedication and professionalism of teachers and headteachers that is key to delivering high educational standards and improvements, year on year.

We also work with an inspirational group of headteacher ambassadors who champion the importance of PE and school sport and act as advocates and mentors to other headteachers in their local area.

A recent National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) survey showed overwhelming support for statutory PSHE from 2019 - 20, with 90 % of over 900 professionals saying that PSHE education, including RSE, should have the same status as other school subjects.

One MAT in south London, held an away day with the CEO, as well as the three headteachers of the schools forming the MAT and focused on considering academy conversion and working through these questions.

He has wide and extensive experience as a teacher and headteacher and a local education authority school improvement adviser.

When I took over as Headteacher the school was on a 3 year downward trend - something needed to change.

Headteachers will be seriously looking at what is good value for money and worth having in schools, with effective schemes of work and the use of technology being ever - more important as schools also need to balance reduction with staying relevant to today's society.»

Kirsty Williams said: «I hear it often enough, from teachers and headteachers across the country, that time and funding is too often taken up by school maintenance issues, as opposed to supporting learners.

It is hoped that leaders at all levels, and aspirant leaders, will be able to use the headteacher standards to help them understand the requirements of leadership in our fast - developing school system, and to identify areas for their own further development as emerging leaders.

Like Keith Adams, he had also worked as a headteacher in several schools.

As the government looks to headteachers and parents to run services, local communities are being given more control over schools.

Becky Harrison, Executive Headteacher at Hill Top Specialist Arts College, said:» We are absolutely delighted with the new school build and feel the building will now truly reflect the high quality of teaching and learning, as well as further enhance it for pupils and staff.

She is currently the executive headteacher of The Wroxham School in Hertfordshire and will work as CEO designate while handing over her school, assuming the role full time in JanuarySchool in Hertfordshire and will work as CEO designate while handing over her school, assuming the role full time in Januaryschool, assuming the role full time in January 2017.

The «How do I...» sessions provided practical guidance and ideas for the classroom, such as transforming learning with the introduction of a 1:2:1 iPad scheme, detailed by Derek Trimmer, headteacher at Hove Park School.

Interviews were carried out with teachers, headteachers and other stakeholders and concluded that there are four main perceived challenges for schools when considering the introduction of postural health education and ergonomic furniture: There is sometimes a lack of awareness of the issue in general as well as about the ergonomic furniture options available.

Nigel Gardener, Associate Deputy Headteacher at All Saints Catholic and Technology College, Dagenham, London, discusses the importance of implementing effective recruitment procedures in schools, and explains how schools can maximise the potential of their greatest resource resulting in significant benefits for the school as a whole.

Fraudsters posing as headteachers have conned schools across the country out of tens of thousands of pounds since last September.

Sharon Cowey, Headteacher at St Luke's C of E Primary School added: «We have redesigned our curriculum over recent years, to make it as creative and relevant as possible, taking advantage of first hand experiences for the children, so TSB's Let's Build a Rocket competition fitted perfectly.

Headteacher Mary Isherwood explains: «As a school we recognise that we are that universal service, and as such we are responsible for making sure that everyone works together in a coordinated waAs a school we recognise that we are that universal service, and as such we are responsible for making sure that everyone works together in a coordinated waas such we are responsible for making sure that everyone works together in a coordinated way.

That crisis, 13 years ago, led to schools in England scouring the globe for talent and the government relaxing the rules on support staff teaching, as headteachers struggled to recruit.

I have been a in management as a SENCO for 10 years and I am keen to return to management and progress to being an Assistant or Deputy Headteacher in an inspirational school.

I joined The Three Rivers as Subject Leader for the Creative Arts in 2011 and am now an Assistant Headteacher of Newminster Middle School.

Mr Herrington said that such efforts may involve pairing struggling schools with others, but would also involve working with academy sponsors to find out if there were additional ways in which they could be supported, including through things such as the DfE's new Talented Leaders programme which encourages high - performing headteachers to consider working in lower - performing parts of the country.

Having trained as a History teacher in Leeds I joined The King Edward VI School in 2003 initially as a Year Leader, then Assistant Headteacher.

Mrs Hims, Headteacher, said: «I am so proud of the children and their parents, who have really taken on what we are trying to do as a school to get the best possible education for the children.

Joanne Gray, the new Headteacher, ably supported by the staff at the school, the NET Academies Trust Board, the Governing Body and the central team, has formulated plans to secure swift progress for the school in all areas to bring the school back to its rightful place as an outstanding educational establishment in Reading.

Addressing headteachers at the annual conference of school leaders» union NAHT in Liverpool, the shadow education secretary said the government «wouldn't survive their own Ofsted inspection», as she attacked restrictions on teacher pay and problems stemming from the school accountability system.

If the pace of change is not as the headteacher, governors and NET would wish it, our best endeavours, rooted in a deep knowledge of school improvement, would be focused upon the school.

Led by headteachers, supported by a committed bursar or business manager and passionate school cooks, these schools are focusing on the things that encourage children and parents to opt for a school meal: great food; social aspects such as short queues and being able to eat with friends; a nice place to eat; affordable prices; school food being seen as the cool or attractive thing to go for.

As Michael told members of the education select committee earlier this year, we are moving incrementally and inexorably towards clusters of schools supporting and evaluating each other, led by an outstanding headteacher of an outstanding school.

When asked about the leaked papers by Schools Week, Sir Michael Wilshaw, the outgoing Ofsted chief inspector, said: «If somebody had asked me as a headteacher to check on whether somebody was an illegal immigrant, or demand their passports from them, I would have said «I've got better things to do with my time, thank you very much».»

I am delighted to have started as the new substantive Headteacher in September 2017, and feel privileged to be the leader of such a vibrant and diverse school.

Grace has an outstanding track record as a leader and previous headteacher of a special teaching school.

«Indeed, as today's report makes clear, headteachers who are new to the post in an inadequate school have much higher retention rates than those who have been in post for two or more years.»

Malcolm has 17 years experience as a primary headteacher, leading his first school from satisfactory to outstanding, and maintaining this over 12 years, and his second from inadequate (LA judgement) to good within 3 years.

Working as school improvement advisor and consultant headteacher for a local authority with responsibility for school leadership across the authority

Expanding on his concern that British values are not shared by all members of society, a secondary headteacher of a London school argued that tolerance of and inclusion of different groups only had «real value» and meaning in London, which as a city is «very ethnically diverse».

Sir Michael points to examples of academies and other exceptional schools in deprived areas, such as Mossbourne Community Academy, where he was headteacher.

The Department for Education has given top academy headteachers two weeks to nominate themselves as candidates if they wish to advise RSCs on school takeovers, according to a new election website.