Sentences with phrase «on headteachers»

But teaching schools do not focus solely on headteachers — in fact, fostering outstanding teaching at all levels helps create a flourishing school environment.

«Reducing the administrative burden on headteachers is just one of the measures we're taking to strengthen the profession.

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.

Commenting on the publication by the Department for Education of School Workforce statistical data on headteachers» salaries, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «Headteachers and other school leaders have an important and critical job to do in leading and managing teaching and learning in schools.

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.

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

Senior leaders feel that there is no or little support available to help them tackle the problem, and most rely on their headteacher or leadership networks for help.

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.

In follow - up reports, Ofsted inspectors have sometimes noted that dealing with the pressures to agree to academisation has itself been a conflicting pressure on a headteacher's time when the school was dealing with the issues raised by the initial unsatisfactory Ofsted report.

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.

A landmark court ruling on a headteacher's failure to disclose her relationship with a convicted sex offender could mean school staff will be asked to reveal more about...

Not exact matches

Rather it frees governors and headteachers to focus more on deciding what type of sex education parents want their children to experience in school and, in the case of primary schools, whether there should be any formal sex education at all.

Led by headteachers, supported by a committed bursar or business manager and passionate school cooks, these schools are focusing on the things that encourage children and parents to opt for a school meal: great food; social aspects such as short queues and being able to eat with friends; a nice place to eat; affordable prices; school food being seen as the cool or attractive thing to go for.

Led by Headteachers, supported by a committed bursar or business manager and passionate school cooks, these schools are focusing on the things that encourage children and parents to opt for a school meal: great food; social aspects such as short queues and being able to eat with friends; a nice place to eat; affordable prices; school food being seen as the cool or attractive thing to go for.

The National College for Teaching and Leadership is responsible for setting the standards for Head teacher training, and has agreed that content on food and nutrition should be included in their leadership development programmes, casino including the National Professional Qualification for Headteachers (NPQH).

It shows why he should have listened to business leaders, headteachers and experts in the first place and not come up with a plan on the back of an envelope,» said shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg.

«In the face of this and other attacks on teachers and headteachers, the NASUWT is balloting its members for industrial action.»

«However, headteachers who decide to take action must do so on the basis that they accept the consequences of the SATs not going ahead.

On average, female headteachers who had taken a career break taught for an additional five years compared with those women who had not had a career break.

«If the proposal for License to Practise signals a commitment by a future Labour Government to restore qualified teacher status (QTS) as a requirement for all teachers in state funded schools, to introduce, within a national framework of pay and conditions of service, a contractual entitlement for all teachers to continuing professional development and to re-establish a proper system of professional regulation which ensures that all headteachers have QTS and NPQH and are accredited to lead and manage schools, then this is a basis on which progress could be made.

The Central Regional Police Command says it is looking for three young men who allegedly leaked a sex tape widely circulated on social media, capturing the headteacher of Breman Adumanu D / A Basic School and a Senior High School girl.

«Yet while teachers» pay has dramatically decreased, the number of headteachers being paid six figure salaries is increasing year on year, according to the Department for Education's own figures.

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.

Half of headteachers said the pressure on schools to provide help to ethnic minority pupils has increased in the last year and 65 % stated that current resources were insufficient to meet this need.

Commenting on the publication by the Department for Education (DfE) of «National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «With increasing difficulties in recruiting new headteachers, and with record numbers of teachers wanting to leave the profession, the Coalition Government has failed to recognise the damaging effect of its policies on the morale and confidence of teachers and schHeadteachers», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «With increasing difficulties in recruiting new headteachers, and with record numbers of teachers wanting to leave the profession, the Coalition Government has failed to recognise the damaging effect of its policies on the morale and confidence of teachers and schheadteachers, and with record numbers of teachers wanting to leave the profession, the Coalition Government has failed to recognise the damaging effect of its policies on the morale and confidence of teachers and school leaders.

«But because [education secretary] Michael Gove will not give guidance to headteachers on ways to do that, nor monitor how the money is being used, we have no way of knowing what the pupil premium is being spent on.

«In a context of unmanageable and unsustainable levels of teacher workload, the Government will need to demonstrate that its proposals will bring downward pressure on the workload and bureaucratic burdens placed on primary teachers and headteachers and enable them to focus on their core responsibilities for teaching and leading teaching and learning.»

Commenting on Ofsted's Annual Report, published today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «Sir Michael Wilshaw's final Annual Report as Chief Inspector of Schools confirms that it is the hard work, dedication and professionalism of teachers and headteachers that is key to delivering high educational standards and improvements, year on year.

The headteachers of some Senior High Schools were interdicted, while one of them at the La Presbyterian Senior High School in Accra was transferred for asking parents of new students under the Free SHS policy to pay for the purchase of plastic chairs to enable their wards to sit on them in class.

So instead we will give that money to headteachers, to spend on pupils» education instead.

11.56 am: Michael Gove has just said he will give headteachers the power to punish pupils who misbehave on the way to school or on the way home.

Brought to London by the «Blue Labour» community guru Maurice Glasman, on his first meeting with Ed Miliband in 2011 Graf urged him to appoint someone he trusted to tour Britain talking to civic leaders, headteachers, unions, churches and voluntary organisations and thus assess the mood of the grassroots.

This reminds me of a study carried out by Rising Stars and Dave Whyley, headteacher and consultant of Learning Technologies at Wolverhampton City Council who ran an eBook pilot Learning2go project with schools, to assess their impact on engagement and reading.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders» union the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), said that headteachers would be in regular contact with parents on travel to and from school.

«The pressure on teachers and headteachers is enormous and is putting at risk their own mental and physical health and wellbeing.

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.

One MAT in south London, held an away day with the CEO, as well as the three headteachers of the schools forming the MAT and focused on considering academy conversion and working through these questions.

A former deputy headteacher, Graham understands the daily challenges that practitioners face managing schools and is well placed to offer insight and advice on the practical aspects of managing your school's data.

John Tomsett, Headteacher of Huntington School in York, commented on the need for more flexibility: «A third of our 100 + teachers are part - timers.

Ben Thompson, Headteacher of Trinity Academy in London, commented on the report findings: «There is no doubt though that some areas and subjects are under extreme pressure across the country.

'' The new freedoms and greater clarity over exclusions given to headteachers is having a positive impact on behaviour.»

But in practice, can this be easily evidenced by schools and headteachers who already have many demands on their time and resources?

Experts share their top tips on writing plans and give examples they think will be useful for headteachers when writing their first SIP.

Experienced headteachers and school improvement partners give advice on how to write, deliver and evaluate School Improvement Plans.

Headteacher Jane Johnson explains the need to work closely with parents so they understand what is expected of them, what is going on in the classroom and how they can support their child's learning at home.

You will need to insert the photo and name of your own headteacher on slides 11 and 12!

Headteacher Alan Simpson regularly uses assembly to update the children on their energy production, and renewable energy problems are now incorporated into maths and science lessons.

When I took over as Headteacher the school was on a 3 year downward trend - something needed to change.

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.

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