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21 April 2026

Tag: education leadership

James Townsend, director, CofE Foundation for Educational Leadership

James Townsend is the very model of a modern religious millennial. White, male, under-30, posh-sounding with a fancy job title, he has the stereotypical trappings of privilege and the wide-eyed enthusiasm of youth. He also hates being portrayed like this. He calls it the “That Guy” problem. “I just detest being that guy  . . […]

10 ways to make workload less of a challenge

Russell Hobby and Professor Toby Salt explore what more the government can do about teacher workload and what practical steps teachers and senior leaders can take to lessen the load. Despite good intentions and warm words, teacher workload is not under control. Agencies such as Ofsted do their best to tackle myths about expectations, like […]

Report reveals formula for producing best middle leaders

Think tank LKMco has today published the findings of an in-depth investigation into the key characteristics of effective middle leaders. Researchers analysed the leadership competency self-assessments of fellows from the charity Teaching Leaders and also interviewed scores of middle leaders (heads of year and heads of departments) to inform their findings. Report author Sam Baars has also […]

Teachers’ pay scales rise by 1% but ‘significantly higher’ increase needed

Teachers’ pay scales will shift by just 1 per cent from September, but government advisers have warned of the need for a “significantly higher” rise before 2020. Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, has announced that she intends to accept a recommendation from the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) that the lower and upper ends of […]

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England and Wales from September 2016

Nicky Morgan has said she intends to accept the recommendations of the School Teachers’ Review Body on teachers’ pay. They have recommended a 1 per cent uplift at the lowest and highest ends of the scales, despite admitting there is “a case” for a higher rise. Here are the new pay ranges, effective from September 2016…   […]

Why introverts make good school leaders

Introverted teachers have five key skills that will help them flourish as school leaders, an assistant headteacher told delegates. Iesha Small (pictured), of Kings Langley school in Hertfordshire, delivered one of the final festival sessions on Friday when she took delegates through five different qualities she believed introverts — which she said was her personality […]

‘Trojan Horse’ turnaround head takes over at Perry Beeches

The executive headteacher brought in to turn around a Birmingham school at the centre of the “Trojan Horse” scandal has now been parachuted in to lead the scandal-hit Perry Beeches Academy Trust. Schools Week can reveal Adrian Packer, chief executive of the Core Education Trust, based in Birmingham, has been appointed as chair of directors […]

Has collaboration over-reached itself?

Research studies on collaboration should switch their focus from staff development and support to pupil attainment Collaboration between schools is now seen as an important way to improve educational performance. Yet little is known definitively about what impact this has for improving pupil attainment. Despite the popular rhetoric, most studies are qualitative and focus on […]