General Features from NAHT http://www.naht.org.uk/features.rss Major changes coming up in the next year include the new curriculum and implementation of the new Ofsted school inspection framework in January, as well as the new schools admissions and appeals codes and major changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-to2012-and-beyond/ 28201 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111219000000 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:35:37 GMT 20111219123537 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:10:09 GMT 201112191421009 Site Administrator Curriculum Teaching and Learning Government Policy Education Reforms General Government Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features Advice England Primary Secondary Special Schools Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... The partnership between Dorothy Stringer, a 1,600-pupil comprehensive, and BISS, a private language school, is simple and probably unique. During the holidays, it uses the school premises to teach English to European teenagers. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/dorothy-stringer-and-biss/ 27519 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:49:06 GMT 20111019144906 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:05:30 GMT 20111019140530 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:49:06 GMT 201110191424906 Site Administrator Curriculum Teaching and Learning Exchanges & Visits Interagency Working Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Primary Top Story England IAPS Bursar/SBM Children Centre Leader/Manager The new Ofsted inspection framework comes into effect in January 2012. This is a quick view of the points which stand out. It is not comprehensive and more detailed analysis will follow. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/quick-guide-to-the-new-ofsted-framework/ 27195 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110930000000 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:06:39 GMT 20110930150639 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:07:52 GMT 201109301640752 Site Administrator Assessment Government Policy Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Advice England Primary Secondary Special Schools Top Story England IAPS Children Centre Leader/Manager Education Leaders Guide to... Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Susan Young provides a summary of the key education issues outlined in the Queen's Speech on Monday 25th may 2010 http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/key-topics/government-policy/queens-speech/ 26554 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110823000000 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:25:07 GMT 20110823152507 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:27:40 GMT 201108311642740 Site Administrator Government Policy Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Wales/Cymru England Primary Secondary FE Foundation Stage The new standards replace the existing standards for Qualified Teacher Status and the Core professional standards previously published by the Training and Development Agency for Schools. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/leaders-guide-tonew-teaching-standards/ 26098 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110715000000 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:50:41 GMT 20110715155041 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:30:36 GMT 201108311643036 Site Administrator Government Policy People Leadership People management Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Primary Secondary Special Schools Top Story England IAPS Children Centre Leader/Manager Education Leaders Guide to... The Prevent strategy has been running since 2007 but has been heavily refocused after a consultation which began last November found it flawed. It says the programme had confused promoting integration with preventing terrorism, did not confront extremist ideology and sometimes even funded the extremist organisations it was intended to confront. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/leaders-guide-toprevent-terrorism-strategy/ 25583 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110609000000 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:39:47 GMT 20110609163947 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:46:17 GMT 201108231534617 Site Administrator Citizenship Cohesion Government Policy Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features Advice Wales/Cymru England Northern Ireland Primary Secondary Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... Accountability and Community Public Engagement Cohesion NAHT provides a brief summary of the key aspects of the governments consulation on school admissions. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-to-admissions/ 25161 Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110528000000 Sat, 28 May 2011 08:45:18 GMT 20110528084518 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:26:00 GMT 2011083010102600 Site Administrator Government Policy School Management Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features Advice England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... Governance and Infrastructure Governance Admissions The Government announced its intention to shorten and simplify the current regulations on teacher capability in its White Paper in December. It has now published its consultation document, in which it is inviting comment on a number of specific proposals around performance management and capability. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/leaders-guide-to-pm-and-capability-consultation/ 25110 Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110525000000 Wed, 25 May 2011 11:56:26 GMT 20110525115626 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:33:42 GMT 201108311643342 Site Administrator Performance Education Reforms Performance Management Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Primary Secondary Special Schools Top Story England IAPS Children Centre Leader/Manager Education Leaders Guide to... Anna Brychan looks at new research into the KS3 'dip'. Address originally given to the Institute of Welsh Affairs conference on 12 April http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/about-you/your-location/naht-cymru/education-issues-in-wales/why-pisa-matters/ 24880 Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110505000000 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:31:45 GMT 20110505163145 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:36:16 GMT 201108311643616 Site Administrator Curriculum Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Wales/Cymru Top Story England Problems and possible solutions of provision amidst the shifting sands of budgets and ratings http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/financial-education-in-secondary-school/ 24735 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110426000000 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:46:53 GMT 20110426114653 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:16:29 GMT 2011083011111629 Site Administrator Subjects Maths Government Policy Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Secondary Top Story England Bursar/SBM The Education Committee have been hearing evidence about Ofsted since November, and included a seminar with inspectors and a visit to Finland a nation without inspectors which rapidly becoming an exemplar for Government education policy part of the evidence http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-to-ofsted-report/ 24680 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110415000000 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:50:23 GMT 20110415145023 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:55:08 GMT 201108231535508 Site Administrator Performance Inspections Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features Advice England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections The announcement by the Department for Education that it is starting a consultation on reforming the funding formula is something of a milestone, and has been welcomed by the NAHT http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/the-education-leaders-guide-to-the-new-funding-formula/ 24646 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110413000000 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:31:39 GMT 20110413083139 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:39:31 GMT 201108311643931 Site Administrator School Management Funding Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... The Review of Educational Capital has just been published, slightly later than James anticipated, as a result of his desire to test the emerging recommendations with as wide a group of interested parties as possible. The review team road-tested their ideas on a rebuild of a Doncaster secondary school destroyed by fire. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-to-the-independent-review-of-capital-spending-on-schools/ 24605 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110411000000 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:15:44 GMT 20110411091544 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:52:08 GMT 201108261645208 Site Administrator Education Reforms General Government Finance School Funds Funding Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features Advice England Primary Secondary Special Schools Top Story England Bursar/SBM Children Centre Leader/Manager Education Leaders Guide to... Governance and Infrastructure Funding School Development The government has today published the long awaited interim or progress report from the Bew Review. As expected, this is a summary of the evidence rather than recommendations for the replacement system. The question before us is, does this give us confidence that the panel is moving in the right direction; that the evidence supports, even demands, real change? http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/the-education-leaders-guide-to-the-bew-interim-report/ 24541 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110405000000 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:01:31 GMT 20110405150131 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:43:57 GMT 201108311644357 Site Administrator Assessment SATs Testing Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... The Government's education revolution continues, as new legislation makes its way through Parliament, the delayed SEN Green Paper is finally published and reviews of the curriculum, KS2 testing and early years continue. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/the-education-leaders-guide-to-the-early-years-foundation-stage-review/ 24519 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110401000000 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:28:02 GMT 20110401152802 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:46:45 GMT 201108311644645 Site Administrator Special Educational Needs Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... Tim Oates, Chair of the Expert Panel for the National Curriculum review, discusses the review's direction. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/key-topics/curriculum/national-curriculum-way-beyond-just-knowledge/ 24517 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110401000000 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:39:30 GMT 20110401143930 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:55:55 GMT 201108311645555 Site Administrator Curriculum Education Reforms Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Primary Top Story England The Government's education revolution continues, as new legislation makes its way through Parliament, the delayed SEN Green Paper is finally published and reviews of the curriculum, KS2 testing and early years continue. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-to-sen/ 24304 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110310000000 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:04:05 GMT 20110310150405 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:58:44 GMT 201108311645844 Site Administrator Special Educational Needs Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... The Government's education revolution continues, as new legislation makes its way through Parliament, the delayed SEN Green Paper is finally published and reviews of the curriculum, KS2 testing and early years continue. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/the-school-leaders-guide-to-education-in-2011/ 23766 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110201000000 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:19:02 GMT 20110201091902 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:20:29 GMT 201109010992029 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... Running a children's charity is, in some ways, a relatively obvious move on from headship: at the heart of each organisation is a commitment to improving the lives and opportunities of children and young people. But there are, of course, a number of differences not least the size of the budget. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/life-after-headship-charities-and-other-options/ 22755 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101207000000 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:20:33 GMT 20101207122033 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:23:51 GMT 201109010992351 Site Administrator Employment Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE Top Story England What happens after Headship? Head teachers are becoming younger, annual figures from the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) showed in March. But has the 40 year age gap between the oldest and youngest school leader made for a generation divide? http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/about-you/your-location/naht-cymru/naht-cymru-news/the-changing-face-of-headship/ 22739 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101206000000 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:10:46 GMT 20101206131046 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:27:56 GMT 201109010992756 Site Administrator News Features Wales/Cymru Top Story England Top Story Wales NAHT president Mike Welsh calls on Teach First graduates to criticise the government, not head teachers, for schools' focus on results. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/focusing-on-results-at-the-expense-of-ethos/ 22695 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101129000000 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:31:26 GMT 20101129103126 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:35:08 GMT 201109010993508 Site Administrator Target Setting Testing Government Policy Education Reforms General Government People Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Primary Secondary Special Schools Top Story England Children Centre Leader/Manager For busy school leaders, forewarned is forearmed. So we've revised the timetable we published at the start of the academic year to indicate, as far as possible, what developments to expect over the coming months. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-tothe-year-november/ 22527 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101112000000 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:07:43 GMT 20101112120743 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:38:07 GMT 201109010993807 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE Top Story England Education Leaders Guide to... Nearly a fifth of school leaders are planning to reduce headcount within the next academic year, while most of the remainder are preparing to adapt their staffing plans to cope with the tighter economic situation, according to a survey of 600 head teachers. The average school spends more than 80 per cent of its annual budget on staff salaries. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/survey-shows-staffing-pressures-on-schools/ 22439 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101108000000 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:55:45 GMT 20101108105545 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:48:46 GMT 201109010994846 Site Administrator Conditions of Service Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Education, has today announced details of who will take part in the team reviewing SATs testing, and how they will carry out the task. Susan Young writes on the details of this review. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/launch-of-2011-sats-review/ 22429 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:07:59 GMT 20120106100759 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:45:50 GMT 20101105144550 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:07:59 GMT 2012010610100759 Site Administrator Assessment SATs Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Primary Top Story England Like it or not, we live in an age where celebrity defines success. And the Teaching Awards, now in its 12th year, taps into that culture in a big way. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/behind-the-scenes-at-the-teaching-awards/ 22358 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:55:27 GMT 20110901095527 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:57:40 GMT 20101101095740 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:55:27 GMT 201109010995527 Site Administrator Leadership Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE When Alan Lee was due to take up his first full headship, he discovered that his personal Ofsted rating as a leader was likely to change overnight, from outstanding in his current school to satisfactory in the new school. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/from-outstanding-to-satisfactory/ 22350 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101029000000 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:47:39 GMT 20101029114739 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:58:17 GMT 201109010995817 Site Administrator Inspections Leadership School Development Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE Top Story England Stieve Butler, head of education and training at three prisons Cookham Wood and Huntercombe Young Offenders Institutions and the Josephine Butler Unit (an equivalent for girls), talks to Steve Smethurst about the full range of learning difficulties associated with young offenders. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/extreme-school-leadership/teaching-in-the-lions-den/ 22245 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101025000000 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:19:19 GMT 20101025101919 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:21:39 GMT 2011090110102139 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Primary Secondary FE Extreme Leadership Series This is the fourth in a series of articles looking at some of the roles that head teachers take on when they leave teaching. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-what-happens-after-headship/government-and-inspection/ 22226 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101022000000 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:33:22 GMT 20101022103322 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:24:25 GMT 2011090110102425 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE Top Story England What happens after Headship? Schools in England overall appear to have done surprisingly well out of the Comprehensive Spending Review, with a tiny real-terms budgetary increase year-on-year during the next five years. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-tothespendingreview/ 22191 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101020000000 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:17:44 GMT 20101020191744 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:26:25 GMT 2011090110102625 Site Administrator Government Policy Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE Education Leaders Guide to... Headteachers and practitioners in Wales have serious reservations over the long term success of the biggest education reform in decades, a snapshot survey commissioned by the NAHT Cymru indicates. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/about-you/your-location/naht-cymru/naht-cymru-news/is-sef-heading-for-failure/ 21945 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101001000000 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:15:39 GMT 20101001111539 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:31:33 GMT 2011090110103133 Site Administrator News Features Wales/Cymru Top Story Wales SEF You would hope that things would have changed in Southwark over the past 500 years. But apparently not. Shakespearean tragedy still abounds. Decima Francis knows this all too well. She once trod the boards at the National Theatre as an actress, but has since taken up the challenge of helping black boys excluded from mainstream education and is now head teacher at the From Boyhood to Manhood (FBMF) foundation. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/extreme-school-leadership/shakespearean-tragedy-in-southwark-school/ 21781 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100921000000 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:01:34 GMT 20100921120134 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:38:14 GMT 2011090110103814 Site Administrator Society Behavioural issues Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Primary Secondary Special Schools Extreme Leadership Series At Glebe School, Bromley, a large foundation secondary, special school for children aged 11-19, Kevin Parrett, assistant head teacher writes on how Film Club has had an impact on helping students to share beliefs, cultures and information about their religions and experiences. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/key-topics/curriculum/inspiring-children-through-the-world-of-film/ 21304 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100903000000 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:50:15 GMT 20100903155015 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:41:33 GMT 2011090110104133 Site Administrator School Development Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Difficult to break into, not terribly lucrative and, in some cases, not particularly stable: sometimes it's surprising that anyone would leave a career as well-paid and rewarding as headship for the life of an academic or even a professional writer. But, of course, they do. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-what-happens-after-headship/academics-and-writers/ 21185 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100831000000 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:11:33 GMT 20100831101133 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:45:33 GMT 2011090110104533 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE What happens after Headship? Just over sixty groups of parents and teachers have formally applied to set up their own free schools under the Government's flagship new scheme. But do they really know what they are letting themselves in for? And what will life be like for the prospective heads of these new schools? http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/setting-up-a-free-school/ 21141 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100824000000 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:29:05 GMT 20100824102905 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:53:18 GMT 2011090110105318 Site Administrator Government Policy Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools FE One of the most common post-headship careers is consultancy: working as an adviser to schools, government or business, either independently or as an employee of a big education service provider. Another growing and closely related area is interim headship, in which experienced leaders run schools that need someone at the wheel while they recruit a permanent replacement. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-what-happens-after-headship/interims-and-consultants/ 20965 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100802000000 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:37:29 GMT 20100802123729 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:56:20 GMT 2011090110105620 Site Administrator Employment Retirement Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE What happens after Headship? Creating academies and free schools is unlikely to transform educational achievement in the way the coalition government hopes, a senior academic says. Far from improving outcomes for schools and pupils, the constant changes in school organisation over the past 20 years cause problems for many parents and society in general. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/academies-and-freeschools-problems/ 20773 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100719000000 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:20:30 GMT 20100719112030 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:00:59 GMT 2011090111110059 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Children's Centres Primary Secondary FE Academies Free Schools Following the Government announcement that new powers will be given to head teachers, allowing them to search pupils, Susan Young examines this in further detail. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-to-discipline/ 20655 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100709000000 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:05:52 GMT 20100709150552 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:03:38 GMT 2011090111110338 Site Administrator Government Policy Behavioural issues Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Children's Centres Primary Secondary FE Education Leaders Guide to... Ian Johnson took over Marlowe Academy in 2004 as head teacher of what many people considered to be the 'worst school in Britain'. The Ramsgate School was synonymous with failure; the BBC noting that the school had a truly shocking record: just 4% of pupils managed five GCSEs at grade C or above last year [2003]. This was not a blip. It was 4% the year before and 4% the year before that. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/extreme-school-leadership/the-worst-school-in-britain/ 20648 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100709000000 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:06:28 GMT 20100709120628 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:25:29 GMT 2011090112122529 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Primary Secondary Special Schools Extreme Leadership Series Academies For Head teachers, leaving their school is a chance for a fresh start, which could mean anything from setting up their own business to using their leadership skills in a different type of organisation. In this, the first of the series, Carly Chynoweth examines the options for head teachers considering moving on. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-what-happens-after-headship/is-there-life-after-headship/ 20482 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100629000000 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:29:32 GMT 20100629112932 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:28:37 GMT 2011090112122837 Site Administrator Employment Retirement Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE What happens after Headship? John Ivens is head teacher and an educational psychologist at the Bethlem and Maudsley Psychiatric Hospital in South London, where he has led the school for the past seven years. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/extreme-school-leadership/extreme-heads-challenges-at-a-psychiatric-hospital-school/ 20423 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100625000000 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:47:07 GMT 20100625104707 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:31:32 GMT 2011090112123132 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Extreme Leadership Series The Free School scheme is examined and explained by Education Journalist Susan Young http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-to-free-schools/ 20397 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100622000000 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:00:42 GMT 20100622120042 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:14:20 GMT 2011083010101420 Site Administrator School Management Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Advice England Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Bursar/SBM Academies Education Leaders Guide to... Free Schools Governance and Infrastructure Organisational Structures Free Schools Susan Young answers some questions on the new Government's approach to Academies and the detail of the process. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-toacademies/ 20177 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100609000000 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:55:26 GMT 20100609115526 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:37:04 GMT 201109011313704 Site Administrator School Management Leader Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Advice Primary Secondary Top Story England Bursar/SBM Academies Education Leaders Guide to... Free Schools Governance and Infrastructure Organisational Structures Academies Research by Education Data Surveys shows that it is becoming harder and harder for schools to fill the top job: existing headteachers are reaching retirement age and there simply aren't enough applicants to replace them. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/why-choose-headship/ 19827 Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100507000000 Fri, 07 May 2010 09:56:22 GMT 20100507095622 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:39:20 GMT 201109011313920 Site Administrator Training & Development Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE The race to digitally enable Welsh classrooms, teachers and children to meet ambitious targets laid out in a report by an Assembly Government appointed ICT task force for 2012 could prove more than a financial headache for cash-strapped schools. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/about-you/your-location/naht-cymru/education-issues-in-wales/it-exploitation/ 19756 Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100502000000 Sun, 02 May 2010 09:56:50 GMT 20100502095650 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:41:42 GMT 201109011314142 Site Administrator News Features Wales/Cymru Top Story Wales The paediatrics department here specialises in gastro, plastics and general surgical, says Jude Chalk, the headteacher at the Royal Free Hospital Children's School (RFHCS) in north London. Her easy use of medical terminology shows how thoroughly immersed she is in the worlds of both health and education. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/extreme-school-leadership/the-challenges-faced-at-a-hospital-school/ 19608 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100426000000 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:49:09 GMT 20100426134909 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:46:29 GMT 201109011314629 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Children's Centres Secondary FE Extreme Leadership Series The myths and mysteries of the drug mephedrone are explored and exposed by Susan Young, Education Journalist. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/series-education-leaders-guide-to/education-leaders-guide-tomephedrone/ 19285 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100406000000 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:08:12 GMT 20100406120812 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:49:15 GMT 201109011314915 Site Administrator Health, Safety and Welfare Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Primary Secondary FE Education Leaders Guide to... When June Foster was laughed at by a careers teacher for saying she wanted to be a teacher, she was determined to succeed. Now an executive headteacher, she has used her fighting spirit at two troubled Newcastle primaries. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/extreme-school-leadership/dealing-with-a-transient-school-population/ 19143 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100324000000 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:41:34 GMT 20100324104134 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:53:34 GMT 201109011315334 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary FE Extreme Leadership Series Should teachers receive the same foundation in child development and psychology as social workers, therapists and others who work with children and young people? Yes, says James Wetz, a former headteacher and the author of a new paper proposing radical changes to initial teacher training. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/carers-not-just-pedagogues/ 19056 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100317000000 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:24:19 GMT 20100317122419 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:56:31 GMT 201109011315631 Site Administrator Training Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Early Years Children's Centres Primary Following recent cuts to national professional development budgets and schools facing further spending squeezes, headteachers across Wales are wondering what the future holds for their own career development and that of their staff. In the second article on CPD, former TES Cymru reporter Felicity Waters speaks to an experienced head, a new head and an aspiring one about how they see the future of professional training. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/about-you/your-location/naht-cymru/education-issues-in-wales/first-class-teachers-equals-first-class-money/ 18606 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100210000000 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:02:55 GMT 20100210110255 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:59:28 GMT 201109011315928 Site Administrator News Features Wales/Cymru Top Story Wales Sustained cuts to professional development budgets mean schools in Wales will only be able to do the training they have to do, rather than training they want to do, NAHT Cymru President David Griffiths has warned. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/training-for-leadership-who-pays/ 18332 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:03:00 GMT 20110901140300 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:27:47 GMT 20100126112747 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:03:00 GMT 201109011420300 Site Administrator People management Training & Development Members Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Wales/Cymru Top Story Wales Victorian school buildings which have endured years of neglect before acquiring listed status prove challenging for Head Teachers, dealing every day with buildings which need more work than the school budget will cover, where the work will inevitably become more complicated because of the listing, and where big money tends to be spent on rebuilds rather than refurbishments. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/key-topics/school-management/does-listed-mean-neglected/ 17892 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100105000000 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:01:59 GMT 20100105110159 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:10:22 GMT 201109011421022 Site Administrator School Management Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Primary Secondary Special Schools Foundation Stage Top Story England Bursar/SBM Welsh schools have seen a return to deficit budgets as ever-tighter financial settlements cause head teachers to rethink their planning. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/about-you/your-location/naht-cymru/education-issues-in-wales/budgets-in-wales/ 16812 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20091029000000 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:15:44 GMT 20091029111544 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:12:40 GMT 2012010912121240 Site Administrator Budgets Funding Buildings Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Features Wales/Cymru Early Years Primary Special Schools Foundation Stage Top Story England Teenage exam success in 2015 could be down to the fun factor of the play-led Foundation Phase (FP) for teachers as well as boys, emerging evidence suggests http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/about-you/your-location/naht-cymru/education-issues-in-wales/the-foundation-phase-fun-factor/ 16289 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090923000000 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:50:55 GMT 20090923115055 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:22:33 GMT 201109011422233 Site Administrator Curriculum Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Features Wales/Cymru Early Years Foundation Stage Top Story England Improving teachers' understanding and use of progression and assessment, developing pedagogy for personalisation, targeting interventions to tackle underperformance and inequality and strengthening leadership at all levels in school are just some of the current priorities that face most headteachers in schools today. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/the-inclusion-development-programme/ 14843 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090610000000 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:40:51 GMT 20090610114051 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:27:48 GMT 201109011422748 Site Administrator Disability Learning Difficulties Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Early Years Primary Secondary Special Schools Top Story England Carly Chynoweth interviews Sir Ken Robinson, Chair of the commission of inquiry that produced All Our Futures: creativity, culture and education. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/all-our-futures-interview-with-sir-ken-robinson/ 14346 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090506000000 Wed, 06 May 2009 11:59:14 GMT 20090506115914 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:01:15 GMT 2012010912120115 Site Administrator Curriculum Workload Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Wales/Cymru England Northern Ireland Primary Secondary Carly Chynoweth interviews Anthony "Shay" Brennan, VSO volunteer on his experiences of living and working in Africa http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/a-primary-headteachers-experiences-of-teaching-in-africa/ 14062 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090415000000 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:01:20 GMT 20090415120120 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:38:57 GMT 201109011423857 Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features International Primary Secondary Top Story England Persuading employers to take on work-experience pupils can be difficult but a growing number of schools and colleges are signing up businesses that are also willing to pay the young people involved. Carly Chynoweth finds out how asking for assistance can help schools and colleges to build links with employers http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/career-academies-scheme-in-the-uk/ 14004 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090407000000 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:01:55 GMT 20090407120155 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:41:30 GMT 201109011424130 Site Administrator Curriculum Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Wales/Cymru England Northern Ireland Secondary FE Top Story England Up to a third of adults and, according to some studies, as many as two teenagers in three would like to start their own enterprises. Add to that the number of employers who expect school leavers to have a reasonable degree of business awareness and it's clear that enterprise education has an important part to play in classrooms http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/young-people-and-ethical-enterprise/ 13645 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090313000000 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:55:07 GMT 20090313145507 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:46:02 GMT 201109011424602 Site Administrator School Management Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Wales/Cymru England Northern Ireland Primary Secondary Top Story England Enterprise Education Susan Young discusses the Alexander Review. Their education, and to some degree their lives, are impoverished if they have received an education that is so fundamentally deficient, said Professor Robin Alexander, launching the latest report from the three-year Cambridge Primary Review. This particular report, covering the curriculum, was brought forward in order to contribute to the debate on the Government-commissioned report by Sir Jim Rose, whose final conclusions are due this spring. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/key-topics/curriculum/primary-review-recommends-fundamental-reforms/ 13083 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090220000000 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:22:48 GMT 20090220152248 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:56:04 GMT 201109011425604 Site Administrator Curriculum Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features England Primary "Budgets are tight and school staff already have more than enough work on their plates. One option, then, for head teachers who need more hands on deck is to recruit volunteers to help with anything from reading programmes to redecorating the library." This article is written by Carly Chynoweth. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/key-topics/school-management/making-the-most-of-volunteers/ 12922 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090212000000 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:04:39 GMT 20090212170439 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:03:05 GMT 201201101530305 Site Administrator School Management Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features Primary Secondary Special Schools Top Story England Enterprise Education Carly Chynoweth discusses the dangers posed by social networking sites, and the increasing issue of cyber-bullying. As well as letting people share their favourite songs or photographs with friends; they can also prove to be formidable weapons... http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/key-topics/child-protection/anti-social-networking/ 12670 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090126000000 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:57:56 GMT 20090126145756 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:56:29 GMT 201109011645629 Site Administrator Child Protection Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features Wales/Cymru England Northern Ireland Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Top Story England Susan Young gives a more detailed breakdown of the new Education Bill for next year. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/education-bill-detail/ 12045 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20081223000000 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:51:37 GMT 20081223105137 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:24:35 GMT 201109020992435 Site Administrator Legal Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 Features England Primary Secondary Top Story England Carly Chynoweth completes her series with some examples of the steps being taken by schools and education authorities to promote diversity. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/diversity-in-leadership-part-3/ 9692 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20080926000000 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:01:42 GMT 20080926110142 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:27:29 GMT 201109020992729 Site Administrator Cohesion Recruitment National College for School Leadership Governing Bodies Local Authorities Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Wales/Cymru England Northern Ireland Primary Secondary Top Story England Carly Chynoweth explores the issue of the representation of ethnic minorities in governing bodies and at NAHT. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/diversity-in-leadership-part-2/ 9481 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20080917000000 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:01:55 GMT 20080917100155 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:32:04 GMT 201109020993204 Site Administrator Cohesion Governing Bodies Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Features Wales/Cymru England Northern Ireland Primary Secondary Top Story England Governing Bodies With Community Cohesion high on the agenda for schools this September, Carly Chynoweth looks at the issue of the representation of ethnic minorities in this first of a series of three articles. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/diversity-in-leadership/ 9381 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20080910000000 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:08:48 GMT 20080910140848 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:45:11 GMT 201109020994511 Site Administrator Cohesion Recruitment Leader Hot Topic 1 Features Primary Secondary Special Schools Top Story England NAHT looks into some approaches to the increasing challenge of making schools safe places to be. We look at the strategies used by several different schools and their resulting experiences. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/security-headaches/ 8297 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20080612000000 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:36:10 GMT 20080612163610 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:50:25 GMT 201109020995025 Site Administrator Child Protection School Security Buildings Features Wales/Cymru England Northern Ireland Primary Secondary Top Story England With the headteacher recruitment crisis looming Meg Maunder and Eve Warren look at the reasons why Women are under-represented in the role. Women account for the majority of the teaching profession and yet are underrepresented at headship level in all our schools. What's going on? Is there still a glass ceiling? At a time when recruitment is a major issue, can we continue to ignore the facts? This article by Meg Maunder explores the issues. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/magazines/features/womeninheadship/ 6738 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20080305000000 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:27:45 GMT 20080305142745 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:57:12 GMT 201109020995712 Site Administrator School Management People Recruitment Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Principal Vice Principal Team Leader Features England Top Story England