Sentences with phrase «head teachers»

In particular we need the participation and leadership of head teachers in shaping these cultural education partnerships.

While the council assists schools in buying network printers, schools can also select their own stand - alone units — for example, printers used by head teachers in their offices.

The data revealed that only 0.7 per cent of head teachers at state schools were from an Indian background and 0.6 per cent are from black Caribbean origin.

Many head teachers say that the tests damage children's education because they encourage teachers to «teach to the test», so that other subjects are squeezed out of the curriculum.

The pressure is on for head teachers, who must now make tough choices when it comes to deciding on how their limited funds should be spent on their school and pupils.

In autumn 2011 there were fears from head teachers of a surge of malicious complaints when it was announced inspections could be triggered by parental complaints even if they were anonymous.

The dispute over school funding has been escalating - with head teachers threatening that they could have to start cutting hours or operating four - day weeks.

The scheme has been criticised by head teachers who have warned that they lack the facilities to cope with serving hot school meals to children.

She has worked in education for over twenty years, including positions as a primary school deputy head teacher.

The funding warning letter will be sent by head teachers to parents in more than 4,000 schools, saying that many schools are going to have to cut staff and subject choices.

The former head teacher had been a strong advocate of raising standards in state schools - and had been critical of private schools.

The conference voted in favour of the motion that every school should publish its staffing structure and pay ranges of all teaching staff, including senior leadership salaries and those of executive head teachers.

However I also work as an assistant head teacher with responsibility for whole school teaching and learning.

So this plan is aimed primarily at giving head teachers the practical support, advice and information they need.

An unnamed head teacher told researchers that the label of special educational needs might be «often used as an excuse for low expectations and under - preparation on the part of parents».

The findings suggest that only 27 per cent of primary head teachers feel they are under - equipped with furniture and storage.

But what I don't understand is the reaction I get from many head teachers when I mention refurbished hardware.

Members of the eight head teacher boards will be elected by the heads of schools in their respective regions.

Addressing leading head teachers and literacy experts, he questioned whether the present target for 11 - year - olds was challenging enough to help prepare them for secondary school.

A strategic event for up to 50 delegates: including head teachers, teaching staff, learning mentors, extended services and family learning practitioners.

Below are few examples of head teacher resume objectives.

But he is facing criticism for failing to address the growing warnings from head teachers about a funding crisis in existing schools.

Increased local autonomy, more complex operations and more rigorous direct accountability mean that all schools require highly skilled specialists to support head teachers and governors.

But he expects to see grades drop and exclusion rates rise in the next few years if head teachers can not make ends meet.

In addition, more head teachers than last year agree that their school has sufficient funding for resources such as furniture and their ICT infrastructure.

Although new head teachers and governors are in place, the divisions within the Muslim community remain.

Schools could soon be facing severe financial hardship which could affect standards because of cuts to their budgets, head teachers warn.

And there were suggestions this could mean replacing head teachers where there were concerns about standards.

The report said national statistics disguised significant local variations and did not reflect the experience of head teachers across the country when trying to recruit.

The government argues academies drive up standards by putting more power in the hands of head teachers over pay, length of the school day and term times.

But he warned that «there is a lot of uncertainty» among head teachers about the reliability of exam grades.

The new guidance aims to help head teachers, governors, school business managers and potential school partners understand the benefits of community use.

The poll revealed a significant discrepancy between head teachers and classroom teachers.

What head teacher could ignore a letter from a parent saying that they do not wish their child to participate in this test when that child is not even of compulsory school starting age?

However, the white paper still includes contentious plans removing the right of parents to be represented on academy boards of governors and radical proposals allowing head teachers to award staff qualifications.

Many head teachers took an interest in the training and reported that it was the best they had ever seen.

In the election it became a significant doorstep issue, not least because head teachers discovered the power of sending a letter home to millions of parents.

I would imagine that most head teachers and senior managers in schools would love to have an outstanding music department, where high standards are coupled with breadth of participation across the school.

But it offers nothing to head teachers complaining about a funding crisis in their basic budgets.

It will focus on poor coastal and rural areas and the cities that often struggle to recruit head teachers.

Ensure head teacher demonstrates progress or maintenance of high recycling performance in the school.

The main aim of this tour is to see the concerned head teacher, class teachers and school staff in order to acquire information about school and its environment.

The vast majority of head teachers already believe that good food is vital to children's health and academic achievement, and to the broader life of the school.

Since 2013, tougher government regulations have meant head teachers can grant leave of absence to pupils during term time only in «exceptional circumstances».

However, head teachers fear the new system could mean an extra two days of work for each Year 6 teacher.

A Roman Catholic school is forcing a successful head teacher out of his job because he is not a Catholic.

But leadership isn't something that just head teachers must master.

His heroes were inspirational head teachers - whose influence «ran through the school like a stick of rock».

The school now operates as one institution with the same head teacher and site.