Headteachers

26 Oct 2011
Briefing for Governors and Head teachers

Head teachers and Governors are coming under considerable pressure to convert to Academy status. This Briefing looks at some of the main questions that need to be considered before a school decides to embark on the road to becoming an academy.

25 Oct 2011
Forced Academy

We are one of the 200 primaries identified by the DfE who will be forced to be an academy. What power has the broker got to force a sponsor on us or can the Governors choose?

12 Oct 2011
London Councils defend role of Local Authorities in Education

A powerful defence of the role of Local Councils in Education, particularly since it is compiled from research amongst Headteachers and Chairs of Governors. It is also damning of ‘Free’ schools, “perceiving it as ill thought-out and undemocratic”.

13 Sep 2011
A Primary Head writes to Michael Gove

I am writing to you to express my concern in relation to the way that these ‘200 list’ schools have been selected and to provide you with a much fuller picture which goes beyond the raw statistics which have been used in this selection.

1 Sep 2011
One Size Does Not Fit All – A Head speaks out

I know I am not alone and this article is for all 200 Heads and thousands of children across the UK right now who feel just like me and know that the right leadership and direction for their school is what is needed.

Discuss...

  • Pat Jones says: We have similar situation over the hill in Colne Valley (Huddersfield). Please get in touch via our...
  • Steve Jones says: I also need information about DRET. If this website is so good, somebody give me some negatives.
  • Peter J Read says: Surely we are entitled to know why Jock McTavish thinks this excellent website, doing a great job...
  • maggie says: my son has been off school for 6 months due to illness and the academt has coded his absence as educated...
  • Jock McTavish says: This website is a waste of space.
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