Sentences with phrase «local headteachers»

Through a combination of word - of - mouth and contact with local Headteachers more schools joined the Partnership and the variety of classes on offer has gradually been extended.

Following the launch, the Schools Minister took part in a roundtable discussion on the benefits of leadership opportunities in schools with local headteachers and Russell Hobby, chief executive of Teach First.

For this program, the external evaluation was undertaken by a local headteacher and focused particularly on the program's impact using Guskey's (2000) model of evaluation.

Not exact matches

The Minister has also written directly to headteachers, the school meals team, and Directors of Children's Services in each local authority to let them know these tools are available to them, and to thank them for their hard work preparing to deliver universal infant free school meals.

Here at Hollinsclough we have many conversations with Parents, Headteachers, Local Authorities, the DfE and others with regard to what is Flexi - schooling; so much so that we have decided that it is time to develop what we are going to term the Flexi - Schooling Federation - this will be open to all to join for a membership fee per year.

The hope is that this will be a helpful narrative which sets out some of the issues for parents, Headteachers, governors and local authorities to consider, should they wish to offer the option of flexi - schooling in like circumstances.

Local authorities should make sure that headteachers are made familiar with flexi - schooling and how it may work in practice.

«Autonomy doesn't mean that headteachers can run their school free from scrutiny or demanding standards, it means academies can be run without having to second guess advice or interference from local authorities.»

About 200 primary school headteachers in four local government areas of Anambra may be demoted for selling workbook to pupils in their respective schools in the...

«There needs to be publication of headteachers» pay and rewards, proper scrutiny by local authorities and a detailed review of the system by the School Teachers» Review Body.

Schools secretary Ed Balls wants the best headteachers to be placed in charge of several schools in their local area.

We also work with an inspirational group of headteacher ambassadors who champion the importance of PE and school sport and act as advocates and mentors to other headteachers in their local area.

He has wide and extensive experience as a teacher and headteacher and a local education authority school improvement adviser.

The SNP manifesto, published last month, called into question the future role of councils in the delivery of education: it vowed to «extend to individual schools responsibilities that currently sit solely with local authorities» and «allocate more resources directly to headteachers».

Richard Williman, Headteacher of Withernsea High School, said: «Having worked so closely with the EFA, BAM and the local authority on the planning of our new school, seeing the cutting of the first turf is a really exciting day.

Its pledge for the recent election promises to «extend to individual schools responsibilities that currently sit solely with local authorities, allocate more resources directly to headteachers and enable them to take decisions based on local circumstances».

Marcus Sutcliffe, managing director of Elite Systems, discusses how modular construction can meet the need for school expansion Britain is currently experiencing a distinct shortage of school places, and headteachers and local authorities around the country are looking for ways to accommodate additional intake — without breaking the bank.

As the government looks to headteachers and parents to run services, local communities are being given more control over schools.

Bradley Simmons, Ofsted Regional Director for the South West, has published a letter calling on headteachers, chief executives of multi-academy trusts, senior political leaders, governors, the local authority and the regional schools commissioner to work together to improve outcomes.

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.

Headteacher David Maxwell said: «It is really exciting that we are moving closer to getting a new school, which will be a wonderful addition to the local community and to Keighley.

Permission to sign In the cases discussed in the programme, the problem generally arose where headteachers were signing leases which would previously have been handled by the school's local authority.

Both headteachers and local authorities have a responsibility to ensure that the results of the key stage 1 tests are used to inform the school's teacher - assessment judgements.

These include Solihull Alternative Provision Academy, set up by 3 headteachers of high - performing schools in Solihull, West Midlands, which will help transform the lives of local children who have fallen out of mainstream schooling.

Working as school improvement advisor and consultant headteacher for a local authority with responsibility for school leadership across the authority

She has worked as a Local and National Leader in Education and as an Executive Headteacher to bring about the best possible outcomes for all children.

Local authority school headteachers may not vote.

Such contempt — for teachers, for parents, for headteachers, for local authorities, for pupils even!

If you are the headteacher or chair of governors of a local - authority - maintained school converting to an academy, you must complete the following steps.

England is entering into a new era of school autonomy, with headteachers freed from local authority and even Department for Education strangulation - as it is implied - to take forward their own professional visions.

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

When a local authority school has «poor» results, they blame the school, the teachers, the headteachers, the system, the local authority.

The programme drawn up for the Welsh government will be used by local authorities, headteachers and school governors.

Experts have warned that headteachers are sometimes excluding pupils to flag the severity of their mental health issues to their local authority, because pupils are otherwise not getting the support they need.

«We need to create a coalition of Welsh Government, local education authorities and regional consortia who are in charge of school improvement and we also must work with headteachers, teachers in the classroom and parents».

He has a very wide range of experience in education including as a teacher, headteacher, local authority adviser, consultant for the National College and as an inspector working for Tribal.

My colleague Richard Riddell's recent work interviewing secondary headteachers on this issue, to be presented at the British Educational Research Association conference, has shown that they regard local authorities as «largely irrelevant».

The network typically lasts between six and twelve months and is customised to meet the needs of Headteachers within their specific local context.

The Minister has also written directly to headteachers, the school meals team, and Directors of Children's Services in each local authority to let them know these tools are available to them, and to thank them for their hard work preparing to deliver universal infant free school meals.

MPs on the parliamentary education committee have heard evidence from headteachers and local authority officers, who warned that vulnerable pupils are being forced out of mainstream schools due to «cliff - edge» accountability measures and a narrowing of the school curriculum.

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

Rev Leach is one of six headteachers — from both local authority maintained schools and academies — committed to the three - tier system.

These roles include being part of the Children's Improvement Board and the local safeguarding board for Torbay, a governor of the Torbay Virtual School, a member of the pupil referral panel and a mentor for new and aspirant headteachers on the C of E NPQH course.

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.

A local authority was right to sack a primary school headteacher who did not disclose to governors that her friend had been convicted of downloading indecent images of children, the Supreme Court (SC) has unanimously held.

Statutory guidance for local authorities, as well as headteachers and governing bodies of settings providing alternative provision.

Statutory guidance for headteachers and local authority assessment co-ordinators assessing and reporting the KS2 national curriculum.