Sentences with phrase «general secretary russell»

But National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby said: «If a school remains far below the floor standards for years, with no sign of improvement, and if it has had good quality support, then of course we need a radical solution.»

General secretary Russell Hobby said: «If a school could conceal evidence of widespread failure in just two days then the whole concept of inspection is flawed and Ofsted's protestations that it examines progress and behaviour over the long - term ring hollow.»

But NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby said it would ensure «more children get the support they are entitled to».

NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby said: «Many parents pay to ensure their children receive private tuition in music and arts subjects because they realise the value of developing culturally rich lives.

General secretary Russell Hobby said: «Sats data only gives parents part of the picture when judging a pupil's success or a school's effectiveness.

In his letter to Ms Morgan, NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby asks the government to match the overall level of funding to the «real cost pressures in schools».

«It was, and remains, inappropriate to force good schools to convert when the evidence of any benefit is so dubious,» said National Association of Head Teachers General Secretary Russell Hobby.

NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby told reporters afterwards: «That's very significant.

General Secretary Russell Hobby said: «Schools will embrace greater freedom from bureaucracy if it allows us to make the right decisions for our pupils and their families.

NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby labelled it a «damp squib», saying at this level, there will be no implementation and no impact this year.

«The children in the system today won't see the benefits before they leave school,» said general secretary Russell Hobby.

«No central government department can or should police the entire education system for extremism,» said NAHT General Secretary Russell Hobby.

NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby criticised the Discovery New School, West Sussex, which closed last month after ministers withdrew funding.

National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby said: «If Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI) is to become increasingly busy in the inspection of good schools every two years, what impact will that have on the availability of these HMIs to focus on more vulnerable schools, who need confident and skilled inspectors?»

General secretary Russell Hobby said he had serious concerns about events in half of these schools.

General Secretary Russell Hobby said he appreciated the engagement of the Secretary of State with the concerns of school leaders.

National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby agreed with the report that the old system was «too bureaucratic».

National Association of Head Teachers» general secretary Russell Hobby said: «We welcome the judge's recognition of the importance of this case and the need for it to be heard as soon as possible.

«Rising demand, growing complexity and tight budgets are getting in the way of helping the children who need it most,» said NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby.

NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby said: «Anyone who thinks that external tests are somehow an «objective» measure of pupils» achievement should be rapidly disabused of the notion by this year's second exam fiasco.

NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby said: «We have a balkanised system with authorities, academies and central government taking decisions in isolation.»

National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby warned of «a significant difference between official statistics and the perceptions of those in schools.

The definition of coasting schools — and its practicality — has been questioned by NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby (pictured above), particularly the value of including three years of data.

National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby said: «Narrowing the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged pupils has been an intractable problem.

National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) general secretary Russell Hobby wrote an open letter to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, expressing concern over funding cuts, ahead of the government's Spending Review.

Ofsted chief inspector Michael Wilshaw's comments that one in four secondary heads are «not good enough» have been branded as «unhelpful as they are inaccurate»» by NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby.

NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby says: «this is a basic issue of fairness in education.

Not exact matches

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, predicts that the effect will «magnify quite quickly».

Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the NAHT, will cite Discovery New School in Crawley, West Sussex, as an example of «the dangers of poorly thought through policy, rushed in to be able to claim a result».

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the NAHT headteachers» union, said he was pleased that Ms Greening had listened to teachers» and school leaders» concerns.

In response to the strategy, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: «School leaders will welcome the government's plan to increase investment into sport and physical activity, and especially the further # 10 million a year into school healthy breakfast clubs.

Russell Hobby, NAHT general secretary, said: «Flat cash education spending at a time of rising costs is pushing many schools closer to breaking point.

Commenting on the announcement, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: «We welcome the announcement today on awarding the top grades for new GCSEs.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders» union the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), said that headteachers would be in regular contact with parents on travel to and from school.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders» union NAHT, says: «After a trial period, the government has seen what many professionals have been saying: retaking phonics screening adds to workload and does not deliver for pupils.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders» union NAHT, said: «After three years of warnings by NAHT, the government is still falling short of its core responsibility to guarantee enough teachers of a high enough standard to meet the needs of our growing school population.»

Russell Hobby, general secretary of NAHT said: «The parent voice is an important one in education and children do best in the schools where teachers and parents have a good relationship.

Commenting on the announcement that the National Teaching Service will be scrapped, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National...

Russell Hobby, general secretary of NAHT, will present these findings to MPs as part of his response to the Education Select Committee's session on the supply of teachers.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the school leaders union NAHT, has responded to warnings that more young people may yet travel to conflict ridden Syria during the school holidays by saying head teachers can not be expected to be «counter-terror experts».

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), said: «The number of children in education is still rising but the government lacks a coherent plan.

Gibb's comments were in response to the Committee's inquiry into the well publicised issues with teacher supply, and followed evidence given by Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), who told the Committee that school leaders felt there was a shortage of quality teachers.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), says that the new freedoms didn't come with additional funding, meaning that most schools do not have the money to offer the larger pay rises.

Schools would do better scrapping student progress and focussing instead on school improvements, according to Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT).

Russell Hobby, General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, cautioned that although the idea is overall a good initiative, there are still issues such as budget cuts and recruitment matters which mean some schools are simply not in a position to offer the service.

In response to Morgan's plans, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: «The workload challenge can be solved by more intelligent accountability, better planning and fewer changes from government — constant short - notice disruption is not conducive to the focus required for good quality teaching.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of NAHT, said: «We welcome the increase in the number of students getting A * to C grades, which is testament to the hard work of both students and teachers.

Commenting on the report, Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders» union NAHT said: «this report misdiagnoses the funding crisis we are seeing in post-16 education; merely shifting funding from one setting to another will not get around that fact.

Russell Hobby, General Secretary of the National Assocation of Head Teachers (NAHT), said: It is important that headteachers and school leaders have a set of professional standards relevant to the modern state of the role.

NAHT president, Kim Johnson, said: «Russell is a respected and inspiring leader who has transformed the association during his time as general secretary.