Government proposed changes to SEND funding could see units close
NAHT publishes Getting it right: funding pupils with complex needs
Category: Special Schools
Forced academisation meetings Midlands briefings 2015
To reinforce NAHT's forced academies campaign, we are holding briefings for all school leaders across the Midlands. These events are open to members and non-members.
Funding reform must be done in consultation with the profession
NAHT has responded to calls from backbench Conservative MPs for swift, radical change to school funding.
NAHT manifesto ‘owning what is ours’
NAHT's bold manifesto designed to put the profession in the driving seat of education reform.
NAHT submission to consultation on performance descriptors
The Department for Education's consultation on performance descriptors at key stage one and two closed on Friday 19 December. School leaders' union NAHT believes that the proposed performance...
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.
Almost 200 school leaders attended London education conference
The upbeat, energetic conference heard from a range of key speakers and experts, and saw a diverse array of workshops attended by delegates. School staff left the conference re-energised, determined...
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...
‘Illegal’ exclusions fuelled by league tables
NAHT has acknowledged the need for the Children's Commissioner's honest appraisal of the impact of exclusions but says schools need support to help challenging pupils early on.
Cash for NEETs scheme will not tackle cause
NAHT says Nick Clegg's announcement of a scheme to get teenagers back to work will do little to mitigate widespread joblessness.