Sentences with phrase «of school and colleges»

«It is only through the commitment and backing of school and colleges leaders that government initiatives succeed, so we urge the new education secretary to work closely with practitioners to ensure that policies are worthwhile, achievable and based in reality.»

The second issue will deal with schooling: what is an authentic pedagogy, the revival of classical education, home - schooling and new types of schools and colleges.

Mathematical studies in the curriculums of schools and colleges sharpen self - awareness in thinking, stimulate conceptual inventiveness, and develop the capacity for symbol construction and transformation.

In an age of digital technology and feedback, the Association of School and College Leaders risks looking as if it might have something to hide when it criticises Ofsted's new policy of allowing parents to rate schools in online surveys.

But John Dunford, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said: «Exciting things are happening in the development of learning in schools.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responded to the Queen's Speech: «Schools and colleges will be relieved that there are no immediate plans to introduce further reforms in a sector which has had more than its fair share of change and badly needs a breathing space.»

The study was attacked by the Association of School and College Leaders, however, despite it acknowledging that the SEN assessment process is excessively bureaucratic.

Robert Hill, who makes his recommendations in a new book entitled Achieving More Together published by the Association of School and College Leaders, said experience proves that such partnerships work and should be adopted across the education system.

While the Government pursues its unnecessary and expensive academies and Free Schools agenda, the majority of schools and colleges are left struggling to cope with the effects of cuts to schools», colleges» and local authorities» budgets.

Commenting on the release of the Association of School and College Leaders» (ASCL's) paper on intelligent accountability, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

«Pupils and teachers in 2014 are going to have to cope with new GCSEs, new A-levels, new vocational qualifications, new ways of tracking pupil progress once levels are abolished, on top of new curriculum content in all subjects,» the Association of School and College Leaders» Brian Lightman warned.

Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «Looking at the scale of the funding pressures on schools, this is a drop in the ocean.

A statement issued by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), the Governing Bodies Association, the Catholic Heads Association, the Association of Controlled Grammar Schools and the Voluntary Bursars Association warned that many schools were facing critical budget challenges.

Research by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) shows that some schools are being asked to provide evidence which inspectors are not supposed to request.

Commenting on the investment, Leora Cruddas, director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, argued: «We welcome the Mandarin programme because it is an investment in education and in a modern foreign language.

The CTA has recently focused its attention of how it can better meet the needs of schools and colleges with the introduction of the Safe and Legal Education Transport Network, with CTA membership costing only # 49 a year.

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has highlighted there are big differences in the funding of schools across England with the lowest funded schools receiving # 1.9 million less than the highest funded schools.

In contrast, Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Assocation of School and College Leaders (ASCL), maintains that pupil premium funding is making a positive difference, but that there is still more to be achieved.

Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «Good attendance is absolutely critical to the education and future prospects of young people.

Encourage networking The Independent Academies Association (IAA) and the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) have joined forces to work with IAAS (Independent Academies Assured Services) to develop a Quality Mark for services and to encourage networking of schools and academies to share and build good and effective practice.

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has warned that music and drama could be squeezed out of the curriculum if the government pushes on with the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) proposal.

Engaging with all parties involved, and keeping them updated along the way also ensures it's an ongoing development; the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) suggests that the approach should come from the bottom up, starting at practitioner level, followed by peer review and then signed off by the SLT or instructional leaders.

However, an increasing number of schools and colleges are now looking to alternative income streams to supplement government funding — and actually boost the amount they have to spend.

Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders warned teachers about the difficulties faced by the post-16 college sector.

Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders advised that while the increase does indeed seem «very high», it equated roughly to one report per school.

Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, has said that» would - be teachers» are being put off the profession because of a complexity of routes into teaching.

Ongoing teacher shortages are having a damaging impact on the education schools can offer, according to a survey by the Association of School and College and Leaders (ASCL).

Association of School and College Leaders, the National Association of Head Teachers and the National Governors» Association would work with the Teaching Schools Council, employers and leading universities to create the Foundation, which also plans to work with organisations providing courses to ensure high standards.

A new peer - review system to allow schools to assess each other has been encouraged by a senior official, at the Association of School and College Leaders annual conference.

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is cautiously welcoming these changes to school performance tables.

Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, echoed Mr Hobby's comments: «Ofsted's statements should be based on evidence, not assertion.

Ofsted head Sir Michael Wilshaw is to propose new rules for school inspection at an upcoming meeting of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).

Brian Lightman, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «It is incumbent on us as school leaders to develop the next generation of leaders and to promote the highest standards of leadership.

Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, counteracted that children were already facing an excessive amount of formal testing.

Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «Blaming schools for lack of provision of information about apprenticeships will get us nowhere with this important priority.»

Over half of schools leaders have said they are looking to cut staffing costs over the next year, a survey published by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) suggests.

Brian Lightman, Association of School and College Leaders general secretary, said: «We are extremely concerned at the significant shortfall in new trainee teachers in secondary subjects.

A survey undertaken by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has revealed how schools are facing a growing teacher recruitment crisis, with head teachers saying they have vacancies in key subjects such as maths, english and science.

However, Malcom Trobe, Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) acting general secretary, argued that whilst predictive grades were often higher than actual grades «teachers are looking at the best possible outcome for the student» and are predicting their «maximum grade».

Brian Lightman, the Association of School and College Leaders general secretary, said: «Schools have no choice but to focus more of their resources in this direction, while balancing this demand against the need to give 11 - to 14 - year - olds a good foundation at secondary level.»

Standalone or MAT Last year, the NGA, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and Browne Jacobson published Forming or Joining a Group of Schools: staying in control of your school's destiny; a publication designed for governors and senior leaders of both standalone academies and maintained schools to help them consider the benefits of forming or joining a MAT.

WomenEd will work with the Association of School and College Leaders and the Chartered College of Teaching to develop cases studies of successful working practices that they will share with the sector.

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), the National Education Union (NEU), UCAC and Voice, set out their concerns about the «adverse impact that teachers» pay is having on teacher supply».

Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, commented on the longer school day saying: «While we welcome any additional funding for schools, the reality is that the government has already made savings by requiring schools to pay increased employer National Insurance and pension contributions from existing budgets.

The fall in entries prompted Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), to say that the subject had «probably had its day».

Earlier this year the National Children's Bureau and Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) carried out a survey to try and gain a greater understanding of the mental health issues schools are facing.

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) will work to endorse and encourage flexible working options to its members.

Exhibitors at the Conference included Amadeus; Langley Waterproofing Systems; BlueSky; PS Financials, who discussed «Exploiting the opportunity for change within the Finance Function, when creating or growing a Multi Academy Trust»; Civica with their Resource Financials; Capita SIMS; Bodet; and the Association of School and College Leaders.

It enriches children and young people's experience of school and college life.

The report comes ahead of the Association of School and College Leaders» (ASCL) conference and outlines that of the 45,000 to 50,000 teachers joining the state sector each year, only a third are returning teachers.