LeadingLearner

Why I’m Coming Out for #ASCLBarton

Over the past few weeks many people have quietly being working behind the scenes to successfully secure Geoff Barton’s nomination to be the next ASCL General Secretary.  With hundreds of nominations from across the country there will be an election, unprecedented in recent ASCL history, in January 2017. Continue reading →

Is Your School a Winner or Loser in the #NFF Changes?

All credit to the Department for Education (you don’t often find that phrase on my blog) for the information they have distributed on the proposed changes to the National Funding Formula.  This spreadsheet that allows you to work out whether you are a “winner or loser” in the changes caught my eye. Continue reading →

The Teaching Quality Conundrum

If someone asked you whether you’d like to teach smaller classes or teach bigger classes, with more PPA time and/or a higher salary, what would you say?  Would it matter to the quality of teaching the pupils received and the outcomes they achieved?

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