Over 70 per
cent of secondary school leaders say that their schools has had to cut teachers over the last year, with a similar proportion saying the same about teaching assistants or support staff.
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.
The TES budget survey, carried out in May 2016, found that 80 per
cent of teachers and 76 per
cent of leaders had noticed a drop in the number
of teachers at their
secondary school.
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.
In addition to this, eight in 10 (80 per
cent)
of the
secondary school leaders surveyed by The Key maintain that the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure, in particular, is limiting opportunities for their pupils with vocational or technical aptitude.
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).
«A recent NAHT survey
of secondary school leaders shows that 93 per
cent believe EBacc should not be compulsory.
The State
of Education survey also revealed that more than three - quarters (78 per
cent)
of secondary school leaders believe too much focus is placed on academic testing as a measure
of pupils» success.
Almost a third (31 per
cent)
of the
secondary heads and
school leaders surveyed think these changes have also had a negative impact on pupils» readiness for the workplace or further education.
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.
Another worrying finding showed that 48 per
cent of senior
leaders in
secondary schools had limited subject choices at GCSE for financial reasons, while 43 per
cent had reduced the options at A-level.
At
secondary level, 74 per
cent of school leaders said their
schools had been forced to cut teachers over the last year due to tight budgets, with a similar proportion saying the same about teaching assistants.
23 per
cent of secondary leaders said their
school is not confident about teaching the third wave
of new GCSEs from September 2017.
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.