Sentences with phrase «headteacher boards»

The Eastern Daily Press newspaper today published copies of documents considered by the headteacher boards when making their decisions — after a 17 - month freedom of information request battle — but the documents were heavily redacted.

Thanks to that expertise and the support of headteacher boards, they are able to take swift and targeted action to tackle underperformance rather than schools being left to stagnate under local authority control.

Committee members recently discovered that the terms of members of headteacher boards will all come to an end at the same time.

I think what's happened as a result is that London schools are not benefiting as much as they might from the headteacher boards.»

-- Whether there are sufficient RSCs and headteacher boards to fulfil their expanding role, and whether they have adequate resources

Morgan said that below these eight commissioners, appointed by the Department for Education, will be elected headteacher boards, which will consist of outstanding headteachers.

Headteacher boards (HTBs) are responsible for advising their RSC, contributing their local knowledge and professional expertise to help the RSC's decision - making.

A DfE spokesperson said: «Information about the role of regional school commissioners and headteacher boards is publicly available, as are the decisions they make.»

A further # 40,000 is also available to each commissioner for events and communications and # 100,000 to compensate employers of the leaders who sit on their headteacher boards.

She said: «The prime focus of headteacher boards and regional schools commissioners is to further the academies programme.

A Freedom of Information request to release full details of the meetings of England's eight Regional Schools Commissioners and their headteacher boards (HTBs), along with a register of their interests, has resulted in partial success.

Commenting on the response from Edward Timpson, Caroline Lucas MP said: «It is a real step forward that the Minister has committed to greater transparency to address the serious lack of accountability of regional schools commissioners and headteacher boards — not least as it seems clear the role and powers of RSCs are set to expand.

«RSCs work closely with headteacher boards and use their expertise and local knowledge to determine the most appropriate action for schools in their area.»

Schools Week understands the eight regional schools commissioners (RSCs) are in talks over improved access to specialists who will «offer specific advice when they need it», following criticism that certain parts of the education system are not represented on the headteacher boards.

The structure of headteacher boards, which help approve sponsorship changes, does not improve the speed of decisions.

The meetings in which they make decisions about schools, advised by members of their «headteacher boards», are held in secret, with no advance notice of decisions made and scant minutes published months later.

A description of the role of national schools commissioner Sir David Carter, who has also pledged greater accountability within the commissioners» system, and the terms of reference of the advisory headteacher boards which report to each regional commissioner will also be published, Lord Nash has confirmed.

Previously this has led to criticism that too many chief executive officers now sit on the headteacher boards.

The election launch comes after members of the headteacher boards voiced concerns anonymously to Schools Week that multi-academy trusts were lobbying to get multiple trust members on the boards in May.

However heads from the same trust can be elected on to different headteacher boards, only if the trust operates across more than one region.

The headteacher boards have been ignoring post-16 and SEND experts in their decisions on academisation — even though the government promised they would be included.

The DfE turned down another part of the FOI request, which sought the minutes of meetings held so far by the RSC - led headteacher boards, after an unnamed minister decided that disclosure would «prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs».

It's been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed.

Those elected to headteacher boards do not have decision - making powers, but provide local expertise to inform the decisions of National and Regional Schools Commissioners and ministers.

«I know from personal experience how much headteacher boards help inform decisions and I'm looking forward to working with the newly - elected members to help make our school system even better.»

Sir David Carter, added: «Over the last three years the expertise of headteacher boards has been so important in helping to create a self - managing and ever - improving education system.

Parliamentary under secretary of state for the school system, Sir Theodore Agnew, said: «Headteacher boards have already shown they can provide invaluable support in improving the education of pupils across England and I'd like to thank everyone who has played an important role so far.

Elected Member of the Headteacher Board for the East Midlands and Humber.

Bexon - Smith also came under fire by some MPs for not having enough practising headteachers on her advisory headteacher board.

Speaking to Schools Week, Mr Herrington said that the majority of schools applying to become academies, both nationally and in his region, were primary schools, and that his headteacher board (HTB) was keen to see them apply with partners.

Before taking the role, Sir David was a positive advocate for openness, claiming during a presentation at the Independent Academies Association conference in October 2014 that the individual votes of headteacher board members — who advise regional schools commissioners (RSCs) on academy chain takeovers — would be made public.

Academy chain chief executive Alan Yellup (pictured above), who is also on the headteacher board for West Yorkshire and Lancashire, revealed his region's target at the Westminster Education Forum last week.

The remaining headteacher board members under Bexon - Smith are Chris Abbott, executive principal of the Hunsley trust in Yorkshire, and Andrew Burns, executive principal of the Redhill Trust in Nottingham.

The headteacher board had seven members back in 2014: four were elected (Jack Acklam, Pamela Birch and Alan Yellup were serving school leaders, while Martin Shevill was a former head), two appointed (academy trust bosses Sir Iain Hall and Sir Michael Wilkins) and one co-opted (Sir Rod Aldridge from the London - based Aldridge Foundation).

Dethridge is already a member of the headteacher board for the region, is a national leader of education and was chair of the expert group looking into teaching assistants standards.

Indeed, sources told Schools Week the name «headteacher board» might change, which does not seem to have happened.

In a welcome message on the new website, Carter said being a member of the headteacher board was «one of the most important and dynamic school - system leader roles on offer.»

No more than one headteacher or school leader per multi-academy trust can be elected onto any one headteacher board, the website states.

Under election rules, published on the new website today, a candidate can stand in more than one headteacher board election, but can only win membership onto one board.

Here, one headteacher board member responds to the criticism — and our editor...

Correction: This story was amended on July 10th to make clear that no more than one headteacher or school leader per multi-academy trust can be elected onto any one headteacher board.

The east of England and north east London headteacher board, chaired by RSC Tim Coulson, approved 16 academy orders during the period, the highest number, while the lowest number came from north west London and south central England, where Martin Post's board approved just two.

She is also a peer member of the Teaching Schools Council and was previously a member of a Regional Schools Commissioner Headteacher Board.

Schools Week has been pointed to headteacher board minutes for the Lancashire and West Yorkshire region in February showing the Lime Tree Primary, in Trafford, was allowed to quit the Enquire Learning Trust.

In a submission to the education selection committee in 2015, he wrote that he wanted to develop four advisory boards to «build on the expertise and knowledge that our headteacher board has provided».

«The Department for Education intends to publish a record of future headteacher board meetings and a register of interests of regional schools commissioners in the new year.

«We do not intend to retrospectively revise and publish a note of past headteacher board meetings.»

Bauckham has advised the government before, both as the author of a review of modern foreign languages last year and as a member of the headteacher board for the south east of England and south London.

Regional Schools Commissioner for the north of England, Janet Renou, said she has been working with the trust, Cumbria County Council and the headteacher board to «address the challenges» at Whitehaven.

Asked whether the board will co-opt additional headteacher board members, as each has the right to, Sir David says they may think about this after the October half - term — and that he will look outside the ranks of school leaders to fill the places.