The next three or four years is going to see increasing numbers of schools join or establish Multi-Academy Trusts. Some schools will decide to jump before they are pushed and others will simply be pushed. Over the last few months a number of people have contacted me to discuss the MAT that we formed about eighteen months ago. Continue reading
Jobs have a bit of a habit of finding me. The opportunity to Chair the @HeadsRoundtable Group was one that proved a bit too irresistible. This powerful group of head teachers was established as a non-party political think tank to influence national education policy so that it centres upon what is best for the learning of all children. Continue reading
The consultation on the implementation of the English Baccalaureate consists of a set of predetermined questions. I won’t be limiting my response by the narrow frame of these questions. Firstly, I don’t actually want to implement the EBacc and secondly there are some important things that need saying which don’t fit anywhere in the rubric; I’m going off piste. Continue reading