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The September Snapshot: What Back-to-School Questions Should School Leaders Ask Staff?

The start of a new school year is the perfect time to set a clear direction, establish expectations, and lay the groundwork for success. It’s also an ideal moment to establish a baseline with your staff, giving you a clear picture against which you can measure progress throughout the year.

DfE schools survey exposes depths of cost-of-living crisis

Two-thirds of schools hike meal prices, while three in 10 say energy support scheme made no difference

NAHT deputy general secretary to take up charity CEO role

Nick Brook, who has been in post at the school leaders’ union for six years, has been appointed CEO of social mobility charity Speakers for Schools

Three-quarters of school staff stressed, report warns

Senior leaders were more likely to report feeling stressed, with more than four in five doing so

Love leading: fully funded professional development for school leaders

Do you want to feel reinvigorated and energised in your role? Now is the time to pause, reflect and reconnect with your sense of purpose.

‘Inadequate’ DfE Covid guidance contributing to ‘crisis in school leadership’

Guidance for schools during the Covid-19 pandemic has been “inadequate”, contributing to a “crisis in school leadership”, researchers have warned, after a survey found most heads felt advice had been neither timely nor straightforward. Toby Greany, Pat Thomson and Nick Martindale, from the Universities of Nottingham and Oxford, surveyed around 1,500 members of the NAHT […]

Most £184m NPQ scholarships limited to those in deprived schools

Scholarships for four of the six new national professional qualifications (NPQs) will be limited only to staff in the most deprived schools, the Department for Education has announced. The reformed NPQs for experienced teachers and school leaders will launch in the autumn term, as part of a range of changes to school staff training and […]

Bumper year as 102 winners scoop silver Pearson Teaching Awards for 2021

Inspirational teachers, leaders, support staff and schools from across the country have been honoured today for their outstanding commitment to changing the lives of their students. A total of 102 winners have scooped silver awards in the annual Pearson National Teaching Awards. The names have been announced to coincide with national Thank a Teacher day. […]

NAHT: Leaders have spent 7 extra school days ‘propping up’ test and trace

The government faces calls to release leaders from the “burden” of running test and trace in their schools, after union figures showed they have spent on average seven extra school days on the task since September. The National Association of Head Teachers said a survey of 401 of its members had revealed the average leader […]