Sentences with phrase «school and college leaders»

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has said it is «not afraid» to take legal action against exam boards over the grade boundary reform.

Brian Lightman, the incoming general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said: «We have encouraged people to take care over the process and not to rush.

Lobbyists from the Headteachers Round Table to the Association of School and College Leaders have all called for more funding for education.

The letter is co-signed by the University and College Union, UNISON, the Association of Colleges, the National Union of Students, the Association of School and College Leaders, the National Education Union, Holex, the Third Sector National Learning Alliance, the Learning and Work Institute and Voice.

Brian Lightman of the Association of School and College Leaders however said the data was potentially «misleading».

A typical secondary school in Wales will be driven into deficits of more than # 1m, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said.

But John Dunford, head of the Association of School and College Leaders, said pupils were avoiding languages because they are harder than other GCSEs.

This has prompted «serious concerns» from Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, that this anonymity could be misused by people making malicious claims.

Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, cautioned against too much change.

Malcolm Trobe, head of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «We are deeply concerned that the life chances of young people are being put at risk by the government's under - funding of education.»

NFER was not alone in recognising this dilemma and, in partnership with ASCL (The Association of School and College Leaders) and SSAT (The schools, students and teachers network), decided to develop a free - to - use resource to support schools in developing their own approach to assessment.

Brian Lightman, of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «The aspiration to have one of the best education services in the world will only be achieved by raising the status of teachers to a level which attracts the very best people, and this will only be done by celebrating the successes of our education service and the quality of those who work in it.»

Brian Lightman, head of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «There's lots of good news, particularly that schools, students and teachers have worked really hard in a constantly changing and turbulent environment.

Brian Lightman, head of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the word «crisis» was not an exaggeration of the situation, with many schools unable to recruit the teachers they needed.

Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «Ofqual's insistence that standards were comparable no longer holds water.

The Association of School and College Leaders» deputy director of policy, Duncan Baldwin, said: «This year's data is potentially very flawed and quite dangerous.

Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «Whatever the type of school, two of the essential ingredients for success are sufficient funding and teacher supply.

Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Brian Lightman said: «Sir Michael Wilshaw's claims about rampant poor behaviour simply don't stand up in the face of evidence from his own inspection service.

The Association of School and College Leaders said this year's performance data represented the end of the school league tables «as we know them».

The Conservatives estimate free breakfasts will cost # 60 million a year, and claim that they have listened to both the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Association of School and College Leaders, both of which have suggested that breakfasts could be a better investment than free lunches.

Schools Week reported the release of research by think tank Policy Exchange and the Association of School and College Leaders last week which showed one in four teachers who leave the classroom are women in their 30s.

Malcolm Trobe, the interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, has even gone as far as to say that schools which have «misunderstood» the guidance and asked to see documents should apologise to parents.

However, Malcom Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said it was «divisive» to only offer the funding to a quarter of schools: «Many already provide after - school activities so we also need to understand how this new provision will be differentiated from the existing provision and what will be expected of schools.»

David Blow, headteacher at the Ashcombe School in Surrey, who has worked on language grading for the Association of School and College Leaders, said he was pleased Ofqual had made the «significant and vitally necessary change» but said it was «disappointing they were not touching the GCSE».

However, Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said improvements should be made through «considered and managed» curriculum change, not legislation.

At each site, high school and college leaders share a vision of seamless student transitions that ultimately benefit students, the college and the local economy.

Acting general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders Malcolm Trobe said he was very pleased that the government had responded on the issue.

Speaking at the time, Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Brian Lightman warned that further testing was not the answer.

Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: Justine Greening deserves credit, but we can not rely on her department finding more money down the back of a sofa.

Malcolm Trobe (pictured above), interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said it was unfair to exclude some commercial companies but include schools.

Geoff Barton, General Secretary, Association of School and College Leaders, said: «We welcome the Education Secretary's commitment to a new formula to address the postcode lottery in school funding.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «Schools work closely with the police to protect and educate their pupils, and in some cases police officers are stationed in schools.

Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «If the government shares our ambition to continue to raise education standards it has to put its money where its mouth is and provide the funding desperately needed by schools and colleges.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said when candidates see errors in a paper it can undermine their confidence.

Unions have warned it could result in tens of thousands of job losses, and this week the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) told George Osborne the funding pressures were putting the government's education programme in jeopardy.

Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, added: «Teachers and school leaders have taken successive pay cuts for a number of years now and it is vitally important that steps are taken to redress this.»

Education unions - the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), the National Education Union (NEU), UCAC, and Voice — are calling for an imme...

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

Secondary head teachers in the Association of School and College Leaders are planning to meet Muslim groups to see how they can work together to meet the challenge of the clash.

Malcolm Trobe, the deputy general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, and a former headteacher of a PFI school, warned the contracts are leaving schools «in limbo» across the whole schools sector.

Malcolm Trobe of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the major problem schools faced was a lack of access to local specialist NHS care and said government plans had to be «backed up with the funding».

Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the report should be a «wake - up call» for the DfE, adding: «We have repeatedly warned about the scale and severity of this problem.

The Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) was formed in 2010 and is a trade union campaigning committee comprising the 10 unions: Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL); Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL); National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT); NASUWT; National Union of Teachers (NUT); Voice; plus the education sections of UNISON, Unite, UCATT and the GMB.

A spokesman for the Association of School and College Leaders said: «No doubt people will argue that there should be a uniform approach across the country.

According to Geoff Barton, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, the new grading scheme runs the risk of discouraging able students.

Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Geoff Barton said he was concerned to see a decline in the pass rate overall and feared that this may be the result of driving children down this narrow academic route.

Suzanne O'Farrell, an assessment specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders, said schools had made appeals in good faith, based on Ofqual's rules that examiners should review marking procedures rather than detailed re-marking.

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Dr John Dunford is chair of Whole Education, having served as general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (formerly the Secondary Heads Association).

After working in secondary schools and teaching in Hull University Education department at both Primary and Secondary levels Sam joined the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) initially as a full time Regional Officer and subsequently as Funding Specialist.