Sentences with phrase «not as the headteacher»

If the pace of change is not as the headteacher, governors and NET would wish it, our best endeavours, rooted in a deep knowledge of school improvement, would be focused upon the school.

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«To say school dinners hasn't worked is not just inaccurate but is also an insult to the hard work of hundreds of thousands of dinner ladies, teachers, headteachers and parent helpers who strive to feed schoolkids a nutritious, hot meal for 190 days of the year,» Mr Oliver, known as the Naked Chef, said.

As education secretary I visited many schools and could see those schools where the headteacher and all the staff were building not just knowledgeable young people but also engaged and confident pupils.

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Participants took part in a real - time electronic poll which explored their views on a series of issues relating to their profession: Among the results were: over three quarters of BME teachers considered themselves to be ambitious, yet stated they are being held back by racial discrimination, and the attitude of senior colleagues; nearly two - thirds (62 %) of BME teachers felt their school or college was not seriously committed to addressing their professional development needs and aspirations; 63 % of BME teachers said their employers were not committed to ensuring their mental and physical wellbeing at work, with workload cited as the single most negative factor impacting on their wellbeing; the vast majority of BME teachers felt the Government does not respect and value teachers and does not understand the day to day realities of teaching (99 %); three quarters of BME teachers said they were not confident that their headteacher will make professional and fair decisions regarding their future pay.

The MoD insists the materials it sends to headteachers are not misleading and are designed to promote the armed forces as a legitimate career choice.

Headteachers are not able to go out on training opportunities as a result of heavy workloads and funding shortages, research shows.

It requires headteachers and senior leadership teams who prioritise not only the operational aspects of teacher development but also, as Ofsted put it in their September 2015 handbook, «a motivated, respected and effective teaching staff» in «a culture that enables students and staff to excel».

Addressing headteachers at the annual conference of school leaders» union NAHT in Liverpool, the shadow education secretary said the government «wouldn't survive their own Ofsted inspection», as she attacked restrictions on teacher pay and problems stemming from the school accountability system.

The post of Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher should be advertised as the governors see fit unless it has good reason not to do so.

Expanding on his concern that British values are not shared by all members of society, a secondary headteacher of a London school argued that tolerance of and inclusion of different groups only had «real value» and meaning in London, which as a city is «very ethnically diverse».

As a Headteacher I can confirm the difficulties we face recruiting and retaining staff particularly with the high demands, long days, poor media coverage, pay freezes, ongoing pressure and an Ofsted system that focuses purely on attainment and not progress.

For example, pupils can be reprimanded for turning their heads away from the teacher during class (as part of SLANT), or for other behaviour infringements which many outstanding headteachers would not recognise as warranting formal sanction.

In some instances these withdrawn test results were invalid and the children referred instead to the headteacher assessment panel as we could not consider test scores reliable.

Staff trustees, such as the principal or executive headteacher, are not permitted to be members of the trust.

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.

I am NOT a professor of education, an OFSTED inspector, a publisher or a former headteacher, but I do remember what it is like to be a trainee teacher, an NQT and a busy classroom teacher, as I was all of these in the last few years.

I consider myself very fortunate and extremely proud to lead teaching and learning in my role as Deputy Headteacher, however, that's not to say that leading teaching and learning isn't everybody's responsibility, because it is.

Being a headteacher isn't the same job as it was 15 years ago.

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

When we checked with survey respondents who they would turn to beyond this («if you had a problem with a school and felt that the headteacher had not resolved it, who would you complain to») despite nearly a third of our survey respondents having a child at an academy school, none identified the Education Funding Agency as a body they would contact — even though the EFA is the organisation responsible for handling complaints about academies.