A school's reputation can easily be lost through bad behavior on the buses. There is always a degree of uncertainty about the extent of power outside school and this will clarify that right. |
Dyslexia may or may not be the correct name for the problem but there are undoubtedly many thousands of children and adults whose education has suffered as a result of their difficulty with word recognition. |
I think if the ruling had gone the other way, then it would have been a precedent, which would have created many difficulties for schools that wanted to have a school uniform. As it is, I think, what's happened is that it's really preserved the status quo -- that if a pupil is not wearing the proper school uniform, then it is perfectly right for the school to take disciplinary action. |
If the judgement had gone the other way, it would have serious consequences for schools and communities that want their children to wear a uniform. |
In the education White Paper, the government is proposing that local authorities consider, as an immediate option, sacking heads of schools that receive a poor inspection report. |
In too many cases, appeals panels are erratic and their judgements are based wholly on the circumstances of the individual child, without giving enough thought to other pupils and teachers in the school, |
It isn't uncommon for governing bodies to downplay or hide problems when trying to attract candidates for a headship, |
Next year will be even lower. I think the figures are in free fall. We are losing a generation of linguists. |
Pupils will continue to eat unhealthy packed lunches and visit the local chip shop, |
The freedoms being offered in the white paper are largely an illusion. What schools need is more freedom from government interference and incessant education reform. |
The less-academically able are giving up languages but they too could have some use for it in the workplace later on. |
The new head comes in with a picture of a healthy, happy school and may therefore be unprepared for the problems that surface when they arrive. |
The numbers are in free fall and we're going to lose a generation of linguists. |
The proposal to close failing schools after a year is unrealistic, inappropriate and unhelpful. |
The proposed trust schools offer no obvious advantages and they will be ignored by the vast majority of heads. |