Tag Archives: education

Statutory Policies for Schools

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Elaine Walton

The DfE has recently released an updated list of statutory policies for schools. It outlines which type of schools the policies apply to, and how often the policy should be reviewed. This will change again this year with the introduction … Continue reading →

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ICT, Computer Science, Schools and Governors

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Elaine Walton

Over the last few days there has been an avalanche of news and opinion about ICT in schools. Schools are being overcharged in IT leasing agreements, signing agreements that overcharge them for the most basic IT equipment. Ian Livingstone talks … Continue reading →

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Question Time – Teachers’ Strike

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Elaine Walton

Next Monday, 27th June, is the start of something rather exciting. We’ll be recording a “Question Time” session. The topic will be the Teachers’ Strike on 30th June. I’ll be in the David Dimbelby seat, posing questions to the panel: … Continue reading →

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Who’s Governing The Governors?

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

Neil Carmichael MP has just published a report called “Who Governs the Governors?”. The introduction states: “More than half a million people contribute in excess of 2 million working days to serving schools as unpaid governors across England, Scotland and … Continue reading →

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Is Ofsted too big to function effectively?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by admin

The Commons Education Committee has called for Ofsted to be split in two. “Splitting Ofsted into two new organisations—the Inspectorate for Education and the Inspectorate for Children’s Care—will help to focus and improve inspection in this country.” The report agrees with … Continue reading →

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On Tour…..

Posted on February 8, 2011 by admin

Lot of exciting stuff planned for the next few weeks – here’s a quick summary of where I’m going to be talking about Modern Governor. If you’re there too – be sure to say hi! On 9th February I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Biometrics – Should schools have a legal duty to consult?

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

Online debate about the use of biometrics in schools is increasing – both for and against. I was surprised to see that schools do not have a legal duty to consult parents (although they are advised to). The official ICO … Continue reading →