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Seamus Murphy
Seamus Murphy, CEO of Turner Schools in Folkestone
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‘Learned dependency’ for school improvement models must end
Fears about the DfE’s new RISE model prove all players in the system need to be proactive around the challenge of school improvement, says this MAT CEO
General
3 December 2024
How our trust improved its inclusion and SEND offer
A trust CEO who has overseen a raft of initiatives designed to improve support for pupils with SEND shares some insights on what they did and the impact it is having
Strategy
19 September 2024
SEND placements pose tough questions - but things must change
A trust CEO outlines why he believes moves to reconsider how children with special educational needs and disabilities are placed in mainstream settings to be the right course of action
Specialist Sector
17 June 2024
‘Schools should educate about mobile phones, not ban them’
The debate on mobile phones in schools is too one-sided – a more education-focused approach rather than an outright ban might have better outcomes, argues Seamus Murphy
General
12 March 2024
‘Why Labour should end the grammar school system’
If Labour truly wants to smash the class ceiling, it should tackle the inherent unfairness of selective schools, says this MAT chief
Secondary
27 October 2023
What the new commissioning guidance fails to fix
There are areas in which the new guidance for the growth of MATs has failed to bring the needed clarity, argues Seamus Murphy
General
7 July 2023
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