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Teacher morale 'has fallen signficantly'

According to a recent NUT survey, teacher morale in England's schools has fallen significantly since the coalition government took over.

2 Jan 2013

Leadership & Governance Hub

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Criminal records checks

Those employed by the school, as well as volunteers that come under the definition of regulated activity, must have a criminal record check and barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

9 May 2013

Safeguarding Hub

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Successful Classroom Partnerships

Successful Classroom Partnerships: Making the most of teaching assistants is a brand new training resource which will enable you to help TAs to demonstrate their impact on pupil learning and progress.

13 Dec 2012

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National Leader of Governance: role in practice

Ruth Agnew shares her experience as a National Leader of Governance and looks at how this new support role works in practice

29 Nov 2012

Leadership & Governance Hub

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Staff induction: support and social media

Lindsey Lester stresses the importance of induction and mentoring for new school employees and, in particular, discusses issues concerning the use and abuse of social media sites

22 Nov 2012

School Business Management Hub

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Creating a CPD learning opportunity that sees university lecturers 'teaching teachers'

Alison Halford says the idea of university lecturers going into schools to update teachers’ knowledge demands careful consideration

21 Nov 2012

Leadership & Governance Hub

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Question

I am Chair of a large Junior School in an LA which has told heads their jobs are at risk if the school is judged to be Requiring Improvement. Since we are a Foundation School, could we resist the LA, if we find ourselves in these circumstances?

20 Nov 2012

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I am an early years senior manager. We have recently had a local authority RAISE visit. One thing I am wanting to improve is observing staff performance, linked to an early years inspectors grade descriptors . Do you know if there is any pro forma.

19 Nov 2012

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Question

The head wishes to undertake an audit of what staff currently do to meet the UPS standard for which they are being paid. Can (s)he do this by interview?

15 Nov 2012

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How can a headteacher gather the evidence required to make a judgement about a member of staff’s suitability for pay progression?

14 Nov 2012

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