The «State of Education» report also revealed that 99.5 per
cent of primary school leaders believe that a proportion of their pupils were joining school below the required level of school - readiness.
Not exact matches
BESA's survey
of 1,204
school leaders (719
primary and 485 secondary) supported this notion
of a divide between
schools; revealing that 39 per
cent of primary schools and 45 per
cent of secondary
schools felt their budget was big enough and that they were likely to maintain their planned ICT investments.
According to a research poll
of 1,361 teachers published by the Sutton Trust, 32 per
cent of senior
leaders in
primary schools admitted that they are using their pupil premium funding in this way.
The research, undertaken with a representative sample
of 906
school leaders by the National Education Research Panel (NERP), reveals that 53 per
cent of primary schools and 52 per
cent of secondary
schools say their
school is not adequately funded to provide a suitable teaching and learning environment.
Almost all
of primary school leaders (97 per
cent) felt people underestimate the level
of mental health problems with pupils and 95 per
cent said they feel that their teachers already go «above and beyond» to support the pupils.
Indeed, the latest Staff in Australian
Schools study found that 90 per cent of leaders in primary and secondary schools were either satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs (although the ratings were lower than in
Schools study found that 90 per
cent of leaders in
primary and secondary
schools were either satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs (although the ratings were lower than in
schools were either satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs (although the ratings were lower than in 2010).
The research, undertaken with a representative sample
of 906
school leaders by the National Education Research Panel (NERP), reveals that 53 per
cent of primary schools and 52 per
cent of secondary
schools say their
school isn't adequately funded to provide a suitable teaching and learning environment.
Looking ahead to the next year, 79 per
cent of primary leaders and 92 per
cent of secondary
leaders say they are not optimistic about funding for their
schools.
Over half (52 per
cent)
of secondary
school leaders told us they received more applications than they could accommodate for last year's admissions round, and the rate
of growth is set to increase at secondary level as the current
primary school population moves through the system.
The Key's survey revealed that 45 per
cent of primary leaders have had the difficult task
of responding to upset parents whose children did not get their first choice placement at the
school.
Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary
of the Association
of School and College
Leaders, warned that an increase
of just two looked - after children in a
primary cohort
of 30 youngsters «can have a big impact on overall results if they are low - achieving» given the pupils will contribute 6 per
cent of results.
The average salary for an academy headteacher has risen by nearly five per
cent in 12 months, and the pay packet for
primary school leaders is slowly catching up with that
of their secondary peers.