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.

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...

Children deserve to learn about rights

The University of Sussex has published its evaluation of UNICEF UK's Rights Respecting Schools Award. This award has long been seen by NAHT as a positive initiative that schools can adopt and the...