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

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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

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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

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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

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