Our plan to offer mentors to every new head teacher
#NAHT2015 - School leaders' union announces plans to guarantee free mentoring for every new head teacher in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Category: Performance
Profession-led institute would help school leaders ‘rise to challenge’
The Labour Party has announced plans for a profession-led leadership institute to replace the National College and to strengthen school/business partnerships.
98% of schools are getting safeguarding right
In its report on best practice for safeguarding children in schools, Ofsted claims that just two per cent of schools it inspected were considered to have inadequate safeguarding procedures in place.
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.
Another New Framework for Ofsted
Another new framework for Ofsted; but it's how it's used that counts, say school leaders.
NAHT welcomes clearer guidelines for standards
The announcement of the coalition government's review of teacher standards has been welcomed by the National Association of Head Teachers. General Secretary of the association, Russell Hobby, said he...