Issue 4.4

Manager’s Briefcase – Leadership Guide to Key Aspects Part Two

Ofsted September 2012: Leadership Guide to Key Aspects Part Two, by Ann O'Hara. Briefcase 4: Behaviour and safety of pupils Briefcase 5: Quality of leadership Briefcase 6: Overall effectiveness

26 Nov 2012
24mins

Leadership

The primary curriculum: One step forward… several decades back

Debbie Kidd despairs at the recent announcements for the anticipated primary curriculum, and looks forward with agitation at a world where knowledge is recycled and lessons are learnt by rote.

26 Nov 2012
24mins

Leadership

Underachieving in maths – A problem solved

What do you get if you subtract children underachieving in maths from the class, divide them by a team of dedicated teaching assistants and then multiply them all by a new approach to teaching? Head teacher at Parkland Primary School, Anne Lloyd, explains the answer to Sue Lyle.

26 Nov 2012
24mins

Leadership

A framework for an early intervention

The process of early intervention is just that. A process. Louise Jackson provides a flexible framework that allows schools to make early intervention a creative, effective and – most importantly – a long-term development.

26 Nov 2012
24mins

Leadership

Refurbished modular buildings: Your flexible friend

A sudden increase in the intake of pupils can often leave your school stretched for facilities and strain your teaching standards. What you want is cheap, flexible and sustainable. What you get is costly, disruptive and time consuming. Mike Williams has another way.

26 Nov 2012
24mins

Leadership

Taking the heat out of your energy bills

Utility bills astronomical? Matt Fulford explains how the implementation of a few simple measures can cut your carbon footprint and, in the long run, save your school thousands of pounds.

26 Nov 2012
24mins

Leadership

Removing poor teachers

New disciplinary procedures are making it quicker and easier to remove teachers whose poor performance is affecting their pupils’ learning. Peter Mooney highlights the benefits of these procedures, explains how best to implement them and warns of their short fallings.

26 Nov 2012
24mins

Leadership

Operation safer schools

In recent years the police have become increasingly involved in schools through the Safer Schools Partnership. But what has been their impact? Shona Macleod investigates.

26 Nov 2012
24mins

Leadership

Time for the vulnerable, patient leader

In this first in a series of articles about the current state of education and leadership by leading educationalists, John MacBeath explores the integral relationship between leadership and learning. He calls for a fundamental change of perspective in which leaders embrace the values of patience, humility and even vulnerability. It’s time for new creative space where the learning of leaders is connected to a common sense of purpose around the learning of students.

26 Nov 2012
24mins

Leadership

Indulging in a CPD culture

To create a world of CPD opportunity on a shoestring budget, you need trust, collaboration and aspiration. Rosie Beach and Glenys Hart offer their expert advice.

26 Nov 2012
24mins

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Issue 4.4

Manager’s Briefcase – Leadership Guide to Key Aspects Part Two

The primary curriculum: One step forward… several decades back

Underachieving in maths – A problem solved

A framework for an early intervention

Refurbished modular buildings: Your flexible friend

Taking the heat out of your energy bills

Removing poor teachers

Operation safer schools

Time for the vulnerable, patient leader

Indulging in a CPD culture

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