Once the final review meeting has been held new objectives for the next appraisal cycle should be set. Not only should the objectives be set but CPD needs should be identified and agreed, as soon as possible after the start…
September and October are normally the months when the appraisal process requires most attention in schools. Final reviews take place, objectives are set for the new cycle and pay recommendations are made (by the October 31st deadline of course!). The final review is…
Key Points Relating to Ofsted School Inspections for 2016/2017 There are a number of changes to the Handbook which came into being from September 2016. Ofsted, on their website state that the changes are minimal: "The minor revisions made in…
Schools, and headteachers in particular, spend a lot of time writing school development plans (SDP). Therefore the question that needs to be asked is, "Does the time spent writing represent good value?". Answers are likely to vary. Some schools will…
Three key threads run through the White Paper, the over-arching theme of which is an increasingly school-led system. The first thread is the concept of competition whereby the most successful MATs get bigger and the less successful are taken over.…
"Parents have not always had the information they need to challenge schools to improve. This must change." A keystone in the strategy for extending information for parents will be a new online “Parent Portal” to be launched in 2017. This…
Perhaps the most controversial element of the White Paper is the stated aim that "By 2020, all schools will be academies or in the process of becoming academies; by the end of 2022, local authorities will no longer maintain schools".…
This section of the White Paper details strategies for enhancing the performance of, and unlocking the “full potential of every child, including both the lowest attaining and the brightest pupils”. It says the Government will focus on boosting the attainment…
The Curriculum "We want every child, wherever they live and whatever their background or needs, to receive a 21st century education that equips them with the knowledge and character necessary for success in modern Britain." Within the White Paper, there…
As has been seen in our other blogs - Teacher Training and the White Paper, Ofsted and the White Paper and Leadership Development and the White Paper - an overarching theme of the White Paper is to move towards a…
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