Tag Archives: Coalition
Doing Better for Less
Well, Wednesday was quite a day, wasn’t it? It felt like the nation was holding a collective breath until George Osborne rose from his seat to deliver the much-anticipated Spending Review. Poking through the opinions since then, it seems that no-one knows … Continue reading
The First 100 Days of the Coalition Government
There’s a lot of commentary doing the rounds about how Michael Gove and the DfE have fared during their first 100 days. Here’s a quick round-up - if you know of any more, please add your comment below. I’m keen to … Continue reading
Potential Pain Points of “Big Society”
The wave of stories, Tweets and publicity about David Cameron’s speech about “Big Society” made me stop and think – aren’t School Governors already “doing” Big Society? Setting aside the political arguments for and against….. here’s how David Cameron described … Continue reading
Schools Invited to Become Academies
Education Secretary Michael Gove has written to all primary and secondary schools in England inviting them to become academies. Academies are state-funded schools which are independent of local authority control. Schools rated as outstanding by inspectors could be fast-tracked into academy … Continue reading









