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Education in Top 3 Election Issues for Parents GREEN SHEETS On paper, by email & online: www.schoolvacancies.co.uk WEEK BEGINNING DECEMBER 2 2019 Education in top 3 election CONTENTS Secondary Education issues for parents - NEU poll Headships Leadership Scale Other Posts by subject A survey for the National Education know’. Meanwhile 78 per cent agreed Union (NEU) has found that that child poverty is a big issue in Middle School education has become the third most Britain today, with 14 per cent saying Education important election issue for parents. it is not a very big issue and 3 per The poll, carried out by Deltapoll cent saying it is no issue at all. Headships between 22 and 25 November, Commenting on the findings of the Leadership Scale surveyed 1000 parents of school age parent poll, Dr Mary Bousted, joint Other Posts by subject children and asked them to choose general secretary of the National two or three of the most important Education Union, said: ‘This election Primary Education issues in the 2019 general election. is about much more than Brexit, as including Nursery Education came third in terms of demonstrated by this poll of parents.’, Headships perceived importance with 28 per adding ‘The importance of education Leadership Scale cent of respondents selecting it, is growing in this election. Parents, Other Posts: behind only the NHS (55 per cent) alongside teachers, head teachers and Bracknell Forest and EU/Brexit (29 per cent). A support staff, know that if you value Buckinghamshire previous Deltapoll survey for the education then you must vote for Hampshire NEU earlier in November had education.’ The full poll results can be Hillingdon Education in fourth place on 26 per found at: Independent cent. https://neu.org.uk/media/7576/view Oxfordshire The poll also invited parents to Elsewhere in this edition of Reading comment on specific issues. 54 per Greensheets you’ll find summaries of Slough cent thought that funding for state the key education policies from the Surrey schools in their area was insufficient, manifestos of the Conservative Party West Berkshire with 32 per cent saying it was (page 4) and the Labour Party Wiltshire sufficient and 14 per cent ‘don't (page 8). Windsor & Maidenhead PLEASE DISPLAY GREENSHEETS IN YOUR STAFF ROOM Wokingham ADVERTISE ON Special Education DECEMBER 16, 2019 Alternative Education OR BOOK EARLY FOR Miscellaneous JANUARY 6, 2020 Non-teaching Vacancies Administration and get your vacancies online throughout Caretaking & Cleaning the winter break at no extra cost Catering Early Years Practitioners For our rates, and offer terms and conditions, see: www.schoolvacancies.co.uk Extended Hours Care Miscellaneous E-mail: greens [email protected] Support Staff PRIMARY EDUCATION READING See advertisements on pages 8 and 9 including Nursery SLOUGH See advertisement on this page HEADSHIPS See advertisement on this page WEST BERKSHIRE See advertisements on pages 5 and 7 OTHER POSTS WINDSOR & M AIDENHEAD OXFORDSHIRE See advertisements on pages 3 and 4 See advertisements on pages 3, 5 and 6 … continued on page 3 St Mary’s CE Primary School Yew Tree Road, Slough, SL1 2AR ‘Building a Bright Future for myself, my school and my community’ TEMPORARY SENDCo (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator) HEADTEACHER to cover maternity leave Required from September 2020 January – July 2020 Salary L17 – L23, Group 3, (children aged 4-11) Full or Part time Pay Range: M1 £25543 – M6 £37152 SEN1 Allowance £2209 Rare opportunity to lead the unique and :HDUHORRNLQJIRUDG\QDPLFFKLOGFHQWHUHGTXDOLÀHG forward-thinking Colleton Primary School teacher to take on the temporary role of SENDCo. 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