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‘Heads are proclaiming that enough is enough’
Geoff Barton’s landslide victory in ASCL’s general secretary election gives him a mandate to unite school leaders in rebellion and fight for meaningful change
17 February 2017
We’re making Progress in targeting the right pupils
One head admits that the arrival of Progress 8 has forced his school to rethink the kinds of students that it prioritises for extra support in the run-up to GCSEs
20 January 2017
‘The best test of a school is to find out what goes on when no-one is looking’
In the latest in our ‘Talking Heads’ series of blogs about school leadership, John Tomsett argues the best way to see a school is when it is at its most unguarded
11 October 2016
‘Hubristic declarations about Progress 8 could well lead to the inevitable fall’
In the first of our new Talking Heads blog series (to run every Tuesday in term time), one headteacher argues that instead of rushing to announce how well they think their school has scored, heads should focus on core values
6 September 2016
‘If we don’t make teaching a more attractive profession we’re in danger of seeing the school system implode’
The teacher recruitment crisis has to be a priority for school leaders across the country, not only for the prime minister, says one leading headteacher
25 July 2016
How my school is losing the battle with funding cuts
Last March, a secondary headteacher took the brave step of opening his school’s finances to TES.
11 March 2016
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