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See table on page 3 for names and how these 11 schools fared. Right, chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw No-notice inspections for 11 schools reveal Ofsted’s approach to ‘British values’ Concerns include failure by one school to carry out a “central audit”, evaluating how well pupils understand British values

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ACADEMIES WEEK TEAM Hunt private school partnership plan Editor: Nick Linford Head designer: Nicky Phillips falls short of widening admissions Designer: Rob Galt

Deputy editor: Laura McInerney SOPHIE SCOTT In his speech he said that Britain was an @SOPH_E_SCOTT Sub editor: Jill Craven “increasingly divided” Senior reporter: Sophie Scott country run for the benefit The shadow education secretary announced of the privileged few and Senior reporter: Philip Nye that a Labour government would make the not the many. Reporter: Billy Camden sector’s business tax relief dependent on The only possible their working with state schools as part of a answer to whether private Photographer: Ellis O’Brien “schools partnership standard”. schools earned their Cartoonist: Stan Dupp Speaking at east London’s Walthamstow £700 million subsidy Academy on Tuesday, Tristram Hunt was “a resounding and Financials: Helen Neilly (pictured) said private schools currently unequivocal ‘no’. Victoria Boyle benefited from £700 million in business tax “Over the past few relief over a five year parliamentary term, years we have seen the Sales manager: Hannah Smith a benefit of their charitable status. A future limitations of asking Sales executive: Negar Sharifi Labour government would amend the 1988 private schools politely. So Local Government Act to make this relief the next government will Administration: Frances Ogefere Dell conditional on “hard-edged partnership”. say to them: step up and He wanted more private schools offering play your part. Earn your careers advice and work experience to state keep. Because the time you Contributors: Tina Allison school pupils; more independent schools could expect something for James O’Shaughnessy sponsoring academies; more summer schools nothing is over.” Eleanor Bernades for state school pupils at private schools; and The Sutton Trust, which Harry Fletcher-Wood more specialist, qualified teachers from the aims to improve social Picture by Ms N Elliott at Walthamstow Academy Chris Richards private sector loaned to state schools. mobility through education, “It is important that the right infrastructure Diane Leedham But Labour’s plans for the better support of wants politicians to include plans for “open and evaluation is in place, as well as funding, state schools did not include requiring private access” – independent schools offering places if they are to work effectively. schools to increase the number of pupils they on merit and parents paying fees based on “However, we would like to see the parties educated from disadvantaged backgrounds, their income – in party manifestos . embracing a much more radical step too and Mr Hunt said. Trust chairman Sir Peter Lampl said: support a national open access scheme to Managing director: Shane Mann Speaking to Academies Week, he said: “This “Whoever is elected in May should strengthen enable 100 or more leading independent day And tweet us your thoughts @academiesweek policy is concerned with interaction with support for such partnerships and encourage schools to open their doors to all on the basis or with the hashtag #academiesweek other schools; this isn’t about admissions.” sharing of best practice. of ability rather than ability to pay.” subscribe For an annual subscription to Academies Week Banned head wants right to appeal for just £50 visit www.academiesweek.co.uk SOPHIE SCOTT and click on ‘subscribe’ at the top of the page. @SOPH_E_SCOTT www.academiesweek.co.uk or call 020 8123 4778 to subscribe A banned headteacher has taken the Department for Education to High Court in a bid to overturn a decision that prevents her ADVERTISE WITH US appealing her prohibition order. If you are interested in placing a product or Joanna Shuter CBE, former head of Quintin job advert in a future edition please click on the ‘advertise’ link at the top of the page on Kynaston Community Academy in north academiesweek.co.uk or contact: London, and Head Teacher of the Year at the 2007 National Teaching Awards, was given E: [email protected] T: 020 81234 778 a lifetime ban in May after she admitted unacceptable professional conduct.

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PHILIP NYE considered to be failing these requirements. No-notice Previous Grade Local Phase Ofsted Ofsted shift @PHILIPNYE In the case of St Edburg’s Church of School authority grade grade England (VA) School, in Oxfordshire, 1. Beis Yaakov High School Salford Secondary 4 2 2 Snap inspections in the past two months have inspectors found that “pupils are not always shed light on Ofsted’s approach to inspecting aware that they live in a multicultural 2. Damson Wood Infant School Solihull Primary 4 1 3 “British values”. society”. 3. Durham Community Business College In a wave of 35 no-notice inspections in This came despite their finding that for Technology and Enterprise Durham Secondary 4 1 3 September and October, Ofsted found that 11 pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural 4. Highfield Humanities College Blackpool Secondary 4 3 1 schools “were not preparing pupils for life development was being promoted “very 5. Highfield Junior and Infant School Birmingham Primary 4 3 1 in Britain today”. Ten of those schools were effectively”. 6. Manor Fields Primary School Herts Primary 3 1 2 downgraded. Pupils at Manor Fields Primary School, 7. Purbrook Junior School Hampshire Primary 3 2 1 In a letter to Education Secretary Nicky in Hertfordshire, developed “tolerance and 8. St Benedict’s Catholic School Suffolk Secondary 3 2 1 Morgan, Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw respect for cultural, religious and social 9. St Edburg’s Church of England (VA) School Oxfordshire Primary 3 2 1 said inspectors had either found evidence diversity”, Ofsted found. 10. Stanton St Quintin Primary Wiltshire Primary 2 2 0 that the 11 schools were not teaching pupils But the inspection report said: “While their 11. The Charles Dickens School Kent Secondary 4 2 2 respect for the mix of faiths in Britain today, cultural development is promoted adequately or were not adequately developing pupils’ through the teaching of religious education What the Ofsted awareness of communities different to their and other subjects, pupils lack depth in their quality teaching about how differences in, inspection handbook says own. understanding of different religious, ethnic for example, sexual orientation or ethnic Since September, and in light of and social groups in society and abroad.” heritages, are valued and respected.” Following the Trojan Horse affair, in Birmingham’s Trojan Horse affair and a The school’s failure to carry out a “central Of the 11 found not to be preparing pupils which a number of Birmingham schools change in the handbook for inspectors, Ofsted audit”, evaluating how well “pupils’ for life in Britain today, three were faith were allegedly targeted for takeover has specifically considered whether schools understanding of British values such as schools – one Jewish, one Roman Catholic by hardline Muslim governors, Ofsted are “actively promot[ing]” British values. democracy, the rule of law and individual and one Church of England. brought in revised inspection guidance. The section 5 inspection handbook now Six of the 11 schools that Ofsted said were liberty” was being developed, was also While Ofsted grades were reduced in 10 states that “inspectors should consider not preparing children for life in Britain commented on. of the schools – for reasons other than just how well leadership and management were primaries; the rest were secondaries. In other cases, schools were criticised their teaching of British values – Stanton ensure that the curriculum actively Speaking after the publication of Sir for failing to do enough to foster respect for St Quintin Primary, in Wiltshire, retained promotes the fundamental British values Michael’s letter, the head of the ATL union different social groups. its good rating, despite Ofsted saying that of democracy, the rule of law, individual said that Ofsted’s new focus on British values The Charles Dickens to improve further, it must “draw pupils’ liberty and mutual respect and tolerance (see right) was causing confusion. School, in Kent, was attention to what life is like in modern of those with different faiths and beliefs.” Mary Bousted (pictured) said: “There is told that it was “not a Britain”. Additionally, inspectors are told that massive confusion in schools about what community in which A spokesperson for Ofsted rejected Dr the social development of pupils is fundamental British values are. people’s differences Bousted’s criticism, saying the school shown in part by their “acceptance and “In these cases, where a school goes from are sufficiently inspection handbook “makes very clear engagement” with these values, and by the fact that “pupils develop and good to inadequate, it seems to be a case of valued and respected”. the requirements for inspectors when demonstrate skills and attitudes that will Ofsted moving the goalposts, and going in Later the report looking at whether schools promote British allow them to participate fully in and and causing headlines.” said: “There values”. contribute positively to life in modern Analysis by Academies Week highlights is too little Britain.” some of the reasons why schools are planned, high- See editor’s comment on page 6 DfE volunteers begin Workload Challenge analysis

SOPHIE SCOTT done to tackle unnecessary workload – by government, by @SOPH_E_SCOTT schools or by others?” Some ideas, already revealed, include more planning, Teams of Department for Education (DfE) “volunteers” preparation and assessment time, reducing data collection have started logging teacher responses to the Workload requirements and improving IT systems to make them Challenge. more user-friendly and efficient. The challenge, launched last month by education The DfE hopes to publish an action plan, based on the secretary Nicky Morgan and deputy prime minister Nick analysis, in the new year. Clegg, sought “experiences, ideas and solutions” on how to It will put together a panel of teachers and school manage teacher workload. leaders, but said appointments had not been made and was In a tweet from its official account this week (pictured), unable to say when it would first meet. the DfE said teams from London, Manchester, Sheffield, Earlier in the month, Ms Morgan said: “Once teachers Darlington, Coventry and Nottingham would work have had their say, we will take action. through the responses. “The results will be considered by me, [education] The department told Academies Week that a “number minister David Laws and a new sector challenge panel. . . of people had volunteered” to analyse the data, which together we will agree a plan of action.” included 43,855 responses to an online survey, hosted by Mr Laws added: “Day in, day out, teachers across the SurveyMonkey. country are working phenomenally hard to help children On November 6, the DfE also reported having 164 emails to reach their full potential. sent to its “dedicated workload solutions mailbox”. “We want teaching to be a rewarding and fulfilling At the time of going to press, the scale of the task was profession. But we know that too often, precious time is unclear as some online submissions contained little more taken up with unnecessary tasks that are of little benefit to than the respondent’s name. teachers or pupils. The survey, which closed last Friday after four weeks, “We want to work with the whole of the teaching included questions such as: “What do you think should be profession to see what we can do to reduce this burden.” 4 @ACADEMIESWEEK ACADEMIES WEEK FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 NEWS AET turns to Edu select committee launches ‘plan B’ on crowdsourcing for 2015 agenda outsourcing PHILIP NYE @PHILIPNYE

SOPHIE SCOTT The education select committee has started to @SOPH_E_SCOTT receive responses after kicking off a new way of crowdsourcing public views on the evidence The country’s largest academy chain is to behind education policy. press on with cost-saving measures after Comments have been invited on nine policy backing out of a plan to outsource its non- areas, and will inform the committee’s choice teaching roles. for a number of one-off hearings next year. Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) chief Views are solicited via a web forum, with executive Ian Comfort, speaking exclusively close to 250 comments received to date. to Academies Week, said he was disappointed The policy areas covered are: phonics; the venture was not going ahead but the teaching assistants; professional trust had to “get on with life”. measurement metrics; the National College His plans now included sharing business of Teaching and Leadership; summer-born managers across schools, or directors of children; universal free school meals for particular subjects working across a number infants; the impact of raising the participation of institutions. age; music education; and the school starting The charitable trust, which runs 75 age. academies in England, announced earlier The call for comments also covers the this year that it wanted to outsource non- Department for Education’s (DfE) use of teaching roles in a contract worth up to evidence in general. described by one as “ill thought out”. represents a departure from the norm. £400 million. Pricewaterhouse Coopers Summer-born children and school starting Since last September, pupils can only Unlike in the run-up to previous general (PwC) was named as the preferred age have received 45 and 43 comments be taken out of school during term time in elections, the move to fixed-term parliaments bidder. respectively, but discussion of the evidence exceptional circumstances and parents face gives select committees greater certainty on Last week, it announced that it was behind universal free school meals for infants fines if they take their child away without how many sessions they will be able to hold. discontinuing those plans, which needed has attracted just three. The National College permission. A number of the education committee’s approval from the secretary of state, and was of Teaching and Leadership has not prompted The DfE has produced two-page documents major inquiries, including one on personal, now seeking an “internal solution”. a single comment. on each area for the committee, setting out social and health education, and one on The move has been welcomed by all trade The page set up to collect views on the the department’s policy and the key evidence apprenticeships and traineeships, are unions, who said that they would work with DfE’s use of evidence topped the list with 118 that informs it. These are available for anyone expected to be wrapped up some time before AET in their quest for a different solution. contributions, although most comments were wanting to comment. the May election, leaving it time to hold one- Mr Comfort said: “Both PwC and on the government’s controversial policy on While other parliamentary select off sessions. ourselves believed this was a great idea. I term-time holidays after a consultation was committees have run web forums to gather Comments are being received until midday am very disappointed that it is not going promoted by campaign group Parents Want comments on topics for future agendas, the on December 12. The forum can be found at: ahead, but we are fairly pragmatic and need a Say. Many are strongly critical of a policy focus on a department’s use of evidence www.parliament.uk/ to move ahead with our other plans for how we can reform our services.” He said there always had been a “plan B”, Institute of Education merges with UCL and the trust would endeavour to continue with such ideas. SOPHIE SCOTT secondary PGCE programme leader at undergraduate programmes. “We have not been waiting for a joint @SOPH_E_SCOTT IOE, said: “We are obviously building on “This could have advantages in relation venture to be approved to make changes. very strong foundations: the IOE is the to progression from undergraduate We have been encouraging schools to share The country’s only university solely for biggest single provider of initial teacher programmes and could help with recruitment resources and to work across schools; education research and teacher training is education (ITE) in the country and all our to ITE, especially in shortage subjects such for example, we have a director of maths to merge with University College London ITE programmes are rated ‘outstanding’ as maths and science.” who works in two or three academies, and (UCL). by Ofsted. We also have very strong Professor Michael Arthur, UCL president business managers across schools.” The Institute of Education (IOE) will join partnerships with schools and colleges in & provost, said: “There is genuine excitement Asked if the decision to discontinue had forces with UCL from Tuesday, creating a London and the south east of England, and within both institutions as we believe this been prompted by the Education Funding new institution of more than 35,000 students. work with them to deliver a wide range of merger will deliver significant advances in Agency, after its boss Peter Lauener told Last academic year, IOE had 7,975 students; programmes including the PGCE, School the fields of social science and education, MPs at the public accounts committee last 2,255 were for teacher training places. Direct and Teach First. whilst further advancing the work both Monday he had “put a stop to the proposal”, The IOE will join UCL as a single faculty “The merger will bring many additional universities undertake to develop education Mr Comfort said: “I met with Peter school, and will be known as the UCL benefits, including the opportunity to across London.” [Lauener] a few times about this and he Institute of Education. Both have confirmed build stronger relationships with UCL Professor Chris Husbands, director of the wrote to us some while ago saying the idea there will be no redundancies at either UCL Institute of Education, was ‘novel and contentious’ and for it to be institution. said: “The merger offers continued it would need to be approved by The IOE said the the IOE huge prizes: the secretary of state. He required further merger will enable the opportunity information and that is all I can really say it to strengthen its to extend global about that. teacher education influence, to work “We were aware . . . that we would need provision and with our traditional consent. We haven’t got that . . . there comes could help to stakeholders in a time when you have got to get on with life. recruit teachers schools and colleges “Whenever there is something that in shortage in new and more anybody feels is novel and contentious, both areas such imaginative ways, and politicians and officials look at whether as maths and the chance to build they need more information. It is not for me science. cross-disciplinary work to decide as to whether it was in the right Katharine across the full range of political time or not.” Vincent, From left: Katharine Vincent, Professor Michael Arthur and Professor Chris Husbands higher education.” ACADEMIESWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 10 FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 5 NEWS Want to know why teachers are banned? Dig deep . . .

sophie scott point to a number of other trends among these Hearings in numbers most serious cases. @Soph_E_Scott A higher percentage of hearings have been held in private this year – so far, 45 per cent The number of NCTL hearings in 2014 Investigates compared with 30 per cent for all of 2013. A private hearings is held if it “appears 103 96 It’s not easy to find out how many teachers necessary”, after a teacher successfully were banned last year for sexual offences requests it in “the interests of justice” or to Compared to 2013 against children. It’s possible – but you have protect children or vulnerable witnesses. to be prepared to read through more than 100 On average, in both 2013 and 2014, two- oldest - 74 documents. thirds of the cases related to male teachers, Average age of teachers before the panel Last week, an Academies Week analysis of although they make up a minority of the more than 200 published National College of classroom workforce. 45 Youngest - 22 Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) hearing The most common allegations this year outcomes from January 1, 2013, revealed that related to sexual offences and social media, the number of teachers banned in 2014 for with almost half of hearings falling into this “inappropriate” use of social media had more category. Percentage of hearings that resulted in a prohibition order in 2013 and 2014 than doubled. Reflecting on this, Mr Roberts said: 82% The NCTL, apart from releasing the “Teachers should ensure that they are outcomes of hearings, does not publish any familiar with and understand their school analysis of its decisions, leaving the public policies on social media. The number of NCTL hearings that involve in the dark about which “offences” are more “Teachers should restrict all information 2 male teachers common than others. on their accounts, especially Facebook, to The General Teaching Council for England, friends only and should not accept or invite which ran disciplinary hearings before the friend requests from current or former pupils, 3 NCTL, published breakdowns of its hearings especially if such invites are from anyone in an annual report. under 18. Hearings held in private or in public Academies Week extracted information “If teachers are operating a social media from each NCTL report on variables such as account on behalf of the school, they should gender, allegations, job role, location of the make sure they fully understand what the school, and whether the hearing was in public school account is to be used for, are familiar or heard in private. with any relevant policies, and keep all Most teachers were banned for relationships personal accounts completely separate.” with pupils and other sexual offences, most Common other categories of teacher Private often in secondary schools or sixth forms. offences include fraud, exam malpractice, But not all misconduct cases make it to violence, and allegations of drugs or alcohol a hearing. John Roberts, chief executive at misuse. 45% 55% Edapt, a subscription service providing edu- Conflict of interest and fraud cases have legal support and advice for school staff, said: risen 82 per cent between 2013 and 2014. public “It’s important to remember that the NCTL Examples includes teachers lying on CVs or panel only hears the most serious cases; more hiring family members without informing the than 90 per cent will not be referred . . . most governing body. will be dealt with by the relevant school’s There is no evidence that prohibition orders internal disciplinary procedure.” are rising: 82 per cent of teachers were banned Academies Week’s research did, however, in both years.

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DfE seeks refund on £30,000 iPhone pilot

PHILIP NYE devices for staff with special accessibility regarding the return of these devices and “We purchased a limited number of @PHILIPNYE requirements, but this year’s figure was due recuperation of costs.” iPhones as part of a pilot programme that to the pilot, since cancelled. It bought no The figures came in response to a has now been discontinued. We are now The Department for Education (DfE) has iPhones in 2013. parliamentary question from Labour MP looking to return all these phones and get a spent more than £30,000 on iPhones this year Mr Gibb said: “The significant increase John Woodcock. refund.” as part of a discontinued pilot – and is trying in 2014 was due to the implementation of a Of the 17 departments that provided The department declined to provide to get its money back. new mobile working pilot utilising ‘GOOD’ figures to Mr Woodcock, only the Cabinet further details of the pilot . The figure makes the DfE the second technology (a secure IT mobility solution) Office spent more this year on iPhones A spokesperson for Vodafone said the highest Whitehall spender on Apple phones. where iPhones were preferred. Fifty-seven – just over £34,000. The Department for company was aware of the DfE’s request to In response to a parliamentary question, devices were purchased as part of the pilot. Transport spent £15,905. return devices, but was awaiting further Schools Reform Minister Nick Gibb said the “Following an evaluation, the pilot A DfE spokesperson said: “We always information. Refunds were handled on a DfE had spent £31,038 on iPhones 4, 5 and 5S. has now been discontinued, and the negotiate hard to get the best possible deal case-by-case basis. In 2011 and 2012 it spent £3,024 on the department is in discussions with Vodafone for the taxpayer.

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chool leaders are stressed by Ofsted acknowledges problems in the wake of the Trojan Horse these 11 reports sheds further light Ofsted at the best of times. with snap inspections, such as one affair is where Ofsted has “serious on what Ofsted did or didn’t find, SWhen there is confusion about headteacher not being available concerns about the breadth and but are teachers clear on what what they are looking for, it gets when the inspectors arrived. balance of the curriculum”. Ofsted mean by “life in Britain worse. Yet despite these “logistical Of the schools visited, Ofsted says today”? In Ofsted’s latest round of no- drawback”, the chief inspector says this was the case for 17 schools, of Mary Bousted, the boss at the notice inspections, 23 grades fell, he intends to extend their use in which 11 “were not preparing pupils Association of Teachers and eight remained unchanged and one certain circumstances. for life in Britain today”. Lecturers doesn’t think so, which improved. One criteria ripe for extension Analysis by Academies Week of should concern us all. ACADEMIESWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 10 FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 7

READER’S WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU @ACADEMIESWEEK [email protected] email tweet WEBSITE REPLY WWW.ACADEMIESWEEK.CO.UK Grammar schools should not be ‘taboo’ says Outstanding Tower Hamlets school School Funding Changes: Made Simple Boris Johnson (online) downgraded over ‘extremism’ failings (online)

Matt Hood, Lancs Name and address supplied reply of the week Ofsted should be disbanded; you cannot expect The assumptions/anchoring (delete depending on teachers and school to control external events — Ross Bowell, Dorset your level of cynicism) in Boris’ speech is remarkable. Let’s students using Facebook and YouTube. Second – re-frame things so that they have some relationship with the girls and boys are separated to give girls more space at break Having looked at the fairer funding real world. time since the school is overcrowded. levels and knowing the 15/16 formula, Just calling something a taboo doesn’t make it so. There’s Ofsted is a joke!!! a good number of schools (including mine) will nothing taboo about academic selection. Smart people be funded below the notional per pupil level realised it’s just a bad idea and so we’ve stopped doing it. Naureen Khalid, London Grammar schools don’t increase social mobility – Having read the report I am wondering why the that you would get by applying the DfE rates. particularly when the average intake is about 2 per cent free governing body was not on top of safeguarding. I realise that the DfE are explicit that the school meals. They give an even bigger leg up to the already fairer funding model is not a national formula, privileged. Sir Michael backs shift to boost vocational but it seems to me that schools funded below Eton doesn’t have a monopoly on ‘helping people succeed in education the future.’ It does have a monopoly on educating the richest this level have a good prima facie argument people in the country. Some application of cause and effect Janet Downs, Lincolnshire that their core funding is inadequate and that is badly needed on this one. Sir Michael is chief HMI not Education Secretary. their school forum, their LA or the DfE should Now that’s out of the way here is where the debate should be. Using his role to make public statements (rather look again at the local formula for distribution. Focusing our efforts on helping 2 per cent of poor kids than in a private capacity) about how education do better at the expense of the rest is lazy and morally is structured and whether children should decide between Of course my comment is influenced indefensible. To quote someone smarter than me ‘it’s like academic and vocational at 14 is beyond his remit. His by self-interest but as individual cases giving the 2 per cent of people hit by a famine tickets for suggestion for children to specialise at 14 contradicts his post disproportionately affect the perception of the dinner at the Ritz.’ Trojan Horse comments that all children should receive a whole (see PAC, Trojan Horse, Durand etc.) I If Boris is serious about devolving education powers to broad, balanced education. London he needs to educate himself pretty quickly. This also see a sector reputational risk that needn’t speech is probably the best reason to keep the decisions as far NGA rolls out new framework for governance be taken. away from City Hall as possible. Ayub Khan @ayubkhan65 The 13 most critical points in the NAO’s Good news but this needs skilled people on governing Academies and Schools Oversight report bodies Teacher banning orders double for (online) abuse of social media Jacqui @jacqk45 Name and address supplied The strategic element is a must! Our board has a Mavis Wombat @little_mavis specific committee for strategy! The college I worked at told teachers not to friend It’s interesting that academy sponsors are protected students on FB about 5 years ago. Always seemed by keeping ratings secret while schools and local Sandwell still waits for outcome of sensible to me. authorities are exposed to crude “tabloidisation”. Building Schools for the Future hearing Martin Clee @martin_clee Labour to end ‘£700m’ private school roger c @enablerbro1 I know staff who ‘friend’ odd students. This is subsidy unless state partnership conditions Where did the money go? Surely not more funds where the line should be drawn, not when you get are met (online) siphoned off to prop up Gove’s academies and free to prohibition order level schools programme? Name and address supplied Sam Freedman @Samfr (reply to above tweet) James Williams @edujdw It went to the Treasury. Total capital spend now is At Sussex we issue guidance and advice as well as It won’t happen as Labour MPs send their children to 2/3rds or so what BSF was costing each year. ‘how to’ instructions on social media and privacy. private schools

Jenny @ms_peaceweaver (two tweets) David Didau @LearningSpy David James @EdFestDirector Don’t understand reluctance to disclose — just because It isn’t enough to say, don’t have inappropriate I’m always suspicious when politicians say they you (arguably, tenuously) have an exemption doesn’t relationships with pupils? ‘passionately believe’ or similar. PREVENT disclosure unless you have something to hide!

Leeds teacher @Value_added How come private schools have charitable status and Contact the team do they deserve it? Discuss. reply of the week To provide feedback and suggest stories please email news@ academiesweek.co.uk and tweet using @academiesweek receives ‘the’ mug! To inform the editor of any errors or issues of concern Correction regarding this publication email [email protected] with Error/Concern in the Last week, in the research review of the journal subject line. article ‘Lack of knowledge deters women from studying economics’ (page 15), we neglected to Please include the page number and story headline, and explain include the name of the journal’s publisher. It was what the problem is. Taylor and Francis. 8 @ACADEMIESWEEK ACADEMIES WEEK FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 EXPERTS: Reaction to Tristram Hunt’s proposals for private schools TINA JAMES ALLISON Partner at national audit, tax and advisory firm O’SHAUGHNESSY Crowe Clark Whitehill Managing director of Floreat Education and former director of policy to prime minister David Cameron

How does being a charity A desperate hunt for affect a school? the middle classes

The Education Secretary wants private when investing its funds. It is not a role for Labour’s threat to end “generous state Miliband-led government would be much less schools to earn their right be considered the faint-hearted! A key challenge for many subsidies” for private schools may be sympathetic to private schools than Tony a charity. But many state schools are also academies is finding people with the relevant well meaning, but will end up harming Blair ever was. charities, which provides tax benefits in skills sets, and who have time and are willing the least well off The threats will continue and the return for regulatory restrictions to take up board positions. punishments for failing a beefed-up public The governance of academies is a topical t was only a matter of time before Labour interest test will increase. A few schools, the ach state-funded academy is formed issue, with some high profile instances of launched an attack on the independent really big ones with plenty of money, will as an exempt charitable company, poor governance hitting the headlines. The Isector. The general election is just play ball and continue with their outreach Ewhich means although it is a charity, key to building a better school board is to months away, and, given that several senior work. The Etons and Wellingtons will it is not registered with the Charity cast the net wide. Rather than always looking Tories have recently blown the dog whistle not change. But your average private day Commission. Instead, the Education Funding for local people to recruit to a school board, on grammar schools, the only surprise is school will be different: if they have to forgo Authority is its regulator. All charities those overseeing the process should focus on that it has taken this long. Shadow education their charitable status to stay afloat, their regardless of whether they are on the finding people with appropriate skills and secretary Tristram Hunt duly delivered this behaviour will be utterly transformed. Charity Commission’s register must follow experience. week, dusting off boilerplate threats aimed at I’ve always found it curious that no one the provisions of charity law. A charity is private schools that fail some unspecified test ever asks why the proportion of children formed for the public benefit. The provision of social value. educated in the independent sector has so of education is a charitable activity and Some trustees What interests me about the policy is stubbornly remained at about 7 per cent. therefore is for the public benefit. not whether it’s a good or bad idea (you’d The middle class has been growing and, A charity may only operate within the are under the be surprised how many people on the when polled, at least half of parents would charitable purposes for which it was formed. right, as well as left, are sympathetic), but choose a private education if they could Some charities may have a broader objective misapprehension that – if implemented – it would perfectly afford it. Yet the sector’s response to this – “the provision of education” for instance – demonstrate the law of unintended increased demand has not been to increase while others may have more a more precise they will ‘run the consequences that affects even seemingly supply but rather to raise prices. In a lightly aim such as “for the provision of education of straightforward proposals. Here’s how. regulated industry this is odd — and it’s boys between 3 and 13”. It is imperative that school’ With the independent sector increasingly because most private schools are charities. you are aware of what the charity’s objects catering for foreign students and providing The usual incentives that businesses face are and that any different activities you “finishing schools for the children of are not there: these schools have a fairly plan to undertake fall within their scope. In The trustee’s role and responsibilities need oligarchs”, its traditional users – the British fixed number of places and no requirement essence, it is important that a charity’s assets to be made clear to prospective candidates professional classes – are being priced out. In to expand. But shorn of charitable status, are used only for the purposes for which they during selection. Some school trustees take these circumstances, any government would turned into companies and made answerable were given. on the role under the misapprehension that be tempted to look again at the tax breaks to investors, this changes overnight. With respect to oversight, the ultimate they are going to “run the school.” This is not these private schools enjoy. Instead of forever raising prices, the responsibility for running a charity rests the role of the school board – responsibility average independent school will aggressively with its trustees. Incorporated charities for day-to-day management rests with the chase market share. They will cut fees and also have directors; often the trustees headteacher and the senior management sweat assets, expand places and open new and directors are one and the same. It is team. Instead of schools, desperately hunting down the the trustees’ responsibility to ensure that Aside from the governance requirements raising prices, middle classes currently squeezed out. This the charity delivers the outcomes it was noted above, there are some financial and is what’s happening in the developing world, established for. Trustees’ responsibilities operational benefits that arise as a result of the average where mid-range private sector providers are are quite onerous and therefore it is really being a charity. Any surplus made by the rapidly gaining market share. key to the successful running of an academy school from its charitable activities is not independent school The days of bursaries and ISSPs will be that the board has good quality trustees subject to corporation tax, business rates are long gone and many aspirational parents with the skill sets necessary to fulfil their reduced by at least 80 per cent and, in some will aggressively will leave the state sector. Not only will the responsibilities. cases, a larger reduction can be made. What chances of disadvantaged pupils getting into At all, times, trustees must: is more, property transactions are not subject chase market share independent schools – already tiny – vanish, • follow charity law; to Stamp Duty Land Tax, while donations but these young people will be exposed to • adhere to the charity’s legal objects; can be boosted by gift aid receipts. All these Hunt proposes ending business rate relief, fewer higher performing peers in their state • avoid personal conflict; benefits can add up to significant sums which would have a small but significant schools. We know from the experience of • act with integrity; that support the finances that underwrite impact on school budgets, perhaps 3 per selective local authorities that this will have • apply the charity’s assets for the purposes charitable activity. The opportunity to cent a year on average. Not a game-changer, a detrimental effect on social mobility. they were given. collaborate is also present: there are many but enough to threaten the bursaries and So this is how it ends: a well-meaning In addition, they have a duty of care to chances to work in partnership with other other support that many private schools policy that removes subsidies to the rich the charity to ensure that they apply their organisations that operate with similar drive offer, forcing them instead to focus on the ends up harming the least well off. But at skills and experience appropriately, as well and purpose within the third sector. bottom line. This will annoy the government least we can take comfort that, like most pre- as recognise when they need professional Whilst the responsibilities of being a even more and, the thin end of the wedge election grandstanding, this recycled policy help to fulfil their responsibilities. They charity can appear onerous, charities have having been inserted, it would start to will probably never happen. also have a duty of prudence to ensure the been established for more than 400 years look at the other advantages these schools charity remains solvent, they do not place delivering public benefit and will continue to enjoy as charities. Labour has form in this Follow James O’Shaughnessy on its assets at undue risk and act responsibly do so for many more years ahead. area with the 2006 Charities Act, and an Ed Twitter: @jamesosh. ACADEMIESWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 10 FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 9 EXPERT

together to ease student transferability. This from the urban centric models that we could be exciting, depending on how far have experienced over the past decade in ELEANOR the government would be prepared to take education. the requisite restructuring and whether Sir Michael argued that we are “at a the challenges in rural areas with fewer watershed moment in the history of our BERNADES institutions could be resolved. If students education system”, and that there has never Associate at LKMco, on any path were free to access specialist been a “better opportunity to tackle our the think-and-action tank teaching in other institutions, many of the lamentable record on vocational education”. issues relating to the consequences of Raising If we could go beyond just encouraging the Participation Age (RPA) — such as collaboration between institutions and Getting maximum colleges accusing schools of rejecting GCSE instead restructure accountability measures “failures” and the challenge faced by further to focus on clusters of schools it would mean education teachers to deliver results in GCSE that: pupil opportunity at 14 English and maths effectively — could be • Teachers could be deployed across clusters significantly reduced. — for example, GCSE English and maths Sir Michael Wilshaw’s CBI speech wasn’t selection” reveals more about an implicit teachers could support post-16 resits about academic selection but about a snobbery over vocational education than it wherever they were delivered. move to high-quality vocational education does about reality. Sir Michael is • Institutions would have nothing to gain by being an equal status option available to An influential report in 2013 by Thijs Bol recruiting or holding on to students who all students and Herman van de Werfhorst of Amsterdam inviting the would be more suited to other pathways, as University concluded that in countries with the results of students in the whole cluster ir Michael Wilshaw’s speech to the established vocational education routes there profession to would be just as important as in individual Confederation of British Industry is lower youth unemployment, and school- schools/colleges. Searlier this month has been heavily leavers find jobs faster. They are also likely to explore new • Information, advice and guidance could criticised for appearing to support remain in these jobs for longer periods. be provided for students covering the “streaming” at 14, and a return to the two-tier However, the “trade-off” in educational educational whole of the cluster, and schools would not model of academic selection. However, at outcomes, as a result of students being demonstrate the same bias of trying to hold the heart of the chief inspector’s speech lies streamed into particular routes, was greater structures on to their top performers. an important vision: one in which clusters, inequality of educational opportunity and an • Students could experience all the or federations, of schools and colleges work increase in the effect of social origin There are, of course, big questions about institutions and their specialisms from year together to provide a range of qualifications on occupational status. Sir Michael’s proposal practicality and the physical transferability 7 (or below) to ease transitions between and courses to suit all students. addresses this by suggesting that high-quality of students between institutions, as well them and help them to make informed University Technical Colleges (UTCs) and vocational education be available to all as their academic transferability. But by choices. studio schools were designed to take a range students, and that it be an equal status option. opening up this conversation, Sir Michael Implementation would be tricky but if of students from 14, not just “low ability” or “This isn’t about selection at 14, it’s about is inviting the profession to explore new successful, it is an approach that might “non-academic” pupils. Concerns from the maximum opportunity at 14,” he said. educational structures: he will need to be finally give pupils real choice without them Daily Mail that Sir Michael’s speech was Most interesting are his ideas about how prepared to look at local, as well as national, being “streamed” or forced into specific a “tacit backing for a revival of academic these “clusters” of institutions could work possibilities and options. This is a far cry paths.

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teacher from one of the first “No Excuses” Transforming education already full timetables, although reference charters, and a school that exclusively through teacher leadership is made to their outstanding commitment employs restorative justice dealing with an Editor: David Frost in pressurised circumstances. Therefore, I altercation with police on a school trip, the Publisher: University of Cambridge, £15 assume that they volunteered to take part in programme eschews easy solutions and ISSN: 2056-5895 their school’s leadership programme. raises more questions than answers. It’s a Published: September 2014 I couldn’t put the book down when I must. Reviewer: Chris Richards, associate was reading this section; teaching issues assistant principal, Corelli College and were talked about with credibility and No I don’t personalise learning participant on the Teaching Leaders the enthusiasm for students’ holistic by Cristina Milos, @surreallyno programme development came across clearly. But by section two, it started to feel stuffy Cristina Milos shares her thoughts and and less accessible — the introduction research into the genealogy, problems and explains that these accounts have a more place of differentiation, personalisation y heart sank when I first saw scholarly focus as the contributions come and individualisation. “Those who this book’s title and I thought; from the work of graduates of the MEd dismiss differentiation either do not M“Yet another claim that middle programme in Leading Teaching and work with a truly heterogeneous group leaders can change the world and solve all of Learning. The book loses a little of its of learners or simply can’t be bothered education’s problems.” Don’t get me wrong: genuine enthusiasm in longer and more to improve their practice.” But while middle leaders have much to offer in the clinical accounts of change projects, with personalisation works for older learners, battle to improve educational standards and more references to literature. she argues that although it “sounds develop teaching and learning in schools, Section three is written from the point Our blog reviewer of the week intuitively great… what stemmed from but they are constrained by the system in of view of those organised in facilitating is Harry Fletcher-Wood, a a rather noble concept has turned, in which they find teacher leadership secondary history teacher and my view, into a complete caricature: a themselves. Often programmes. While it head of teacher professional dry behaviourist model... a complete they are slaves to still has a very scholarly development progressive failure... or a cult of box-ticking to satisfy feel, an optimism technology.” the whims of the runs throughout each latest governmental- contribution and you Learning from my mistakes: Pinstriped legacy plans rather are left quite convinced Intervention than being allowed to that teachers at all Teacher spends two days as a student and by Chris Curtis, @xris32 think outside the box levels in different is shocked at what she learns and truly inhabit their countries can have Washington Post For my money Chris Curtis writes one of leadership role. an impact where they the most readable and thoughtful blogs in I was pleased to take change into their It’s worth overlooking the Buzzfeed-style education. As a recently appointed head of see in the blurb, own hands headline and reading this Washington department, he is forced to grapple however, that this and, crucially, when Post article. Readers may differ over with two (sometimes overlapping) book does not focus they have needed this veteran teacher’s interpretation spectres: interventions and meetings. on middle leadership support. and suggestions based on two days as Questioning the value of taking students as a panacea for every The last section a student; I hope they’ll recognise her out of lessons to discuss their performance school issue. Rather, it discusses the humility and willingness to learn from the with them, or of interrogating teachers, seeks to demonstrate importance of experience. when students should be the focus, how teachers at all networking and he comes up with a simple, novel and levels and stages of their career can become sharing knowledge. This is not an unfamiliar Letters to a new history teacher, no 8 potentially effective way to intervene. agents of change. Twenty-six teachers and concept to most of us, but convincing line Schools History Project “Plus” he notes “I will not be taking any leaders, from class teachers in the UK to managers of its worth when budgets are tight students out of lessons.” education policy leads in Serbia, contribute is a different story. The chapter suggests Wise words from Esther Arnott, starting accounts of the change they have led. that event should be teacher-led to avoid the her “second NQT year” (having taken a year physicsfocus The book is divided into four sections, each usual “top down” approach. In doing so it will off as a new mother). “I will not let myself by Philip Moriarty with a slightly different focus. The first, and increase ownership of learning. fall into the same habits again – and I arguably most readable, is a selection of short Sections of this book are relevant and beg you to try the same,” she begins. She This wonderful post begins with a stories (often just a few pages) about change powerful for teachers at all stages of their puts the wisdom she has accrued to good complaint: “This video has just added projects organised by class teachers, each careers, but some of the middle section use, for example, on not using textbooks: to the confusion about entropy.” Philip of which is prefaced by an introduction to feels more geared towards academics, middle “I’ve now been privy to the monumental Moriarty, the video’s maker, asks whether their context and “key lessons about teacher and senior leaders. I liked that the earlier task it is to write a textbook. The hours, this might not be a good thing. Offering leadership”. accounts were pithy and could be dipped thought and care that go into each one are well-evidenced heresy, he suggests that Each of the section’s eight chapters in and out of, but you may need to re-read staggering.” Arnott offers six tips every our efforts to increase clarity for students recounts how main-scale teachers effected other sections before getting to the crux of teacher might do well to follow. do them a disservice. When given a clear change through identification of an an issue. Still, read this book and you will answer, one of five things happens: issue and how best to resolve it. In his be reinvigorated to take charge of your own Is this working? students think they know it, switch off, introduction, the editor explains that the practice development and inspire others to A podcast by thisamericanlife.org don’t recognise the differences between stories have been written not by the teachers do so. the answer and their idea, don’t learn themselves, but from evidence they were Eye-opening and balanced, this podcast anything or get more confident in their asked to document on the projects they led, NEXT WEEK: considers discipline in American schools. ideas. Reaching a point of confusion, so as not to put “an additional burden” on Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Dragon? Featuring a boy repeatedly excluded Moriarty suggests, is a success, not a them. 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engrossing and challenging experience, both aurally and film,Why is my Curriculum White? (watch it on YouTube). Film: Concerning Violence visually, and I am unapologetically partisan on its behalf. The student describes feeling inferior in a London history Director: Göran Olsson If you already know about Frantz Fanon, any words of lesson, uncomfortable with its tacit assumptions and Writers: Frantz Fanon (based on the book), Göran Olsson mine are probably superfluous. Be reassured: the film will limited viewpoints. It makes me ask whether I do enough Released: November 2014 not let you down. And if you don’t know about Fanon, the in my English lessons to avoid this trap. I doubt it. Fanon’s challenge — we have decided not to overlook this The European people must first wake up, shake themselves any longer — inspired the young people in the screening and stop playing the game of the Sleeping Beauty, said I attended, although some challenged whether the film Frantz Fanon. positions itself as too remote from the present. It’s easy for The dreaming sleep is Europe’s colonial history, whose white viewers to laugh at the extremes of unembarrassed legacy continues to impact on our lives, assumptions and Rhodesian racism and then distance themselves from the imaginations, whatever our racialised group. The context need for dialogue about contemporary attitudes. for sharing it here is its presence – articulated with raspy, But in a week in which a misguided Band Aid single magisterial precision by Lauryn Hill – in Concerning evoking a 19th-century model of racial patronage has been Violence, which opens this week. released, the concerns of my fellow audience members are Concerning Violence is an archive-driven documentary, live and kicking, even if they don’t realise it. Please, before scripted from the first chapter of Fanon’s bookThe you play the track in school, think long and hard about the Wretched of the Earth. It captures moments from the messages you are conveying to our children, particularly struggle for liberation in Africa during the 1960s and 1970s, A still from Concerning Violence those of African diaspora heritage. and explores decolonisation. Spoken by Hill, Fanon’s words film provides all that you need to know. This film made me understand for the first time calls for are woven through nine scenes, their titles providing the Fanon was never mentioned during my extended and reparation in Africa. Reparation is not about handouts. film’s structure, anchoring each scene in its geographical elite education, which prompted me to see Concerning It requires commitment to repair, including educational location. Violence. I now better understand the history that spooled repair. The larger forces of global inequity are daunting as The voiceover acts both as soundscape and past me in the newsreel footage of my childhood. The film a target – where do you start? — but the individual process organisational device, framing a narrative of contemporary also made me reflect on the gaps in my knowledge, gaps of rethinking and decolonising both the content and the footage that includes voxpop interviews and fly-on-the- I had not even known were there. As a result I questioned viewpoint of what we teach is a step anyone can take, right wall recordings that encompass brutality, pathos and what mirror my incomplete knowledge provided for my here, right now. I really hope you will be inspired to see the moments of wry, satirical humour. pupils. film. It packs a punch. It is a film of many layers and levels. Watching it is an One possible answer is provided by a student in the short Concerning Violence opens in cinemas today. A week in Westminster Your regular guide to what’s going on in central government

pushing this option. Last month, the Social Mobility and thursday: FRIDAY: MONDAY: Child Poverty Commission gave a series Thursday was textbook day as schools Continuing the Yankee theme, Nicky Quiet day. Did everyone have a hangover? of recommendations for future education minister Nick Gibb gave a speech extolling Morgan next spoke at the ‘Foundation policies. The DfE responded on Tuesday. the virtues of teachers using standardised for Excellence in Education’ summit, in No new commitments were agreed to but texts. Gibb repeated the oft-made claim Washington DC. This event was organised TUESDAY: the department reaffirmed commitments that while 70 per cent of maths teachers in by Jeb Bush, Republican politician and to performance-related pay and said that Singapore use textbooks, only 10 per cent brother of George. Tristram Hunt came out fighting with a Ofsted would be looking at the quality of in England do. He neglected to mention Another Friday, another expenditure policy about private school taxes (see page careers advice available for all year 8 to 13 that this is because many schools use release. This time it was for the DfE and 2). Hunt also called for an end to ‘exclusive’ pupils. digital packages, but he was giving the its agencies private school sporting and debating speech to the Educational Publishers during the competitions. Much was made from Council so we can see why he didn’t. current commenters about the shadow education WEDNESDAY: Across the Atlantic, education secretary financial secretary’s own private schooling but Nicky Morgan addressed the American year. One we can only assume they didn’t read Schools can now buy defibrillators at Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think- unusual item our profile interview Academies( Week, knock-down prices, a spritely DfE press tank with links to the Bush administration. caught our October 25) in which he admitted he was release revealed in the morning. The America has well-known paranoia about eye: a payment hopeless at school sports. Perhaps this is machines deliver a controlled electric other countries superseding its skilled for £67,638 his retribution. shock to the heart, which can save the life workforce, but Morgan calmly side- to Leon Hot on the heels of our state boarding of someone in cardiac arrest. Boasting this stepped these instead talking about, and restaurants on October 17, 2014. This is school feature last week, the DfE will benefit “thousands of pupils”, it was talking up, the UK. This contrasts with not Leon’s first tryst with the department. released a paper encouraging education only mentioned much later that a potential her predecessor Michael Gove, who, Back in 2012 its founders reviewed school professionals to consider boarding for beneficiary of the machines are the in a speech in Boston last November, food and called for free school meals in vulnerable children. Outlining funding thousands of adults working in schools, compared previous governments to primaries. There are no clues about what options, necessary permissions, and particularly as the retirement age spirals “Soviet economics minsters” and did an the £67k paid for but by our calculation considerations of need, the paper clearly ever upwards. impression of their Russian accents. that could get you nearly 10,000 Leon explains when boarding might support a chicken wraps. No wonder the new DfE child, though it’s not entirely clear what CHECK OUT @AWONLOCATION FOR LIVE TWEETS OF WESTMINSTER EVENTS building needs a gym. has prompted the DfE to suddenly start 12 @ACADEMIESWEEK ACADEMIES WEEK FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 PROFILE

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LAURA MCINERNEY informal you’re very quick to overcome perceived barriers. Why the difference? At the first school he was tested each @MISS_MCINERNEY People begin to see who you are and what you say and week. Students sat in rank order and were treated that way what you do, and whether it’s genuine or it’s not genuine too. The second did none of this: “They made everybody he longer you talk about a problem in education, – I think that’s a help. I mean, it isn’t that I put it on, I am feel they were special. They were fantastic teachers.” the more likely you tend towards the solution “clone informal!” His favourite, Mr Spalding, taught history and inspired TTim Brighouse”. Yet the twice-retired 74-year-old Life didn’t begin so informally. In fact, Brighouse’s him to study it further. “He was a terrific person. He was seems to have enough energy to be in multiple places at early school the archetypal once, even without genetic splicing. days were quite after-the-war, In the week we meet he has spoken at two conferences, the opposite. been-in-the- will soon attend a TeachMeet event where teachers share Born in 1940, war, rode a ideas, and when a passer-by invites him to another his memories “I could take risks sit-up-and-beg event he expresses concern that he already has two of attending bike, smoked governor meetings that day but he’s hopeful it can still be grammar school a pipe, you squeezed in. in Leicestershire and know that the never knew With a career in education spanning more than 50 years, are miserable. quite where he Sir Tim is known for a plethora of things – saving London “I was school was coming schools, saving Birmingham schools, arguing with the phobic. I would from; he abrasive ex-Ofsted chief Chris Woodhead and, perhaps weep at night, politicians wouldn’t would argue most extraordinarily, for suing then-education secretary I would be one thing John Patten after he claimed during a Conservative party physically sick one lesson conference that Brighouse was a “madman” who went in the morning then come in around “frightening the children”. – this lasted for try anything” the following There’s no doubt that Sir Tim comes across as eccentric. half a term until lesson and His voice booms with enthusiasm; his eyes are bright and my dad lost his argue the warm; his gestures always exaggerated. But these features job and we moved to Lowestoft.” exact opposite; made you do this and that; ran the school combine to infuse listeners with a belief that they are On the first day at his new school his eldest brother debating society, collected stamps, was a fisherman as special and important, and that teaching is the best job in agreed to check on him at break time. “But when I met him well, an angler. I kept in touch with him until... well maybe the world. He is, in a literal sense of the word, brilliant. I said, ‘You can push off, I’m perfectly happy here, I like this probably a year or two before he died. I thought he was a He is also well aware of his manner: “I think I was much place’. I remember the first school in black and white: the fantastic guy.” more informal …even in more formal times... but if you’re second in colour.” After several attempts, Sir Tim secured a place at the ACADEMIESWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 10 FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 13

IT’S A PERSONAL THING

If you were invisible for a day, what would you do? Oh my God! I don’t know. I’d probably . . . gosh, that’s an impossible question. Really tough. Are you inviting me to do something wicked? Um . . . I think I’d want to change all the draft legislation on the Secretary of State’s desk and invite his or her signature.

What’s your favourite book? War and Peace. I read it for the first time as a challenge in retirement; thought I wouldn’t be able to read it – it’s a very long book – and wish I’d read it when I was 17 because it tells you so much about history and historians, writing and human nature. It’s an amazing book.

What was your favourite childhood toy? Toy trains, yes.

Where would you like to go on your next holiday? The islands of Scotland.

What are your hobbies outside education? I’m keen on cricket and I’ve been a season ticket holder at Oxford United since about the 1970s. It’s a labour of love at the moment.

How do you spend time with your family? Well I’m married to Liz, who is Labour leader of Oxfordshire County Council. We’ve got four children: two in America, two here, all with partners. We’ve got eight grandchildren and we saw all the American ones in the summer last year, and the Professor Sir Tim Brighouse recieving his honourary doctorite from rest we see here when we can. Just this morning I Queen’s University , Belfast in 2010 dropped one off for breakfast at school! So I get to see Pic: Queen’s University quite a bit of them. Right: Speaking at Teacher Development Trust in February 2013

University of Oxford and thoroughly enjoyed his time there, lots and lots of risks and I knew the politicians wouldn’t try world”. It’s a small kindness, but a symbolic one. You can’t though initially he felt out of his depth. anything.” help but believe he says it to everyone; but you also get the “Nobody went from my school to Oxford. I remember During his time, Birmingham school results constantly distinct feeling that he believes it of everyone, too. being horrified, rolling into an Oxford college to find these increased and he became renowned for kindnesses, sending hundreds of public schoolboys, all of whom read everything more than 5,000 handwritten letters of congratulations that you could ever read, and I’d only ever read about two or to teachers, and even turning up with champagne to one Curriculum Vitae three books.” school after a tough Ofsted inspection. After four years he left with his degree and a PGCE, and What prompted this? “Blummin’ hell…that’s about being Born: headed into teaching. human!” he booms. “It isn’t that I won’t confront difficult January 15, 1940 By age 26, he was a deputy headteacher in a South Wales situations where people have made a balls-up of something, secondary modern but left to pursue a job in education because I have, and I do, and I would. But I do think they School: administration. “Educational administrators after the war, deserve dignity. And if somebody has not made a success there was a number of them, and they were amazing . . . I of a particular school, they may have made a success of it Woodhouse Eaves wanted to do that sort of thing – it looked fun!” earlier on – they may have been a very good head in another Loughborough Grammar School For the next two decades that’s precisely what he did, place or they may have been a fantastic deputy or they may Lowestoft Grammar School eventually becoming education lead in Oxfordshire followed be fantastic with difficult kids.” by four years as professor of education at Keele University. This focus on the positive also characterised Brighouse’s University: In 1993 he took his post as chief education officer in time as London schools “tsar” in the early 2000s when he History at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford Birmingham, just in time for Patten to make his ill-judged led London Challenge, a programme of support at a time claim. when the capital’s schools were struggling. Sir Tim made it “He made it within three weeks of my arriving in his business to talk schools up, telling teachers they were Career highlights: Birmingham. And don’t forget, I was going back into local wonderful and getting them sharing practice. Debate rages 1967 Educational administrator at Monmouthshire authority administration, so within three weeks, that was all about its effectiveness, but London GCSE results are now County Council, opening comprehensive schools over the press.” noticeably higher than the rest of the country, and it has 1978 Chief education officer, Oxfordshire Sir Tim felt he had no choice but to pursue a complaint. confirmed in many people’s minds that “the Brighouse 1989 Professor of education, Keele University “The fact that I won it and gave [the settlement money] to effect” is a real thing. inner city education, and the fact that during the 10 months The interview winds down and he notices a colleague, 1993 Chief education officer, Birmingham of the case, the politicians in Birmingham said, ‘You don’t nearby, who he motions to come sit with us. By the time he 2003 London schools commissioner want to tangle with him, he takes on secretaries of state, leaves, he is flanked by friends. The next day he sends an 2009 Knighted in the New Year’s honours list so if he says something - listen’, did mean that I could take email in which he encouragingly writes “you will change the 14 @ACADEMIESWEEK ACADEMIES WEEK FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Students at Nottingham Girls’ High School taking part in workshops being delivered by educational psychologist, Dr Val Besag The Duke of Gloucester visits lessons at Crown Wood Primary School after opening new facilities (Photo from Bracknell Forest Council) Students learn to support peers Duke keeps an eye on lessons group of 32 Nottingham Girls’ development of students. rown Wood primary in Bracknell in 2010 and were completed earlier High School students will now be Headteacher, Sue Gorham said: got a royal seal of approval last this year. A better able to support their peers “Investing in a renowned and well- Cweek when the Duke of Gloucester Antoinette Butler-Willis, Crown Wood’s after a coaching session with educational respected educational psychologist is officially opened new facilities. headteacher, said: “This really has been an psychologist Dr Val Besag. demonstrative of our commitment as The duke toured the new building before enormous project in terms of the difference Parents and staff also sat in on the a school to providing first-rate pastoral unveiling a plaque to mark the occasion and it has made to our children. And look at this seminar led by Dr Besag to understand care. signing the visitors’ book. beautiful building that we now have.” problems that their children may be having, “Whereever they are, girls will encounter He also visited three lessons, including The duke added: “It’s a great pleasure to what they should be looking for and how friendship troubles in one way or another a year 5 computing class, a year 6 class be here today. It was a good opportunity they could support them. – it’s simply a part of life — but with this studying bridges and structures, and a year 1 for everyone in the group to reflect and The school contacted Dr Besag as part network of support firmly in place, designed PE lesson in the school playground. remember the old and to celebrate the new of its pastoral care programme, designed with girls in mind, we can help them along Improvement works started at the school school building.” to support the personal, moral and social the way.” Your Life campaign gets official nod Garden waits to spring into life

Nicky Morgan talks to students at the launch of ‘Your Life’ at Google’s London HQ Insert: Students taking part in workshops at the launch of ‘Your Life’ campaign at Google London HQ Volunteers and students at Stanground Academy in front of their new gardens

ducation secretary Nicky Morgan got definitely think Peterborough care home will soon and students. I am sure that this will be a behind a campaign to boost maths it’s a good thing that the get fresh organic fruit and veg from place that many people enjoy for many years Eand physics when she told a group of government are pushing them because it A new school gardens at Stanground to come.” students from University Technical College feels like they’re being valued as subjects . . . Academy. Donations came from Jewsons, Bobbies, (UTC) Norfolk that both subjects could lead and we students are being valued too.” The new garden is part of an B&Q, Marshalls, Peterborough Council and to many career options. The campaign, backed by more than 200 environmental project at the academy Eurovia, who provided a Five students from the UTC, including businesses, is trying to raise awareness headed by design and technology teacher construction team and Maddie Newman,14, were invited to the by promoting role models, creating Mike Schofield, who has spent the past six gave first-hand advice launch of the three-year government Your mentoring programmes and providing work months securing donations and assistance to year 10 students. Life campaign, held at Google’s London placements. from volunteers. So far 1,250 bulbs, headquarters. Ms Morgan said: “The skills taught by Stanground’s principal, Ged Rae, said: “I seven fruit trees, Maddie is planning to study physics subjects such as maths and science are am delighted to see our garden taking shape. vegetables and various and maths at A-level, she said, “because some of those most valued by employers and Mr Schofield’s organisation and enthusiasm shrubs have been I find them interesting and challenging. I universities.” has been infectious, transferring on to staff planted. ACADEMIESWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 10 FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 15

FEATURE Interested in being featured by School Assembly? Email us: [email protected] Hampshire team head for life in the pit lane

BILLY CAMDEN Yas Marina Circuit, Ferrari World Abu @BILLYCAMDEN Dhabi, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, City University London and ext time it’ll be champagne, but for Etihad Airways. now a St George flag and punches The competition brief told entrants they Nin the air marked success for a team were an “FI team commissioned to design, of five students from Robert May’s School, construct and race the fastest Formula One Hampshire, in the FI in Schools world car of the future, powered by compressed air championship 2014. cylinders”. Team Colossus set a new world record Students were competing for the Bernie when they represented England in the Abu Ecclestone trophy, City University London Dhabi finals of the competition. The team’s scholarships and a VIP paddock tour at the car dashed along the F1 in Schools 20m track 2014 F1 Abu Dhabi grand prix. in a record time of 1.003 seconds, knocking The Robert May’s team also collected almost two-hundredths of a second off the the Innovative Thinking award for an air previous record, held for seven years by cushion device and the Pressure Challenge Northern Ireland’s team FUGA. award for their knowledge of Autodesk 3D Students learn to support peers Colossus F1 weren’t fazed at all when software, designing and 3D rendering a 38 teams from 24 countries were put helmet for F1 within two hours. in the spotlight for two days of verbal After the big win, Colossus manager, presentations, pit displays and portfolio Vicky Waterfield said: “I’m speechless. I need assessments. They broke the world record to pinch myself as I just can’t believe this less than four hours later. has happened. We have had an amazing Founder and chairman of F1 in Schools, experience and to win this has topped it off. Team Colossus from Robert May’s School celebrate their victory at the F1 in Schools Andrew Denford, said: “Records are there to “We’ve worked so hard, putting in eight World Championship 2014. be broken and the world record has stood for hours at school and then another eight Inset: Team Colossus in racing action seven years. The innovations that Colossus afterwards but it really paid off.” F1 introduced . . . have paid off and produced Mr Denford topped off Team Colossus’s a very quick car. Our congratulations go to week by saying: “Colossus F1 showed surprised to see these faces the team for their great effort.” innovation in this as well as their unique in the pit lane in the not too Sponsors the final in Abu Dhabi included R&D programme. I wouldn’t be at all distant future.”

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Harris Federation Academies VICE PRINCIPAL Harris Primary Academy mayflower and Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred

L10-14, £48806 - £53709 (london Fringe), plus other Harris Benefits, including private medical insurance. Full Time, Permanent

We are two thriving, diverse, friendly three form entry We are looking for a vice principal who: PLEASE CALL Matt Britt (Executive Principal) on 01375 484490 Academies, one well established with a “good” Ofsted grading to arrange a visit or to find out more about the position. from May 2014 and the other a newly launched Academy • Is able to lead their staff team to deliver good and better (September 2014) and funded through the free school learning consistently and who have the ambition and drive to APPLICATION PACKS are also available from Matt Britt programme. We serve the communities of Chafford Hundred enable their staff to become outstanding practitioners. email:[email protected] and West Thurrock. • Is flexible, possesses good inter-personal skills, embraces FOR INFORMATION about Harris Primary Academy We currently share a site on the Harris Primary Academy change and is willing to work as a team member. Mayflower and Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Chafford Hundred premises. Mayflower moves to a brand new please visit: www.harrisprimarymayflower.org.ukwww. building, capable of accommodating five forms of entry, in • Is committed to achieving the best outcomes for all pupils. harrisprimarychaffordhundred.org.uk September 2015. We encourage all candidates to visit our Academy where Harris Academies are committed to safeguarding and Due to rapid growth we need a vice principal for as early a start possible. We are committed to equality practice and would ask promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and as possible. We offer excellent career professional development you let us know about any individual needs you have prior to volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will opportunities, supported by the Harris Federation Teaching interview should you be shortlisted. be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. School Alliance.

CLOSING DATE: 3rd December 2014 at 3.30pm INTERVIEW DATE: 8th December 2014

An 11-18 Boys’ Grammar School of 1200 students including 320 in the co-educational Sixth Form

Teacher of Science ‘OUTSTANDING’ OFSTED NOVEMBER 2008 – “A BUZZ OF EXCITEMENT PERVADES THE SCHOOL” (Subject leader responsibility available for the right candidate) Part time Finance Assistant Required At Compass School we believe that “everyone in the Compass School Community will confidently reach Grade: D2 – Salary: £15,189 - £19,317 per annum (Full time equivalent) the destination to which they aspire”. This applies to everyone, including our staff team. Our four values of Hours: 30 hours a week term time plus 5 days pro-rata (£10,493 - £13,345) aspiration, integrity, exploration and resilience are reflected in all areas of the school and our work. We are extremely passionate about ensuring that our students meet the challenging targets that we set for them, We require a Finance Assistant to work closely with the Assistant Business Manager at this highly successful and we strive to be outstanding and innovative practitioners ourselves. Will you join us in reaching our grammar school. aspirations? You will be a motivated, conscientious and a reliable person able to work effectively as a member of a team as well as The successful candidate will have the relevant experience for the post, the drive and enthusiasm to go individually. Experience in a school finance office essential and using PS Financials accounting software would be an “above and beyond” in all areas of school life to ensure that students and the school exceeds expectations, advantage. and the flexibility to fit in with a small but growing team. If you share our values, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are excited by the prospect of making a real contribution to a new and growing school, we want OFSTED awarded the school an outstanding grade in every category in our most recent inspection, commenting that to hear from you. “students thrive within its distinctive ethos, enabling them to succeed academically and to develop into confident, well- rounded individuals who are prepared extremely well for their future lives.” About Compass School

Compass School Southwark is a four-form entry, mixed, 11-18 free school that opened in September The School has recently been designated one of the first 100 National Teaching Schools, has achieved a Medway Council 2013. Founded by a varied and experienced group of Trustees, the school will grow to offer an exceptional Gold Award in recognition of excellence in its provision of CPD and is a National Support School. education to 600 young people in the heart of Bermondsey by 2017. Compass School Southwark is the first school to be opened by the Compass Schools Trust. If you are interested in working with bright, talented pupils, then please contact the P A to the Headteacher Mrs Jacqueline Harrison, ([email protected]) 01634 844008 or visit our website www.sirjosephwilliamson. The Principal and Governing Body are now looking to expand and grow our strong team, to build on the medway.sch.uk where further details and an application form can be downloaded. work undertaken so far and to support our continuing success. The Williamson Trust currently consists of Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School, the Hundred of Hoo Academy, This is a unique opportunity in a challenging, urban environment to create and grow a new school which High Halstow Primary Academy, Elaine Primary Academy and finally St James Primary as a co-sponsored academy all inspires our students to fulfil their potential. Our philosophy is simple: to have extremely high expectations providing exceptional career development opportunities. of our pupils, of ourselves, and of what we can achieve. We are committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of children and any offer of employment will be subject to a Applications close on Thursday 4 December 2014. satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

For further information about the school and the Trust, please go to www.compass-schools.com. If you Closing date for applications – 5th December 2014 have any questions please contact us at [email protected] or 0203 542 6506. Interviews will take place on – 11th December 2014

Compass School Southwark is located at Drummond Road and Keeton’s Road, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4EE. The school is a 5 minute walk from Bermondsey Tube Station, on the Jubilee Line.

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QUEENSBURY ACADEMY

Maths vacancy and English vacancy (Both start Easter 2015 or September 2015)

Queensbury Academy is a good school and one which is committed to moving to outstanding as quickly as possible, we recognise that recruiting high quality staff is of “Achieving potential by learning together” the utmost importance as we continue to improve and expand.

Our Values: “The Queensbury Way” • Aspiration We will aim high and be the best we can Queensbury Academy is seeking to appoint two dynamic and enthusiastic individuals • Respect to teach Maths and English across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. These posts would be suitable We will have integrity and be considerate towards others for experienced colleagues or NQTs.

• Co-operation Further information and an application form can be obtained from the Academy We will work together and support each other’s growth website at www.queensburyacademy.com or for further information contact:

• Resilience Mrs L Norman, Principal’s PA at the Academy telephone number 01582 601241. We will rise to a challenge and not give up until we achieve our goals Closing date 8th December 2014

Teacher of English Teachers Main Pay Scale Required September 2015

The main purpose of the role is to teach English across key stage 3, 4 and • Demonstrates an appreciation of the ethos and standards of teaching 5. To deliver innovative and creative lessons that engage and challenge within a high performing academy students to achieve their full potential. • Show commitment to professional development • Be adaptable and flexible and calm under pressure The successful candidate will have the: • Ability to teach 11- 19 age range Further details and application forms are available from the HR Officer by • Ability to lead, motivate and inspire students email [email protected] or alternatively at • Commitment to sharing responsibility for raising standards http://waltongirls.co.uk/jobs.html. • Commitment to education and teaching • Ability to run and assist extra curricula activities Candidates are encouraged to visit the school for a tour and meet the • Ability to teach across all key stages and across other areas of the English team. Please make an appointment via Sarah Green, HR Officer, curriculum 01476 563251.

The ideal candidate will: Applications in writing via post or e-mail to the HR Officer by 12:00 noon • Have a proven record as an excellent classroom practitioner Friday 5th December 2014. • Have high expectations and commitment to school improvement • Be well informed on current educational issues and initiatives Walton Girls’ High School & Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and • Be prepared to develop best practice through coaching and mentoring promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be • Be prepared to participate in extracurricular activities subject to an enhanced DBS (CRB) check. 18 @ACADEMIESWEEK ACADEMIES WEEK FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 jobs

SUBJECT TEACHER OF BOYS’ PE Hours: FULL TIME. FIXED TERM CONTRACT FROM 1.1.15 TO 31.8.15 | Salary MPS 1-6

The Macclesfield Academy opened in September 2011, our predecessor school having been in the National Challenge and an OFSTED category. In less than three years, we have established ourselves as one of the fastest improving schools in England and, in January, were graded as Good by OFSTED. We are at the heart of the Aspirer Teaching School Alliance: an exciting collaboration of local schools playing an increasing role in Initial Teacher Training, school improvement and research and development. This area of our work will ensure that all Academy staff can access a wide range of outstanding professional development opportunities.

We are striving to be a welcoming community where all our students succeed because of the way we personalise the curriculum to provide an enriched experience for each individual. Our OFSTED report concluded that “a positive ethos pervades the school”. We are looking for a colleague who will exude this sense of positivity. We expect to appoint someone who is relentlessly positive about young people and their capacity to achieve extraordinary things, who will go the extra mile to enable them to make their best better, and who is, themselves, committed to a career of continuous self-improvement. This post would suit an NQT but we would consider paying additional points on the main scale for a more experienced colleague.

The successful candidate will have a relevant teaching qualification, up-to-date understanding of the PE curriculum and demonstrate the ability to motivate and inspire students. This position would be suitable for NQTs but more experienced staff are also welcome to apply.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and satisfactory references. The Academy is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from members of ethnic minority groups.

The vacancy will close at 9 am on Monday 8th December. Interviews will be held on Friday 12th December 2014.

Application: Applications for this post must be made using the appropriate forms and sent by email only to: [email protected]. Forms are available from: www.macclesfieldacademy.org/vacancies. Curricula vitae or open testimonials will not be considered.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 08 DECEMBER 2014

Contact Details: For further details please contact Heather Turner, PA to the Headteacher. Tel: 01625 383 113 Email: [email protected] Potential applicants are welcome to visit the Academy before submitting their application.

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Head Teacher Long Bennington Church of England Primary Academy Dates: Apply by 05/12/2014. Job start September 2015 Salary: L15 – L21 Location: East Midlands | Contract type: Full Time | Contract term: Permanent

An excellent opportunity has arisen due to the retirement of the current Head Teacher. We want to appoint: The Governors of this outstanding school invite applications from an exceptional and inspiring leader to build on the vision we have for the school. We are a stand-alone academy with a • An energetic and commited leader with a passion for children’s education. dedicated and talented staff. • Someone with high expectations of staff and pupils. • An individual with the ability to maintain the current inclusive Christian ethos of the We can offer: school. • A person who is passionate and has a great sense of humour who loves to work as a team. • A school with a long record of excellence and success. • Somebody who will have a visible presence and is approachable to all members of the • A caring family atmosphere in a beautiful environment. school community. • A village location within easy reach of Grantham, Newark, Lincoln and Stamford. • A Head Teacher who would be proud to be ours. • Exceptional children who are happy, enthusiastic and keen to learn. • A fully supportive team of adults who care deeply about our school. • An active and supportive governing body.

Closing date: 5th December 2014 Anticipated interview dates: 12th and/or 13th January 2015

Committed to safeguarding the welfare of our children.

Visits to our school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. To book a visit or receive an application pack, please contact Mrs Jane Romans, Office Administrator on 01400 281353 or at [email protected]

ST JÉRÔME Church of England Bilingual School

OPENING SEPTEMBER 2015 A new primary school for Harrow HEAD of SCHOOL Required from April 2015 or September 2015 | Salary Range L15-19 (Outer London)

St Jérôme’s will be a brand new English-French bilingual role in shaping the life of the school, supported by an CLOSING DATE: Noon on Friday 5 December 2014 Church of England primary school admitting its first enthusiastic and able governing body and enjoying wider intake of Reception and Year 1 pupils in September 2015. support from the London Diocesan Board for Schools, INTERVIEWS: Wednesday 10 December 2014 As a 2fe school the school roll will grow to a total of 420 an educational partnership with Harrow School, and pupils in September 2021. an ongoing research partnership with the Cambridge Contract type: Full Time Bilingual Network, Cambridge University. You will be working under the Executive Headship of Contract term: Permanent Daniel Norris. Ofsted have judged his leadership You will be excited by the potential to create a unique and as “highly effective and inspirational”. Daniel is very special new school for Harrow, you will be passionate Headteacher at Holy Trinity Northwood and he has been about creating a school in which children learn in both Website for information/ application pack: appointed Executive Headteacher to lead the development English and French, and you will share our desire to www.stjeromebilingual.org of St Jérôme Church of England Bilingual School. create a distinctive Christian ethos that permeates school life. As an English-French bilingual school the core subjects For enquiries or to arrange to talk to or meet the will be taught in English but all children will receive some St Jérôme Church of England Bilingual School is an equal Executive Headteacher: teaching in French. The English National Curriculum will opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding be followed. and promoting the welfare of children. The appointment Penny Roberts, Consultant Development Officer LDBS, As our first Head of School you will play a significant is dependent on a satisfactory DBS Check. 07847 479124, [email protected] 20 @ACADEMIESWEEK ACADEMIES WEEK FRIDAY, NOV 28, 2014 newspape a ≈ r forfor allall schoolsschools Special offer

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