Sentences with phrase «school subject leaders»

Concern about this was raised by almost one - half of primary school head teachers and around one - third of secondary school subject leaders.

Not exact matches

She helps out at school by tutoring other students in various subjects, and is viewed by her peers as a leader and a supportive person who is willing to help people out at the expense of her own studying.

The real attack on freedom of speech has come from the French state itself and it is directed against those it perceives as potential subversives: the school children who will not say Je Suis Charlie, the Muslim families who are subject to raids by police, the environmental campaigners who want to demonstrate in front of world leaders.

The Labour leader also failed to get an answer when he asked: «Will the children in these feeder primaries get an automatic place in the grammar school, or will they be subject to selection?»

«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.

Since 2009, I have been a Geography teacher and a Curriculum Leader for the subject at the International School of Toulouse.

In a resent focus group at BESA, secondary leaders told us that they were having to reconsider what was being taught and how they could manage these core subjects — often without key staff or time or space in school.

Has the school got a designated subject leader for PE?

Currently employed as a Subject Leader for ICT at a high performing secondary school in Yorkshire, England this management role involves him in not only leading a department, managing the staff, teaching 11 to 18 year old students in the study of ICT and Computing but also responsibilities whole school and to feeder primary schools.

This is just one example of how school leaders are forced into tough decisions every year about how, and what, subjects will be made available in each school.

The 2015 School Travel Forum (STF) survey of over 2,000 teachers and subject leaders found that 75 per cent of respondents had no awareness of the LOtC Quality Badge.

One trust encourages subject leaders to consult and share ideas with their counterparts in the MAT's other schools, thus deepening their own knowledge and skills.

As a school leader, how are you supporting staff to teach a subject they haven't specialised in?

One tried and tested way to minimise costs for your pupils and school is to approach other subject leaders to collaborate on a cross-curricular trip, whether they sit in your department or not.

As a school leader, how are you supporting staff to access subject - specific learning that may be an individual rather than a whole staff need or whole school priority?

School leaders can sometimes find it hard to recruit specialist teachers for certain subject areas and, as a consequence, end up asking staff to teach «out of field».

Hannah Young, PE Subject Leader at Morley Victoria Primary School near Leeds, says: «SPIRALPE ™ lesson plans are practical and well thought out and provide lots of opportunities for children to repeat and progress tasks to develop their physical literacy.

The training develops subject leaders» literacy pedagogy and equips literacy leaders with tools for the audit, evaluation, monitoring and implementation of literacy strategies in their school.

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.

As the nation embarks on a new school year, education leaders from President Obama on down are facing a renewed commitment to the STEM subjects — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — as a driver of innovation.

It is designed for use by headteachers, arts subject leaders, school governing bodies and practitioners, arts organisations and supporting businesses.

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».

Melanie Bowden, mathematics subject leader at Sandon JMI School in Hertfordshire, explains how the school has effectively communicated with parents to encourage them to support and get involved with pupils» leSchool in Hertfordshire, explains how the school has effectively communicated with parents to encourage them to support and get involved with pupils» leschool has effectively communicated with parents to encourage them to support and get involved with pupils» learning

Many school leaders have argued that schools were struggling to fit in time for other subjects due to an «already tight curriculum».

Here, Simon Collis, phase leader and English subject leader at Emmaus Catholic and Church of England Primary School in Sheffield, explains how the conference offers a unique opportunity for pupils to explore their imaginations and develop their ideas into comprehensive debates and, in turn, helps to nurture important life skills and experiences.

There are too many to mention here, but examples include free twilight CPD programmes to all staff within an alliance; placement schemes for senior leaders to gain experience of working in other schools and contexts; a mentoring programme for newly - employed heads; developing innovative programmes for School Direct trainees; SLEs offering one - day diagnostics as well as longer deployments focused on increasing attainment and progress in specific subjects; and the establishment of cross-alliance research groups meeting regularly to develop action research.

School leaders know the value of arts subjects - every day they see first - hand the difference it can make to children».

As a school leader, are you providing opportunities for different subject teachers to plan together?

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «There is a serious shortage of teachers in many subjects and schools have no choice other than to ask teachers to teach subjects in which they do not have a degree.

This is an excellent investment for primary teachers, subject co-ordinators and school leaders.

At any point in time, the leaders of a level 4 school can identify individual students» strengths and weaknesses relative to specific topics in each subject area.

A month after the presidential call to arms for high - school reform, 45 governors and a host of education leaders and CEOs met in a downtown Washington, D.C., hotel for a summit devoted to the subject.

To date, our work using the distributed perspective has demonstrated the ways that leaders co-construct leadership activity, how leadership practice connects and fails to connect with instructional change, why teachers heed or ignore the guidance of school leaders, and how leadership is practiced differently in different school subjects (e.g. mathematics versus language arts).

Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «We are concerned about the continuing decline in entries to A levels in modern foreign languages, and other «minority» subjects such as music and design and technology.

Many school leaders attribute this to changes over the past two years in how school performance is measured and the greater focus on pupils» achievement in academic subjects.

As a school leader, how are you supporting staff asked to teach a subject they haven't specialised in?

Andy Lewis, assistant subject leader in RS at Sacred Heart of Mary School added: «Students need to be aware of this humanitarian issue which is literally on their doorstep.

Pupil perceptions across the school may be used by Subject Leader for CPD.

They were created by subject leaders in my school, and are...

The Science Key Objective Assessment Grids, uses Excel to provide data for each pupil and overall progress for each class on those: • Achieving objectives independently; • Achieving objectives, with adult support; and those • Not achieving objectives Ideal for Heads of School, Subject Leaders or individual Teachers looking for a simple, systematic approach to assessment for learning.

Being able to set job descriptions and rates of pay can help school leaders and heads of department respond to changes in the sector or in their subject or department.

As a classroom teacher or subject leader, how can you connect with experts beyond the school gates in fields such as STEM to provide rich learning experiences for students?

They are also subjected to these horrible events daily, they are often the hidden leaders, the work horses and many give a lot of dedication to running and managing our schools.

Physical Education teachers overwhelming feel the subject needs to be more valued amongst school leaders, parents, wider stakeholders and importantly young people.

PE teachers overwhelmingly feel the subject needs to be more valued amongst school leaders, parents, wider stakeholders and importantly young people.

Additionally, 58 per cent of school leaders have had to offer enhanced salaries or other financial incentives to recruit teachers, while 27 per cent are no longer able to provide courses in some subjects, such as design and technology, music and modern foreign languages.

Included in Education Week's lineup of print editions are three high - profile annual reports — Quality Counts, Technology Counts, and Leaders To Learn From — and a mix of popular reports on such subjects as literacy instruction, personalized learning, student assessment, school principals, and teacher professional development.

He said: «Clearly the changes are being taken seriously by school and subject leaders who are demonstrating their commitment to getting it right — for their students, their institution and themselves.

More recently there has been a shift towards subject leaders being involved in primary school purchasing, while the resource manager is most likely to be involved in procurement decisions in secondary schools.