Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust
As parents find out if their child will go to their preferred secondary school, Alastair Thomson considers what governors...
Insisting disadvantage can be fixed with a traditional academic curriculum and a strong dose of discipline is not engaging...
There is a crisis in recruitment, not helped by low pay, the tangled and defragmented employment process and the...
Taking on the role requires a new set of skills. It’s easy to lose the personal touch you had...
With the late inclusion of academies and free schools in new coasting schools legislation, schools could be passed around...
The schools sector is up in arms about primary assessments – both baseline and the standardised tests. I deliberately...
Education secretary Nicky Morgan has released a video to explain the government’s plans for primary assessments. Brian Lightman has watched it,...
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw yesterday criticised schools in the north west – but was he within his remit...
I attended a briefing by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) on February 5 for local authority leaders of...
