Blog
Nigel Risner tells us why communication is king
We first encountered Nigel Risner – motivational and inspirational speaker – at an SBM conference organised by the South Yorkshire keep reading
Month: April 2018
Money Talks
School and college funding inquiry launched
The Education Committee launches funding inquiry to inform DfE’s bid for funding for schools and colleges and to consider whether a longer-term keep reading
News
New analysis looks at educational disadvantage in England
New EPI analysis investigates the performance of disadvantaged pupils in England and the gap between those pupils and their peers keep reading
Academies & MATs
Nearly half of academy leaders sceptical about academy freedoms
Survey shows that nearly half of academy leaders are sceptical about academy freedoms and that schools increasingly use pupil premium keep reading
Money Talks
Further calls to address the teacher supply crisis
Joint letter – issued by organisations with interest in the recruitment, training and professional development of teachers – calls for Damian Hinds keep reading
Academies & MATs
Pause for strategy review key to MAT development says new report
New research says that MAT leaders must continually pause to review strategy and operating model and adapt or face potential break keep reading
ICT Matters
ICT connectivity: A world-wide view of education
Technology is all about innovation; in a connected world, Josephine Lister, editor of HundrED – a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to keep reading
Leadership
School’s not out for summer; engaging school alumni to benefit current students
Engaging school alumni is not something new; it’s a well-practiced approach in the independent school sector and it is gaining keep reading
Compliance & Resources
Survey shows inconsistency in school inspections
ASCL survey shows inconsistency in school inspections – with schools asked by inspectors to provide additional information that isn’t required by keep reading
Leadership
Spotlight cast on PRUs as Education Committee inquiry continues
A Commons Education Select Committee inquiry into alternative provision – ongoing since September 21, 2017, and now receiving oral evidence – has keep reading