The month of May is by far and away the longest of the year; the whole month is an endless sea of recruitment and retention worry, disaster and euphoria that just goes on and on. The first time I really noticed this was in 2001; ask any head teacher or secondary school timetable and they will confirm my assertion.
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Wednesday gave me some empathy with how Daniel must have felt when he was thrown into the Lion’s Den. The Diocese only has one Academy Trust, us, and everyone else is pretty happy with their local authority maintained lot. Continue reading
Most teachers’ appraisal objectives boil down to get some decent results and look to improve your teaching; we’re going to consult on setting these for all teachers, via the policy, as stated below. Now with that done we can focus our time and efforts on helping everyone teach that little bit better. Continue reading