Mobile ban is short-sighted and may backfire

Commenting on suggestions by Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw that he may recommend banning mobile phones in schools as part of a crackdown on discipline, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the...

Twigg proposing new education body

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has welcomed proposals by Shadow Education Secretary, Stephen Twigg, to introduce a politically-neutral Office for Educational Improvement to focus on...

Gossip does not prove abuse of inspection

NAHT has welcomed Ofsted's intervention on claims of routine attempts to dupe school inspectors. Russell Hobby, general secretary of the NAHT, said: We agree with Ofsted's position on claims of...

A new label won’t help to encourage teaching

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has welcomed a report which aims to drive up teaching quality but questions whether re-labelling so-called 'coasting' schools is the way to achieve it.