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A Successor submarine being built at BAE System’s submarine yard in Barrow P7 Europe’s biggest arms firm takes on failing academy Furness Academy in special measures since March 2012  P14 Campaigners uneasy about curriculum changes ’to suit needs’

JOHN DICKENS Furness Academy in Barrow, Cumbria, in September. ‘MY IMPOSTER @JOHNDICKENSSW It has set up a trust to run the school under its submarine-building arm, which is based in the town. SYNDROME’ The government has chosen an arms manufacturer The company will build new nuclear-powered as its preferred sponsor to turn around a failing ballistic missile submarines, should the UK’s Trident PROFILE: DYLAN academy in the north of England. programme get the go-ahead next year. WILIAM, PAGE 14 BAE Systems – Europe’s biggest arms company, turning over £15.4bn last year – is set to take over Continued on page 2

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SUPPLEMENT FREE WITH THIS ISSUE 2 @SCHOOLSWEEK SCHOOLS WEEK FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 EDITION 26 NEWS BAE Systems set to take over Barrow academy SCHOOLS WEEK TEAM JOHN DICKENS CONTINUED Editor: Laura McInerney @JOHNDICKENSSW FROM FRONT Head designer: Nicky Phillips BAE Systems Marine Submarines Academy Designer: Rob Galt Trust will be tasked with turning around Sub editor: Jill Craven the troubled school that has been in special measures since March 2012. Senior reporter: Sophie Scott Despite a subsequent Ofsted inspection Senior reporter: Ann McGauran in May 2013 and five monitoring visits, inspectors say it is still not improving Senior reporter: John Dickens enough. Senior reporter: Freddie Whittaker Tony Johns, the managing director of BAE Systems Submarines, said in a statement: “We Reporter: Billy Camden have for a long time supported local education Photographer: Ellis O’Brien at primary, secondary and college level, and see this positive step as an extension to our Cartoonist: Stan Dupp commitment in helping Furness Academy Financials: Helen Neilly provide its students with the best possible education.” Victoria Boyle The trust is now going through due Sales manager: Hannah Smith diligence before a consultation with stakeholders, parents and staff. It is expected Sales administrator: Jasmin Fergus-Aghamiri that a funding agreement will be signed ready Administration: Frances Ogefere Dell for the trust to take over in September. If agreed, the trust will become the Contributors: Robert Peal academy’s sole sponsor, taking over from the Arifa Nasim University of Cumbria, Furness College and Barrow Sixth Form College, and will provide Carmel O’Hagan “strategic direction” in areas including Harry Fletcher-Wood leadership, business management and back Oliver Stacey office expertise. Ross McGill A spokesperson said the company could not provide further details of the sponsorship while it was in due diligence. Campaigners are uneasy at a school being Managing director: Shane Mann run by a company that “profits from selling A Successor submarine which is being developed at BAE’s Barrow site and could hold the UK’s And tweet us your thoughts @schoolsweek or arms to some of the world’s most oppressive Trident nuclear missiles if the programme gets the go ahead with the hashtag #schoolsweek dictators”. their quality of education,” he told Schools having BAE as its sole sponsor will be good Sam Robinson, university coordinator for Week. “Companies that invest in the local for the students and community. subscribe the Campaign against Arms Trade, said: “The community will also get higher loyalty rates. The Guardian reported in 2007 that BAE, For an annual subscription to Schools Week for idea [BAE] could soon be playing a significant “With BAE there is an additional factor – while under investigation after allegations just £50 visit www.schoolsweek.co.uk and click role in running one of our schools is deeply they deal with a controversial product. of corruption, had offered £400,000 to sponsor on ‘subscribe’ at the top of the page. worrying. “But armament is essential for the defence the academy. www.schoolsweek.co.uk “It . . . gives them direct access to potential of the country and we believe in the right for While it did not go on to be a sponsor, the or call 020 8123 4778 to subscribe future employees and often allows them our countries to defend themselves. academy’s annual accounts show BAE makes to influence the curriculum to suit their “There are no reasons why it shouldn’t an annual donation, which could be as much employment needs.” be able to show itself as a good citizen as as £40,000. ADVERTISE WITH US BAE said it did not want to respond to the other companies do. The only people to make Ted Creighton, chair of governors, told If you are interested in placing a product or comments but Mallen Baker a writer, speaker that decision are the school and the local parents of the sponsorship switch in a letter job advert in a future edition please click on and strategic adviser for corporate social community.” last week. the ‘advertise’ link at the top of the page on schoolsweek.co.uk or contact: responsibility, said it was a popular concept Barrow-in-Furness Labour MP John Mr Creighton, who is also BAE’s head for companies to invest in the education of Woodcock said the takeover was “really of learning and organisation development, E: [email protected] their local community. exciting” news for the town. Anne Attwood, said no one from the school was available T: 020 81234 778 “Employers recognise that the quality chief executive of current sponsor Furness to comment because Ofsted inspectors were

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SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 3 NEWS Free school site has ‘credible’ explosives threat ANN MCGAURAN @ANNMCGAURAN Exclusive is considered to be medium to high and warrants a robust UXO mitigation strategy A free school says it is expecting to move to be executed to permit the work to proceed “in the coming autumn” to a permanent site in the safest acceptable manner”. by an airport runway – despite an asbestos Schools Week understands from an issue and a credible threat from unexploded independent expert that if the findings of the Second World War mines. report are valid, there would be a possibility The Education Funding Agency (EFA) UXOs would remain if the site was not fully bought the former national air traffic control cleared. training centre next to Bournemouth airport A Department for Education spokesperson at Hurn as a home for Parkfield School said: “An up-to-date expert risk assessment after attempts to find a location in central states that this site is as safe as any other in Bournemouth were plagued by planning the South of England.” difficulties. This up-to-date assessment was not But a study seen by Schools Week shows released by the Education Funding Agency. that the eight-acre site was part of former Parkfield School’s website includes a RAF Hurn from 1941. The airport was a statement from head Terry Conaghan bomb target during the war, with pipemines saying the plan is to move to the new site in containing explosives laid on the airfield as a September. deterrent to German troops. Renovation and building work got The report was released by the Education underway this month. The head said he Funding Agency (EFA) earlier this month wanted to “reassure everyone that there will after a member of the public requested be no dangerous asbestos on the site when “all known environmental information” the school is in occupation”. concerning the site. The school opened to pupils in September Commissioned by the National Air Traffic 2013 in temporary accommodation in Aerial view of the Parkfield site Services (NATS), the former owners of the a former office block in Bournemouth Parkfield site, the report states that the town centre. process. As it is still an ongoing situation we coming autumn”. pipemines were “not removed and reported Mr Conaghan said on the website that would not comment on these publicly.” A Department for Education spokesperson to be free of explosive”. The Ministry despite the new site being close to the Schools Week asked Parkfield School if it said: “We take all appropriate steps to of Defence did not provide a clearance airport, the noise and pollution levels had a contingency plan should the site not be ensure that every site for a school is as certificate for the airfield. “are lower than in our current location on ready in September. safe as possible. The application process Work is currently underway at the Christchurch Road”. Operations manager Sam Hanson was is very comprehensive and all proposals site to remove asbestos from the existing Last July the school was predicting around unable to provide detailed answers, as the are rigorously assessed before they are buildings. Specialist contractors have been 600 pupils from reception to Year 11 by school was involved in an Ofsted inspection approved.” appointed to carry out the work. Schools September 2015, all arriving at the airport this week but she confirmed that a move to Week understands some of the buildings will site at peak hours. Parents have also raised the new premises was scheduled for “this then be demolished, the remaining ones concerns about a lack of public transport to refurbished and provided in phases over the the site, which is six miles from the centre of coming year. Bournemouth. But the study carried out for NATS in 2011 A spokesperson for the airport said: identified a “credible unexploded ordnance “We have expressed our concerns with the (UXO) threat to intrusive engineering operator of the proposed school and will works”. It said the “current risk level continue that dialogue throughout the entire Largest academy chain offloads eight schools

SOPHIE SCOTT education select committee said Learning Trust on January 1. Duston Education Trust, with the aim of @SOPH_E_SCOTT Exclusive academy chains performed better in The three Kent schools – Oaks, Tree developing outstanding education in the geographic clusters. Tops and Molehill Copse – were all area. It was also transferred from AET on The largest academy chain in the country The trust now has 68 schools, down handed to the Leigh Academy Trust, March 1. has transferred eight schools from its from 77 last year. founded by the national schools Peak and Greenfield Academies in control, blaming their “geographic Last March the Department for commissioner Frank Green, on March 1. Gloucestershire both moved to The White isolation”. Education barred it from taking over any The Duston School – rated outstanding Horse Federation based in Wiltshire on The Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) more schools following fears that it was by Ofsted– has formed its own trust, the April 1. has been handing over the schools to local expanding too fast. It was also criticised sponsors since December. by Ofsted when inspectors said it was The relinquished schools are East Point failing to give “too many pupils” a good Academy in Lowestoft; Childwall Sports enough education. 1. East Point – Inspiration Trust – December 1 & Science Academy in Liverpool; Oaks, East Point Academy was the first to go. Tree Tops and Molehill Copse Primary It was transferred to Inspiration Trust 2. Childwall - Lydiate Learning Trust – January 1 Academies, Kent; Northamptonshire’s The – the chain headed by Dame Rachel de 3. Oaks Primary Academy - Leigh Academy Trust – March 1 Duston School; and Peak and Greenfield Souza – on December 1 last year. Academies in Gloucestershire. Statements At the time of transfer the school 4. Tree Tops Primary Academy - Leigh Academy Trust – March 1 from the trust say that all eight schools was in special measures, but an Ofsted were handed to new sponsors because inspection last month rated it as requires 5. Molehill Copse Primary Academy - Leigh Academy Trust – March 1 they were “geographically isolated” from improvement. AET said a local sponsor 6. The Duston School - Duston Education Trust – March 1 the trust’s other schools. would be able to give it the day-to-day Schools minister Lord Nash has, in the support it needed. 7. Peak Academy - The White Horse Federation – April 1 past, stated a preference for schools in Liverpool’s Childwall Academy academy chains to be within an hour’s transferred to a new partnership with 8. Greenfield Academy - The White Horse Federation – April 1 drive of each other. And last year, the Deyes High School to form the Lydiate 4 @SCHOOLSWEEK SCHOOLS WEEK FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 NEWS IN brief Move away and siblings will lose their place, say councils Free school trust SOPHIE SCOTT expands holiday in line Meanwhile, councillors in Brent, in the @SOPH_E_SCOTT with independent sector north of the capital, agreed to the same Two London local authorities have amended change. However, it only had two responses Pupils at three free schools in Suffolk will the sibling priority rule from 2016, taking to its consultation – both from primary get an extra week off as a trust “aligns its away the automatic entitlement to school schools – one for the change and one against. terms with independent schools”. The Seckford Foundation Free Schools places for a number of families. Council officers said families were less Trust wrote to parents last month explaining Brent and Wandsworth councils will stop likely to be split up due to a “social/medical an additional week will be added to the giving priority to siblings if their family no criterion”, which is aimed at children who October half-term this year. longer lives within a catchment area. need to be close to home for medical reasons, In the letter principal Robert Cawley said In contrast, other councils have recognised or if they have special educational needs. the longer break would leave students “more refreshed to learn. the strain parents will be under if they have Similar proposals were also put forward “Having a two-week half-term means to take their children to at least two different by Leeds City Council, but of the 1,917 that parents/carers could choose to have schools. consultation responses, only four supported a holiday at a time when costs are cheaper Local authorities and schools that run the idea, and so it was not pursued by the than in the traditional half-term break.” their own admissions must consult on their authority. He said teachers and support staff would have five extra professional development arrangements every year by April 15, even if In Ealing, west London, the council days during the break. there are no proposed changes. removed the rule that siblings living outside For parents worried about getting time In Wandsworth, south London, families a school’s catchment are given less priority off work, the letter offered places on a must remain living within 800 metres of a than those within it. It said this would make “half-term activity week programme” which primary school to be entitled to automatic it less likely that parents would need to juggle would cost £125 for five days. Academies and free schools are not bound places for younger brothers or sisters. taking their children to different schools. by laws regulating the school day and year. The council said some families that had Ealing also said that it would now consider moved were getting places for their younger the area then children from these families applications on a “straight-line” basis, INSPIRATION TRUST children ahead of applicants who lived nearer will no longer have preference over children rather than a “catchment area”. This would FOUNDER GIVES UP HIS the chosen school. who live much closer to the school. It cannot remove the “anomaly” of families not being GOVERNMENT ROLES A council spokesperson said: “This is all be fair that a child who lives miles away gets able to get into schools because of where the Sir Theodore Agnew has stepped down from about making the system as fair as possible priority over one who lives only yards away. boundary falls. his government roles to “concentrate on for parents who want their children to attend “We don’t, however, want to disadvantage Ealing councillor Binda Rai, cabinet his own academies”. their local neighbourhood school. parents who have acted in good faith, member for children, said: “It is always Sir Theodore stood down as a Department “What we are saying to parents is that so this change will not come into effect difficult to make changes to a system that for Education non-executive director and if you continue to live near your school of until September 2016 and will not apply affects so many people, but, on balance, chair of the academies board last month. He will remain sponsor and chairman of choice, your younger children will retain retrospectively, so the younger brothers I believe these updates will make the the Inspiration Trust, which runs 12 schools their sibling priority. and sisters of children already at a school admissions system fairer for local families.” and colleges in Norfolk. “But if people choose to move away from will not be affected.” Cartoon, page 8 Dame Rachel de Souza, chief executive of the Inspiration Trust, tweeted: “So grateful to our dear sponsor Sir Theo as he stands down from his DfE role – so proud of all he has done for children and academies Summer-born Olivia gets a reception place nationally.” Sir Theodore founded the Inspiration Trust in August 2012. He was appointed to the DfE SOPHIE SCOTT The decision as to whether a child who has by then education secretary Michael Gove four months later. @SOPH_E_SCOTT started a year “late” is moved up a school He is also a former director of Future year to be in their “chronological” age group Academies Trust, founded by Schools A mother has won a delayed reception place is at the discretion of the school or local Minister Lord Nash. He stepped down last for her daughter born in August, putting authority. year after Schools Week revealed he was further pressure on other admissions Ms Hull added: “I have heard of cases working for his DfE colleague. authorities to allow children to enter school where a child is put straight into year 8 Judge backs Liverpool later. when they go to secondary school. And school’s decision to Last week, Staffordshire County Council children are left at the whim of headteachers relented and, after media reports of the case, who might decide later on in their school dismiss mayor allowed four-year-old Olivia Dutton to take a career to put them up a year. A Liverpool school was entitled to dismiss place in a reception class rather than making Pauline Hull “More and more often when this is the city’s mayor because he was being paid her go straight into year 1 at the start of the applied with some schools allowing children happening, the children concerned are then £4,500 a year, despite “doing nothing for the next academic year. to begin in reception and others requiring labelled as having special educational needs school but giving it kudos”. Olivia’s mother, Rosie, used her legal right that they begin in year 1. because they are behind their classmates.” Joe Anderson was paid under rules to delay Olivia’s school start, arguing that Pauline Hull, co-founder of the Campaign The education select committee held a allowing local authority staff to hold public she was not ready for school having only for Flexible School Admissions for Summer one-off evidence session into summer-born office after he became council leader in 2010 and mayor in 2012. turned four a few weeks before the school Born Children, which supported Ms Dutton, children last month. During the hearing, But governors dismissed Mr Anderson, a year started. argues that these decisions are a postcode committee member Neil Carmichael said senior learning mentor, when the school However, while some reports have called lottery for parents. children born in August were 90 per cent converted to an academy in 2012. this a “landmark case”, campaigners say “Rosie is just one example of many parents more likely to be put on the SEN register Mr Anderson won an unfair dismissal claim national change is needed. who are having to fight their admissions than autumn-born children. at an employment tribunal but was awarded Children born between April 1 and authority,” she said. “The truth is we still Young people who have not been no compensation. August 31 are classified as “summer-born”. have many more parents who are being “bumped” up a year face further challenges He appealed the decision but it was Compulsory school age is the day after a forced to put their children straight into when they turn 18. rejected by Judge Daniel Serota last week. child reaches his or her fifth birthday. year 1. Students who start the school year at the Judge Serota said he asked Mr Anderson’s The School Admissions Code states that “As parents we know what is best for our age of 18, are funded at 18.5 per cent less than lawyer on “several occasions” what benefit parents can choose not to send a summer- children . . . and many of them are just not 16 and 17-year-olds. the school received for continuing the pay. “The only answer that I received was that born child to school until the September ready to go into reception, or straight into When cross-examined at the select it gave ‘kudos’ to the school to be associated after their fifth birthday and that they can be year 1, as they are not developed enough. committee session, school reform minister with the mayor of Liverpool.” admitted out of their year group. It adds that “If they are not ready for school just after Nick Gibb agreed that headteachers and Mr Anderson is reported as saying his decisions by admissions authorities must be they turn four then they are going to be more local authorities ought to take into account decision to appeal was motivated by pension made in the best interests of the child. disadvantaged by going into an already- the best needs of the child, but ruled out any rights, not money. However, the ruling is inconsistently established year group.” increase in the compulsory school age.

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have donated to the general election Schools Week approached Mr Marshall about PAUL MAYNARD BLACKPOOL NORTH AND CLEVELEYS 30-MAR-15 £5,000 Tcampaigns of schools minister David why he is supporting Mr Laws’ constituency

Laws and education secretary Nicky Morgan, campaigns and if he saw any conflict between while the chair and founder of the Harris being a donor and his departmental role. He TOTAL DONATIONS £40,000 Federation, Lord Philip Harris of Peckham, has said he would not be commenting. The DfE * Donation from Harris Ventures Ltd (Chairman - Lord Philip Harris of Peckham) targeted Conservative candidates battling to said it would not comment on the NED aspect hold seats in marginal constituencies. of the donation. Jon Wood, director of privately owned Mr Marshall and Mr Laws co-edited The DONATIONS TO CONSTITUENCY PARTY OR ASSOCIATION FROM JULY 2014 hedge fund company SRM Advisers, has Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism in 2005, TOTAL DATE(S) AMOUNT given £50,000 to Ms Morgan’s campaign to written by a group of prominent politicians NAME OF MP, DONATIONS TOP 3 DONORS REGISTERED DONATED retain her vulnerable Loughborough seat. She including Vince Cable and Nick Clegg. ROLE & PARTY REGISTERED secured a majority of just 3,700 votes in 2010. Mr Laws is also on the advisory board of LORD WAHEED ALI 20-FEB-15 £5,000 Mr Wood gave £500,000 to the Conservative Liberal think-tank CentreForum, whose party electoral campaign in 2010. His three chairman is Mr Marshall. CentreForum says it TRISTRAM HUNT LORD DAVID SAINSBURY 20-FEB-15 £5,000 SHADOW EDUCATION £12, 850 donations to Ms Morgan, in September 2014 is “seeking to develop evidence-based policy SECRETARY, LAB ALISON WEDGWOOD 23-MAR-10 £2,850 and in February this year, were made in an solutions to the problems facing Britain”. individual capacity. The Yeovil Liberal Democrat election BILL REEVES 23-FEB-15 £25,000 Ms Morgan also received a £5,000 donation campaigns also received significant donations PAUL MARSHALL 6-AUG-14 £8,286* £15,536 from Quantum Securities, which quotes a from Deborah Berger and Bill Reeves, the US- DAVID LAWS, SCHOOLS £70,286 MINISTER, LIB DEM 23-FEB-15 £7,250 London address on its website but says its based co-founders of The Learning Coalition head office is in Nigeria. The firm describes its (TLC). Ms Berger gave £15,000 and Mr Reeves DEBORAH BERGER 25-JUL-14 £15,000 activities as “stockbroking, funds management donated £25,000. and financial consulting” and says it is a TLC describes itself as a “non-partisan, JON WOOD 1-SEP-14 £15,000 £50,000 member of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. not-for-profit operating foundation dedicated 23-SEP-14 £15,000 Mr Laws’ campaign to keep his seat as to excellence in Hawaii’s public schools”. Ms NICKY MORGAN, 4-FEB-15 £20,000 Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil has been Berger formerly worked for JP Morgan in New EDUCATION £71,391 SECRETARY, CON JCB RESEARCH 21-OCT-14 £5,000 boosted by donations from Paul Marshall, York, Tokyo and London, while Mr Reeves QUANTUM SECURITIES 5-MAR-14 £5,000 chairman and chief executive of hedge was, until 2011, director and co-founder of an LTD fund group Marshall Wace, and a lead non- investment management business in London. executive director (NED) of the Department for Donations to shadow education secretary *Donation in kind for hosting fundraising dinner Education (DfE). Tristram Hunt’s Labour constituency party Mr Marshall, also chair of trustees for the in Stoke-on-Trent Central include £5,000 academy chain Ark, has given £15,536 in an each from Lord Waheed Ali and Lord David Federation said: “As an active peer and former individual capacity to support Yeovil Liberal Sainsbury. Lord Sainsbury has in the past been deputy chairman of the (Conservative) party, Democrats’ 2015 local and general election a major donor to the Labour party, and was Lord Harris donates money to Conservative campaigns. A dinner he hosted in April 2014 made a life peer by Tony Blair. Lord Ali is a candidates’ campaigns in a personal capacity raised £49,000 for the campaigns. Labour life peer, multimillionaire and media as he does to many other causes. According to 2011 Treasury and Cabinet entrepreneur. “Obviously the federation, as a charity, is Office guidance on corporate governance in Schools Week approached Ms Morgan, politically neutral and does not contribute to government departments, all NEDs should Mr Laws and Mr Hunt for statements on the any political party.” agree and document an “appropriate system donations. The latter two did not respond. All the constituency donations were to record and manage conflicts of interest of Ms Morgan’s spokesperson said: “The recorded in the 2014/15 register of members’ board members”. donors recognise her hard work as an MP for financial interests and details will The guidance adds: “The Loughborough. None of the donors have links be submitted to the Electoral board should publish to education businesses.” Commission. in its governance He added that all donations were checked to statements how any ensure their legitimacy. identified conflicts and Lord Harris has given donations of £33,500 potential conflicts of in an individual capacity to the constituency interest of board members party or associations of six Conservatives have been managed.” fighting to keep their seats (see Summaries of DfE board table). meetings between July In Thurrock, Ms Doyle-Price 2014 and January won a majority of just 92 over this year published Labour in 2010, making it on its website the fifth most marginal provide no details seat in the UK in 2010. of board members’ A spokesperson declarations of for the Harris SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 7

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JOHN DICKENS believe the quality of education had @JOHNDICKENSSW improved in the past five years. A total of 41.3 per cent said it had stayed the More than half of school leaders are same and 12 per cent believed the quality had undecided about which political party is best declined. equipped to improve the education system, a Fergal Roche, chief executive of The Key, new survey has revealed. said: “Our State of Education report includes The annual State of Education report, some deeply concerning figures that should from school leadership providers The Key, make us collectively sit up, take notice and found 58.2 per cent of headteachers, deputy consider what should happen next as part of headteachers and school business managers a long-term plan for the sector. were undecided about which party could “The good news, however, is that the make a difference in education. majority of school leaders feel the quality of The survey of 1,180 leaders, published education has improved and that there is a today, said the message from leaders to real thirst in the sector to improve the quality politicians was clear – they want less of teaching and learning by drawing on ‘what interference from Westminster. works’, research and evidence.” Lord Michael Bichard, non-executive The survey aims to highlight the big issues director of The Key, said: “Politicians of all facing education. Of those surveyed, 82.2 parties have much to do to convince school per cent said the most difficult challenge leaders that they do understand what really was managing workloads. It was ahead drives improvement in schools and they of implementing the removal of national are prepared to take account of research in curriculum levels (75.3 per cent), managing making decisions.” teachers’ morale (69.6 per cent) and preparing Of those surveyed, 20.5 per cent said for Ofsted (63.8 per cent). Labour was best equipped to improve the The survey also revealed more than half education system, while only 6.7 per cent said of school leaders (53.8 per cent) plan to leave the Conservatives were. their role in the next three years. The Lib Dems polled lower than the Greens Mr Roche added: “It’s imperative that at 2.5 per cent compared with 2.7 per cent whoever comes to power in the coming respectively, with 9.3 per cent of school weeks recognises the need to work leaders choosing an “other” party. collaboratively with school leaders to But the report also revealed – despite address their concerns and empower our the industry’s apparent fierce opposition to schools to provide the best education former education secretary Michael Gove – possible for the children and young people that 46.7 per cent of those surveyed they serve.” Source: The annual State of Education report, The Key

between Mr Clegg and former education LIB DEMS secretary Michael Gove – particularly over PURDAH STOPS SCHOOL VISIT funding for free school meals. FREDDIE WHITTAKER She said: “If maintained schools are WANT TOP Mr Clegg is quoted as having said: “It would @FCDWHITTAKER approached in relation to anything to do be a good thing if the Liberal Democrats were with the election, the question they need to DFE SPOT able to run education policy on our own Maintained schools hosting visits from ask themselves is ‘could a reasonable person terms, not least because we are the only party politicians in the run-up to elections conclude that the school is spending public FREDDIE WHITTAKER that is prepared to give the schools, colleges could be breaking the law, but academies money to influence the outcome of the @FCDWHITTAKER and nurseries the means that they need to have a freer hand, a legal expert has said after election?’ absorb 400,000 new youngsters over the next shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt “If the answer is yes, they should refuse The Conservative party has insisted that five years.” was turned away from an east London school. to participate. The position in relation to education secretary Nicky Morgan is doing a David Laws, a Liberal Democrat and schools Jade Kent (pictured), a solicitor at academies appears to be different. “great job” after Liberal Democrat leader minister, has previously spoken of his party’s Michelmores, told Schools Week that “Whilst it has not yet been tested in court, Nick Clegg (pictured) hinted his party record in blocking Conservative education maintained schools, as public authorities, academies do not appear to fall under the might try to take control of the education policies. were subject to the “purdah” rules that definition of a public authority for the department if involved in a future coalition A Conservative Party spokesperson said the govern the pre-election period. purposes of the rules around purdah and government. party was focused on winning the election Mr Hunt raised concerns over therefore have a free hand to choose On the campaign trail this week, outright. Redbridge Council’s decision to whether to become involved or not.” Mr Clegg said he would like to “[The] Lib Dems can’t run on their bar him from visiting Woodbridge Following his attempt to visit see a Liberal Democrat holding record and run away from it at the same High school in Woodford with Woodbridge, Mr Hunt said: “I am the post of education secretary time,” she said. local Labour candidate Wes concerned that schools are excluding in a future coalition, but the “They signed up to the new national Streeting, the council’s deputy politics from this period of debate. Conservatives have criticised the curriculum, now they want to rewrite it leader. “If council officials are using the party for trying to distance itself all over again. They voted for extending Ms Kent said that while notion of purdah to try to block from education policies they academy freedoms over the maintained schools had a democratic debate, it’s a loss to the supported in government. curriculum, now they want responsibility to consider school kids.” It comes after to scrap them.” the rules, academies Nobody from Redbridge Council several public clashes were different. was available for comment. 8 @SCHOOLSWEEK SCHOOLS WEEK FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 NEWS

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Telford trust winds up after poor Ofsted inspections JOHN DICKENS “ensure the financial position remains Wood Arts Academy – due to merge and The local authority’s cabinet member @JOHNDICKENSSW stable” during the transition. open in new premises in September – for young people and children, Paul Philip Hamilton, executive headteacher were rated inadequate in all areas apart Watling, was made director and Jim A new sponsor has stepped in to support of CAT, told Schools Week: “It’s a from behaviour and pupil safety, which Collins, the council’s director of the leaders of a multi-academy trust challenging time for the schools and with inspectors said required improvement. education, attended meetings in an after its four schools were put in special the Ofsted inspections there is now an Peter Lawley, chairman of TCMAT, said: advisory capacity. measures within a week. added pressure. So we are supporting the “The task for us as lay directors was just According to the accounts, the council’s But a deal for the Community Academies trust while we carry out due diligence.” too great with the many concerns about involvement was noted as “unusual” Trust (CAT) to permanently take over the TCMAT’s four academies – three of structures, accountability and a certain by both the Department for Education (DfE) Telford schools from Telford Co-Operative which were rated good by Ofsted before lack of co-operation in getting four schools and the funding agency. Multi-Academy Trust (TCMAT), has yet to they converted in 2013 – were all put into into one common structure. Both men cut their ties with the trust be signed off. special measures last week. “There was no outstanding school to following the poor Ofsted results. The CAT is now consulting with The inspections, which followed GCSE lead, three schools with falling numbers of council said the board was taking difficult stakeholders, visiting the schools and results falling below the 40 per cent pupils, two schools merging and two brand decisions and, as a result, it decided to have analysing TCMAT’s financial position. It is government floor target, highlighted low new school buildings being built.” no further direct involvement. hopeful of taking over in September. pupil attainment and a failure to ensure The trust was set up by the principals The DfE and the regional schools TCMAT has already agreed to wind up, adequate progress. of each school in March 2013. commissioner are now working closely but will only do so when a new sponsor Phoenix Academy and Lakeside TCMAT’s annual accounts state they with the schools and have asked The is agreed. Accounts show that it will run Academy were rated inadequate across were approached and advised during Streetly Academy, in Walsall, and Wood out of money by June, but the Education the board. Sutherland Business and academisation by Telford and Wrekin Green Academy, Sandwell, to help to Funding Agency (EFA) has agreed to Enterprise College and Wrockwardine Council. improve standards.

EDITOR’S COMMENT @miss_mcinerney | [email protected] While the election campaign rages on, school has struggled for a long time. BAE Each process of change involves nervous will always arise about the ‘appropriateness’ schools are mostly getting back to business is offering strategic support and a fresh questions: Must we rename the of sponsors and their plans. after the Easter break. Exam deadlines start. It is a business embedded within the school? What about the uniforms? The election is indeed important loom, as do summer fetes, school trips and community. On the other hand, it creates Will all staff keep their jobs? but these future-changing decisions summer plays. objects that are instruments of war. Which This emerging ‘transfer market’ in are crucial too, that’s why we will For some school leaders, decisions must be aspect wins out? Which ought to? schools is both exciting and deeply keep covering them along with the made now that affect their school’s future. In Telford, four schools are being challenging. Exciting because campaign highlights, too. Take Furness Academy, featured on the transferred from one sponsor to another, it gives poorly performing cover, and currently in the process of while AET – the largest academy chain in schools a shot at future success. transferring to the sponsorship of BAE. The England – has shed eight schools. Challenging because questions SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 9 COMMENT

READERS’ WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU @SCHOOLSWEEK [email protected] email tweet WEBSITE REPLY WWW.SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EXCLUSIVE: Exam overhauls ‘force’ Gill, address supplied Profile: Mark Baker Cambridge to plan entry test I was criticised for my teaching of a child with Chemray, address supplied microcephaly by an inspector who patently did not have reply of the week the specialist knowledge we were told the team had. This They accept applications from students overseas explains a lot. Georgina Thereon, Manchester or doing IB qualifications who wouldn’t have AS grades so why should it be different for UK students? Surely a Election 2015: what the parties say they I was one of Mr Baker’s pupils teacher reference can supply the information they need if will do for education from Alderman Kay Special the student doesn’t have AS grades. Surely it is not possible School. I was a nobody back to discriminate students based on the curriculum their Andrew Stanley, address supplied then. I think I was nine or ten at the school offers. If [the university] have an entrance paper then time and I’d only been at the school for everyone should sit it but it will be almost impossible for With UTCs having just 4 years of intake and about a year and I got moved up to Mr it not to be leaked out surely unless everyone sits it on the consequently low student numbers even if full, it is hard to Baker’s class. He scared the life out of same day. It is just another knock at UK teachers who are see how they can survive against a backdrop of further cuts those who had been moved up. I think fantastic and very capable of writing a true reference for a to the unprotected 16-19 budget, and the need to meet EBacc any child moving in to a class where student without having to base it on AS grades. + Progress 8 measures. The latter will not only restrict their your teacher is six and half foot tall ability to offer technical subjects, but will also require extra would want to run! But let me say the Free school pulls the plug as staff to deliver the GCSEs that they will have to cover. It’s reason for me writing this today is to site search fails hard to see how they can be financially viable. say thank you. Even at nine I couldn’t spell read or anything as I never got Katharine Carter, address supplied Tories propose compulsory year 7 re-sits sent to school and when I was in his for pupils without a “good pass” at KS2 class he wouldn’t take no for an answer. When all those £300K annual free school funding He would say there’s no words such as grants are added up, the DfE has wasted over £1M Colin Richards, Cumbria “can’t” in a nice way and so I got it in just in Brent without educating a single child. my head that can’t wasn’t a word and Surely it isn’t right to approve more free schools in What a good idea to test yet again children who I found myself reading, writing and a borough when the DfE must know from years of searching “fail” the key stage 2 tests (“UTCs aplenty, test resits… April coming out of myself because he was a that there simply are no sites. 17)! In an extension of this policy shouldn’t re-sits (re-births?) master at his job and I loved that class also be required of new-borns who “fail” to achieve average after getting used to Mr Baker. I do hope Parents question inspectors’ special birth weight? you remember who I am because when needs training I had to move up a class there was a lot UTC shuts, just as Cameron promises of tears in that class as nobody wanted A Byron, address supplied ‘one in every city’ to go. How I miss that year so much and thank you for the years of a happy life. Why limit to special schools? With an overarching Roger c @enablerbro1 policy of inclusion, many of our children with additional It’s as if he doesn’t know what he’s doing or talking needs attend mainstream provision. Ofsted inspectors about. should be adequately prepared and trained to inspect SEND provision wherever this may be. How, as parents, can we Mark T Gibson @MarkTGibson1 reply of the week be assured that schools/governing bodies are being held to The atomisation of schooling will only bring about account in such a vital area of its provision? decay. receives Chloe, address supplied ‘If I were education secretary…’ Anthony Grayling the collector’s mug! I personally think it’s a very sad state of affairs that so-called inspectors are sent into schools without enough Pat Waistnidge @grannypatt knowledge or experience of seeing or dealing/questioning Invest in teachers. Give them back pride, confidence. the SEND provision which schools provide. The classroom is theirs, leave them to it.

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projects an image of being on the side of the to determining intake, I would consult widely, DAVID angels when it comes to social mobility. Yet if but have no fixed views. Academic selection, one digs into its figures (see New Statesman, free school meals, ballot — any method, or January 31, 2014), it is clear that it is still combination of methods, is better than the KYNASTON overwhelmingly the wealthy — and certainly parental chequebook. Practical and resolvable Historian those with a well above-average income second-order objections (including cost) — who are able to educate their children are no answer to the inescapable first-order privately. question: is the continuing fact of our money- “I would integrate private There is, in short, a deep inequity at work: determined educational apartheid socially just the children who enjoy access to these highly or morally defensible? schools into the national system” resourced institutions are the children whose I believe that it has become so indefensible, parents have the deepest pockets. “Private and so damaging, that it trumps the ntegrating private schools would bring attending those schools, highly privileged in education is not fair,” Alan Bennett famously libertarian argument, the parental right to down the Berlin Wall that grossly favours socio-economic and cultural-capital terms. and rightly declared last summer. “Those who choose. Freedom for the 7 per cent? Or a level Ithe 7 per cent on one side of it, and that The schools then further entrench their provide it know it. Those who pay for it know it playing field for the 100 per cent? To suggest remains an ugly, disfiguring scar on our privileged position –and I hardly need to … And those who receive it know it, or should.” the latter is not the politics of envy but the society. rehearse the stranglehold that the privately Of course, there are important second- politics of decency. It is time, high time, to Our private schools — and I use “our” in educated now exercise over most of our order questions. I have no wish to send in the dismantle the wall. the loosest sense — are for the most part leading professions and most prominent walks bulldozers; under my auspices these newly excellent institutions. The fundamental of life. integrated schools would have at least as much David Kynaston is author of Modernity problem is that they are educating the wrong What about scholarships, bursaries and operational autonomy as academies or free Britain: 1957-62 (Bloomsbury, 2014) children, children who are already, even before such like? The independent sector assiduously schools in the present maintained sector. As

ver the past few years, there has been friends currently struggling through fiendish a grassroots professional rejection examinations set by the Chartered Institute of Oof bogus ideas within education, Personnel and Development; the Chartered coupled with a wellspring of enthusiasm for ROBERT Institute of Management Accountants; and the more credible alternatives. New ideas — such Chartered Institute of Bankers. The only exam as direct instruction, spaced and massed PEAL I had to take to become a history teacher was practice, curriculum sequencing, and mastery History teacher at West London the QTS skills test. learning — are gaining popularity amongst Free School and honorary research fellow at Civitas So, to supplement the PGCE, I would certain teachers and schools. However, the encourage optional career development 65 universities that provide English teacher exams, administered by professional training are slow to catch on. “I would allow non-university bodies, that teachers can take throughout I suspect this is because so many of the their working lives. These qualifications university-based tutors are detached from the could demonstrate expertise in areas such classroom and in the twilight of their teaching providers to award the PGCE” as advanced subject knowledge; school careers. I fear they will continue ad infinitum take the next step in their development, and such as the Architectural Association. management; cognitive psychology; and to promote daft and dated ideas about become awarding bodies in their own right. Another feature of high-status professions is education research. “teaching and learning” until new legislation In doing so, teaching would become more that they regulate the quality of their members Such examinations, coupled with non- allows their hold on teacher training to be like other professions. Any non-law graduate with ongoing examinations and qualifications. universities offering PGCEs, would enable broken. who wishes to become a solicitor or barrister So, as secretary of state, I would encourage fresh streams of new ideas to feed into the Through their exclusive ability to award has to take the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), teachers to develop new, more challenging currently rather slow moving river of teacher PGCEs, universities currently enjoy an which is offered by both universities and professional development examinations to training. intellectual monopoly over teaching practices. private institutions such as the City Law School help to increase the prestige of their profession. However, new centres of pedagogical authority or BPP Law School. To become a chartered accountant, you have Robert Peal is author of Progressively have recently been formed, such as academy Similarly, the Royal Institute of British to take up to 14 professional examinations over Worse: The Burden of Bad Ideas in British chains and organisations such as Teach First. Architects (RIBA) examinations can be taken the course of three years, set by the Association Schools (Civitas, 2014) These institutions should be encouraged to at both universities and organisations of Chartered Certified Accountants. I have @goodbyemrhunter

and transform lives; and where teachers inspiration from the successful and insightful strive to foster an educational environment Nordic countries. Schools would become ARIFA in which young people experience the joy of safe spaces where colour, class and creed life by strengthening ties with their families, are insignificant; where the inequalities neighbourhoods and community. This parcelled out at birth are irrelevant within NASIM educational environment would foster world the classroom; and where no single child’s A-level student at Forest School, an independent citizens who possess the ability of synthesis, socio-economic disadvantage affects their schools in northeast London, and a campaigner creativity and an international awareness, ability to learn. for girls’ rights and an end to forced marriage which would contribute to the attainment of Finally, as education secretary I would peace and human progress. pledge to exert my efforts in establishing The curriculum would be progressively a “United Nations of Education”, an “I would transform the forward-looking and prepare young people international forum to discuss the education for the uncertainty and unknowns of the 21st of humanity based on the concept of a fourth century. To do this provision would be made branch of government, that of education, perception of teaching” for stakeholders in education to work towards which would be independent of the present the development and solidarity of educators three branches (legislative, executive and he education system must change students would value intrinsic learning who, through challenging their own limits, judicial). so that knowledge gives way to and would not see and prioritise fulfilling would inspire the lives of youth with their @arifa_aleem wisdom, emphasising the application personal ambition as a driving force. courage, compassion and wisdom. This T Contributions are taken from “If I were of knowledge as a source of power for I would transform the perception of curriculum would instill in each child a love Secretary of State for Education”, edited by living that leads to individual happiness teaching from a fallback option to one where of learning, fostered through their nurturing David James and published by Pearson for The Sunday Times/Wellington College Festival of and success. I would create a system that the healthy development of youth is seen as a experiences with inspirational individuals at Education, in association with Summerhouse enables students to develop a questioning prerequisite for the creation of a great future; school. Education. Schools Week will publish extracts from other mind and put in place systems that produce where those coming into the profession see The education system would be used prominent thinkers in the run-up to the general a new generation of inspired learners. These it as an opportunity and a privilege to change as a tool to level out inequalities, drawing election SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 11 EXPERTS

teachers of Mandarin, in China and in the UK. provide sustainable, high quality teaching? We trained them to come to teach in primary What happens at secondary transfer? We and secondary schools for a year. already have major challenges with the CARMEL The teachers were wonderful and many traditional foreign languages at transfer as made huge sacrifices to spend their time children often begin with one language here. They lapped up our training, brought and then are expected to switch to a different O’HAGAN their own linguistic, pedagogical and one. Mandarin will be no exception PGCE course tutor, University of cultural expertise to our schools, built great Also – and this one is controversial – Rosehampton relationships with teachers and pupils Mandarin is hard to learn to a high level. and, in many cases, gave our children If it is assessed solely by GCSE, will it be memorable and gorgeous experiences of any more attractive to young people than modern China. French, German or Spanish, which they often start with great enthusiasm and confidence, but struggle with when it Wanted: home-grown comes to the exam. Apart from the Language teachers know that pupils’ skills feelgood factor, need to be supported by excellent links with teachers of Mandarin schools abroad and ideally exchanges or what did these language-focused visits. Trips to China are The Conservatives are promising more Well, as one tweeter said when I asked the expensive. Much more so than to France or Mandarin teachers – and in an ideal world question on Twitter: “global race to the top, Chinese teachers Germany. Who will support exchanges for every young person should be able to learn skills and jobs, high wage economy”. I agree. less wealthy students? it as a language of their choice. But is this a In an ideal world it would be brilliant if every leave behind? Finally, we have thousands of fantastic manifesto pledge that can be implemented? young person were able to learn Mandarin as young linguists in our country whose skills a language of their choice. On my extensive visits to primary and are little recognised. And it is about to get Tucked away in the Conservative manifesto So why am I suspicious? I know that some secondary schools I saw some “lovely” worse if A-levels in a range of community/ is the pledge: “increase the number of schools are teaching Mandarin well and are lessons but little that was actually about heritage languages are dropped. teachers able to teach Mandarin”. committed to its status as a modern foreign teaching young people to speak Mandarin. Maybe if these youngsters’ language skills Call me suspicious or even cynical, but l language. I am not decrying what they do The cultural aspects were engaging and were recognised they would rise to the have concerns. I love languages and believe brilliantly, I am just asking if what they do motivating, which is a great start, but the challenge of learning a new language with that all children should have the right to learn is truly replicable and sustainable for more language work tended to be heavily based non-Roman script and tones. Maybe they one from an early age. I would love all young schools, and if the line in the manifesto can around vocabulary learning or short phrases. could even become the new generation of people to learn a language until 16, but not really be implemented. At the end of the year the teachers go home Mandarin learners and teachers. They already as long as we have only GCSE to assess and For a number of years while heading up the – they cannot stay longer than a year – and start with the massive advantage of being reward their efforts – in my opinion, GCSE secondary team at CILT, the former National I always wondered what, apart from the bilingual, bi-literate and bicultural. assessment sets many good young language Centre for Languages, and later at the then feelgood factor, was left behind? Learning Mandarin is a great opportunity learners up for failure. Centre for British Teachers, I worked closely So, a few questions. How do we create but it may be that the policy needs more But this is about Mandarin. Why Mandarin? with the British Council in training Chinese more home-grown teachers of Mandarin to thought before sticking in a manifesto.

when times are hard. Teachers and school strategic goals set by the government. leaders also need a stable platform to But on the other hand, they exercise PAK TEE NG educate children. high levels of tactical empowerment in Education is a journey. We look for implementation to achieve these national long-term progress and not short-term goals. In such a situation, school leaders TEACH LESS LEARN MORE gains. Singapore gained its independence and teachers will be increasingly called to in 1965. Over the last 50 years, we changed exercise judgments in un-charted waters. Pak Tee Ng explores some of his so that we achieve high quality education in a calibrated and sustainable way by Policies are important because they point thinking about the education system in that goes beyond performing well in formulating and implementing far-sighted the direction and provide the platform for Singapore. At Inspiring Leadership 2015 assessments. We would like our students education policies. Many of these policies change. But students do not experience Pak Tee will be amongst a stellar line to be lifelong and engaged learners. We took many years before they borne fruits. policies. They experience their teachers. up of key note speakers. strive for an education system that can Our pioneer generation struggled in the Therefore, we see teachers as the key to any policy makers, educational provide pathways for different aspirations process, but we carried on with a spirit of giving flesh to policies. leaders, researchers and academics to be fulfilled and different talents to M tenacity. This generation has benefitted Like many other education systems, we from different countries and jurisdictions flourish. Indeed, we encourage teachers from the labour of the previous one. The have more problems than we have solutions have visited Singapore because of our to “teach less” so that students can “learn next generation shall benefit from the for. But we have good and tenacious educational system’s consistent high more” (“Teach Less Learn More”). labour of the current one. Education is our educators in the system who are willing performance in various international To us, education is an investment, not human enterprise of paying it forward. to bite the bullet to bring hope to the next assessments such as PISA and TIMMS. expenditure. We invest heavily Moving forward, we have to continue generation. However, to us, PISA scores are not in funding our schools, hiring to change our education system to adapt our goals. They can serve as useful good teachers and focusing to a changing world. But instead of a Pak Tee Ng will be speaking at the benchmarks when used appropriately, but on professional development. centralised or decentralised approach, I Inspiring Leadership 2015, 10-12 they are certainly not what we are out to Even during tough times of June, ICC, Birmingham. will describe our approach as centralised achieve. To us, our education system is a economic downturn, we have decentralisation. That means that Limited delegate places are available on a pillar in our nation building process and not cut back on education first come first served basis. on one hand, schools align in safeguarding our children’s future. We funding. Children should For more information and to book your place themselves to broad national visit: www.inspiringleadership.org are more interested in reforming ourselves not be denied education

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“For a long time I had this imposter syndrome”

DYLAN WILIAM

LAURA MCINERNEY @MISS_MCINERNEY “I was always the last kid to be chosen – ‘Oh, no! We’ve got not remain in the family home. Dylan!’ – and so I have a vision of myself that was formed Wanting to follow the band to London, Wiliam applied to Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor of educational from that experience.” do a PGCE at Goldsmiths, but didn’t hear back. Increasingly assessment, Institute of Education, London It was not until he was 14 when a geography teacher who desperate he went to an employment agency that specialised ran a weight-training club at lunch-time, took Wiliam under in appointing teachers to private schools. ylan Wiliam looks like a cross between a wizard and his wing – and changed his life. “I said, ‘I need to get a job’, and they said, ‘We’ve got this a rockstar: domed head, greying beard, twinkling “I did an hour of weight training every day for three years private crammer in Worcestershire’ and I said ‘OK, that Deyes and a mischievous smile that suggests he and I kind of emerged, almost like a chrysalis . . . I became sounds great’.” knows the secrets of the universe. But it isn’t just me who is captain of the rugby team, house captain in athletics, it was For a year he taught the sons of famous businessmen and captivated watching the end of his teacher training session really strange, this transformation from being completely earned less than the pupils received for pocket money. in a bland east London hotel. The maths teachers sitting in useless at sports to being a kind of ‘jock’.” “It was a very easy job and after a year I thought that if I’m front of him are fascinated, too. This would not be the only time Wiliam had to transition any good at this I shouldn’t be doing it in the private system, Known chiefly among the teaching community for from being the underdog. To his father’s disappointment I should go and teach in the state sector.” Which is what introducing “assessment for learning”, a near universally- neither Oxford nor Cambridge invited him to interview. he did. used set of methods for giving pupils feedback, Wiliam is Though he got a place at Durham, he graduated with “only a Working first in west London he continued practising with one of only a few modern education theorists to become a general degree, and a third at that”. his band three evenings a week, but realised after a few years familiar staffroom name. In fact, he is dangerously close to He was relieved to pass at all. “I don’t know if I was that he could not do both. being a public intellectual. When he tweets, teachers pay depressed at university or not, but there are large areas where “To my horror,” he gurns, “I discovered I was enjoying the attention. When he turns up to events, people flock to there is a sort of haze about what actually happened.” teaching more than the band!” hear him. The wizard-rockstar analogy goes further than Much of his focus was on music, rather than studying. Wiliam laughs. This truth clearly still amuses him, but the his looks. He played in a band called Lynx, whose preferred genre was joy he gets from learning is evident time and again. Yet, as we sit down to chat over an empty lunch table – he “jazz-folk”, though their influences were eclectic. He paid Having taught maths for seven years, his shift to academia rarely eats when leading seminars – Wiliam reveals that little attention to his degree classification as he felt it came out of sheer stubbornness. Turned down for an internal his current image is far from the one he had of himself as a would matter little to someone who was going to be a promotion, he took a research fellowship that he was offered child. professional musician. the next day. Raised in Cardiff, and son of an Oxford-educated But his plans ran into a problem when, after he finished “I guess it was just the temptation of saying Sod you! . . . professor, Wiliam was a clutz. “I was very badly co-ordinated university, his father announced that he would be taking up plus I think it simply too good an opportunity to miss. and couldn’t write legibly. I still print, basically. a position at the University of Connecticut, and Wiliam could “Everybody thought I was crazy giving up a permanent SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 15

IT’S A PERSONAL THING

If you could only take one book to a desert island, what would it be? John Tukey’s Exploratory Data Analysis. It’s more like a disorganised antique shop than a book, and I’m always finding new things in there whenever I revisit.

What three things would you save from a fire? The first thing would be my partner, Siobhan. But if you mean inanimate objects, then my passport, my green card, and my laptop...

What do you have for breakfast? Typically a mushroom and cheese omelette.

What is the best concert you’ve ever attended? Gary Boyle’s Isotope. I never much liked their recorded music, but the concert they played in Curriculum Vitae Durham in the mid-1970s was amazing. School If you could revisit one period in history, 1960-1965: Ysgol Gynradd Bryntaf, Cardiff 1965-1966: Eglwys Wen Primary School, Cardiff when would you choose? 1966-1968: Whitchurch Grammar School, Cardiff I’m pretty sure I would rather be in the here Clockwise from top left: Dylan Wiliam with Philip Jemmott (left) and Colin MacDonald, two year 10 students from North 1968-1973: Altrincham Grammar School, Trafford and now rather than anywhere else, but if I Westminster Community School, summer 1984 couldn’t, then the US in the 1950s. With Tom Sanders, Phil Hill and Oliver St John (aka “Lynx”) in Higher Education Durham’s Market Square, summer 1974 1973-1976: University of Durham, BSc in maths What was your favourite childhood toy? With Steve Waring (keyboards, guitar, lead vocals) and Al Hanson 1980-1983: Open University, BA (sax), aka “Sticky Wicket” at the Rock Garden, in 1983 My Meccano set. 1982-1985: Polytechnic of the South Bank, MSc Dylan Wiliam in summer, 1973 1986-1993: University of London, PhD

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job as a maths teacher for a one-year fellowship – but I didn’t mentioned time and again. They met, as all romantic tales 1976-1977: Tutor of mathematics and physics, St think it was crazy at all!” begin, at a maths teacher conference. While he did an Open Cloud College, Worcestershire Two years later, he applied to become a permanent lecturer University maths degree to bolster his weak knowledge, 1977-1980: Teacher of mathematics, Christopher at King’s College London, but thought he had so little chance his wife did a masters and both would work, every night, Wren School, London that he dropped all the documents he was carrying when he cracking the books. As each progressed in their career they found he’d got the job. have supported one another. 1980-1984: Teacher of mathematics, North Was that a sign of the awkward teenager still inside him? When he moved to the US to work at an education testing Westminster School, London Perhaps, he says. service, she took a job there and was promoted three times. 1984-1986: Nuffield research fellow, Chelsea “Certainly for a long time in my career I had this imposter “She’s far smarter than me. One of the senior research College, London syndrome thing of ‘They will find out there has been a directors there described her as scary smart.” mistake and I will have to go back to teaching in Shepherd’s The pair also fostered teenagers for 15 years. “At the time, 1986-1994: Lecturer in mathematics education, Bush’.” because Hackney had a ban on transracial fostering and King’s College London Imagining Wiliam feeling unconfident is difficult when adoption, they invested very heavily in recruiting black foster 1994-1996: Senior lecturer in mathematics you see teachers watching him with adulation. I ask what he parents and so, for a while, we were the only people fostering education, King’s College London thinks has contributed to his being so well-regarded, given white kids in Hackney, so we had five at one time.” that he never actually trained as a teacher nor came from a These days Wiliam and his wife split their time between the 1996-2001: Dean of the School of Education, secure academic background? US, the UK, Australia and the Far East. King’s College London “I have reflected slightly on that,” he says, “I have a very “The model we have been developing for teacher learning 2001-2003: Assistant principal, King’s College good memory, so academia is clearly a good place for me. I communities has now been adopted by South Australia, and London think I have fun . . . two thirds of the primary schools in Singapore. The work is “It’s never occurred to me to do anything because also taking off in Sweden so I’m going there next week . . . but 2003-2006: Senior research director, ETS, somebody else might prefer me to do it in a particular way, I do need to cut down on the travel because it’s a bit crazy.” Princeton New Jersey and that could well be the secret to getting promoted in some For now, however, our no-lunch hour is coming to an end 2006-2010: Deputy director, Institute of kinds of organisations.” and teachers are re-entering the hotel’s lecture suite. Wiliam Education, University of London He also says he has been lucky. He is more than aware that zips back to the front of the room, moving papers, arranging great people around him have helped, and that there have slides, getting ready to perform, his energy evident as ever. 2010- Emeritus professor of educational been times when he floundered without them. The teachers, sliding into their seats, are already silent and assessment, IOE He also credits his wife with a great deal. Siobhan is waiting for the magic to begin. 16 @SCHOOLSWEEK SCHOOLS WEEK FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 REVIEWS TOP BLOGS OF THE WEEK

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the day with these messages unconsciously The Ins and Outs of Selective of all schools in England – and the number filtering into their minds.” Secondary Schools: A Debate increasing – it is welcome that the book Turner highlights specific concerns in examines how they select their pupils. schools, including the disproportionate Edited by: Anastasia de Waal The book also highlights the effect of absence of women in leadership positions Publisher: Civitas current education policy, with one chapter and the constrained discussions of issues of ISBN-13: 978-1-906837-71-6 exploring the consequences of the growth gender and equality. Reviewer: Oliver Stacey, assessment of academies and free schools, and the She offers three suggestions: empower researcher, National Foundation for impact this can have on “selection by students to challenge the status quo, think Educational Research stealth”. For example, as academy and free about what they say and what they accept schools are their own admissions bodies, as norms; teach about great women and they have the potential to introduce policies stand up and speak. “that discourage some parents from either In all, this is an excellent post on an his ambitious book says that it aims submitting an application in the first place, underappreciated concern. to evaluate the modern scope of or making it difficult for them to maintain a Tsecondary school selection in all its place at a particular school”. In the context Election 2015 complexity. of an increasingly diverse and deregulated By @disidealist To achieve this not inconsiderable task, secondary school sector in England, the the carefully edited publication contains effects of covert selection in secondary Having seen a recent post attain contributions from more than 25 individuals schools are likely to become an increasingly national attention and feature in Emma who offer a wide pressing issue. Hardy’s recommendations last week, range of perspectives The book also offers Our blog reviewer of the week a recommendation for the writing on selection. They ways to ameliorate or is Harry Fletcher-Wood, of Disappointed Idealist is perhaps include Conservative reduce the negative associate director of unnecessary. and Labour politicians, effects of selection – knowledge development Of the thousands who read his attack academics, journalists for example, through for TeachFirst on SATs, I hope some clicked one post and headteachers of student banding to back and read his on-and-off diary of the both selective and non- ensure more balanced school election he is organising. His sharp selective institutions. intakes of students descriptions of the first actions of student The diversity makes across schools or Life Scientific Podcast political parties is enjoyable: “The Lib for a well-balanced and the use of lotteries bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05mrn29 Dems started plotting a highly localised insightful read, with to randomly allocate campaign of targeting different year and arguments for and students to schools. The This podcast offers two interests: firstly, form groups with different messages” against selection given practical difficulties for the perspective it gives on Sarah-Jayne while the Greens “struggled to appoint a equal weighting to allow of these approaches Blakemore’s “Life Scientific” – an unusual campaign manager, as nobody wanted to a fuller exploration of its are also identified, one, as she grew up in the firing line of be seen to be too pushy”. merits and drawbacks. helping to explain why militant animal rights activists targeting Offering instalments on an infrequent The aspect given most they have gained little her father and sought to establish herself basis – like the most recent on opinion prominence is, perhaps traction. as an academic without falling under his polling that discovered: “The only unsurprisingly, academic The wide range of shadow. Second, it showcases her research consistent part is that the poor old Lib selection via the 11-plus. contributors is one into the teenage brain, which shows the Dem supporters are looking rarer than The arguments for and of the book’s key continuing development adolescents go popular Ofsted inspectors” – this is highly against grammar schools are well rehearsed strengths, but it does mean that some of the through long after their brain was thought recommended as offering both light relief and the book contains chapters from both chapters have considerable overlap and cover to have reached maturity. It helps to explain from, and commentary upon, the national proponents and opponents. Many chapters similar material, particularly when it comes why teenagers take risks and are subject to campaigns. selectively draw upon evidence from studies to discussing the historical context around peer pressure. conducted in the UK and international grammar schools and the implications of the 5 signs it’s time for a new job assessments such as PISA to either support 1944 Education Act. One notable omission Miss, is it true you’re a feminist? By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic or refute the benefits of academic selection. is a thorough critique of the 11-plus. It is By Summer Turner Although, as one contributor helpfully points alluded to in passing, but it would have been @ragazza_inglese Finally, it’s that time of year again: not out, “a succession of research studies over illuminating to have had a chapter evaluating just exams, but resignation deadlines. If a period of more than 50 years has failed to the reliability and validity of the assessment In this post, Summer Turner sets out to you’re vacillating over your future, and produce a consensus on the selective versus and its fitness for purpose as an instrument discuss sexism and education. It’s a bold making a jump this year, this post may comprehensive issue”. The arguments put for academic selection. step because, she notes: “of the 2,726 tweets help. forward are familiar, so anyone with an Despite these minor reservations, I would I’ve sent, the only times I’ve been lambasted The author notes the research arguing interest in the debates around grammar thoroughly recommend this book to anyone have been the three times when I have that “people often stay on the job despite schools will not get a great deal of extra interested in selection. It is an engaging, mentioned sexism”. having negative job attitudes, low insight from these chapters. accessible and thought-provoking evaluation She speaks out, however, because engagement, and failing to identify with As well as considering overt forms of that is likely to challenge your assumptions of the incessantly sexist messages in the organisation’s culture”. academic selection, the book evaluates other and opinions of the issues surrounding some sections of the media, quoting Ros In response, he offers a brief checklist of more covert and less transparent forms such selection in secondary education. McMullen’s argument that: “Sexism is reasons to leave, including “You are as selection by stealth or faith. I found this NEXT WEEK: draining. It’s the cumulative effect that not learning”, “You are underperforming” section more interesting, not least because The Runaway Schoolgirl: This is the matters.” and “You feel undervalued”. it deals with issues applicable to all areas True Story of My Daughter’s Abduction She sees this in her students, who “arrive Under each heading, he links to studies of the country as opposed to the limited by Her Teacher Jeremy Forrest at school, tattered copy of the Metro under of these specific predicaments that may number of areas containing grammars. With By Davina Williams their arms. I know they have already started offer some guidance for the perplexed. faith schools making up around one-third Reviewed by Sophie Scott SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 17 LETTER FROM HALF TERM

but here’s how you can potentially identify They are well aligned; calm and inspiring them. with colleagues at all levels. They never Hidden leaders notice everything. They underestimate the power of honesty, or how notice things about the people they are a colleague can make decisions and handle ROSS MCGILL working with, about what’s going on in their challenges, particularly those who are not in Deputy head, Quintin Kynaston lives. They see increased workload, pending a leadership role. Community Academy, north London deadlines or something as simple as the Hidden leaders hold themselves to needs of a staff member hobbling around account. They may do this privately, yet on crutches. They ask if anyone has are inclusive of their appraisers and their arranged easier site access? Or considered views. Hidden leaders are highly reflective flexible working arrangements so the injured and embrace change, not for change’s staff member can commute during less sake, but to encourage future leaders to take Leadership that goes congested times? up the mantle. Hidden leaders say hello and goodbye. Hidden leaders and their influence on on behind the scenes Leadership requires leaders to know students are far-reaching. They may not everybody’s name; the person who cleans work on the front line in classrooms as much The many hidden leaders within schools that I call hidden leadership; the sort of your classroom or office, the part-time as they want to, but their effect on students can sometimes be hard to spot. Here’s leadership and management that takes place peripatetic teacher or the new student that is widespread. They help students make how to look out for them . . . behind the scenes and requires long hours has just arrived on a managed move. informed choices in every conversation they with no obvious or immediate impact. Hidden leaders are driven by the needs of have across the school. They share a clear hat leadership do you do behind students. They do not accept excuses. They vision for all. And yet, despite less contact the scenes that is important yet are driven by the needs of the students and time, they are comfortable working with the Wunrecognised? Have you ever The most all discussions are open, albeit in private if stubborn squad! had to deal with a situation for which you necessary. You can never be fully prepared for felt unequipped? For example, dealing challenging facets of Hidden leaders love what they do. They hidden leadership. The murky and dogged with the media, conducting an interview, have high levels of energy. This doesn’t work can be discussed in theory, but nothing leading staff speeches at the end of term, or school leadership are mean they are first to arrive and last to can ever match the practicality, until it is a bog-standard staff briefing on a Tuesday leave, but they are relentless in their pursuit your turn to step up. The only question is: morning? of high standards. They enjoy supporting Are you brave enough? When signing up to become a school unknown quantities colleagues. And they know when to stop leader many features of the role go and have a laugh, building relationships that Ross McGill is the most followed teacher unexamined, often because the most There is not much said about good then command respect when out on the on Twitter in the UK. He has been challenging facets are unknown quantities. leadership that is unseen; about the difficult playground or in classrooms. nominated for The Sunday Times/ Managing a difficult conversation, conversations behind closed doors; the pat Hidden leadership enables colleagues Debretts500 Most Influential conducting disciplinaries and keeping on the back after a colleague has gone above to find solutions and make informed People in the UK 2015. energy levels up for more than 12 hours for and beyond; the kinds of things that happen decisions. These leaders hold no-nonsense You can follow him on Twitter @ the fourth day in a row as there is nobody all the time but are not celebrated. conversations, cutting right through any TeacherToolkit else around. There are many hidden leaders within waffle. They seek out colleagues who These are the aspects of school leadership school. They can sometimes be hard to see, demonstrate reliability and real integrity. A week in Westminster Your regular guide to what’s going on in central government

them. Which may explain why facts are so education secretaries has agreed. In are happy to provide a response on. Any unimportant. fact, only 144 prospective parliamentary problems please do get back to me.” thursday: Without the same “immediacy” of candidates have said they’re up for it – of Good news for the member of the Oh boy, have we got some goodies this deadlines and demands from ministers, which the majority are Green, Labour public. Bad news for poor Jane Parsons week. the directions also tell civil servants to or Lib Dems. Tories don’t seem to be too in “EFA Academies Operations Team – Concerned that Westminster might take some time off and “indulge in a bit keen, thus far. North” who, upon realising that she had be rather quiet during purdah, we set to of R&R”. Week in Westminster is hoping sent the email to WhatDoTheyKnow and finding out what civil servants actually to start a pop-up stall for massages just not Linda, quickly sent a recall message, do when the ministers are off playing outside the department’s Whitehall doors. monday: which also showed up on the website. Too “election”. Happily, we’ve seen what “Come, sit down, tell us your problems. . .” On Monday the awkward silence grew late, Jane, too late. appears to be a set of directions from Ahem. Moving on . . . even more awkward as one Education one of the DfE’s directors about how staff Funding Agency staff member had to face should be spending their time. that panic-inducing moment when she wednesday: It begins with a pre-election back-pat. friday: sent an email to the wrong person. We all Finally, on Wednesday we noticed Haven’t you all been brilliant, it says. In the silence of Friday we discovered know that feeling. an update to the government’s page You have made some extraordinary a bit of noise from The Royal Statistical An FOI request on the website explaining how GCSEs will move from achievements. But, oh hasn’t it been Society (try saying that one fast). They WhatDoTheyKnow.com asking being graded A* - G to 9 – 1. Clicking hard? are asking people to lobby MPs to commit whether St Bees School in Cumbria (an on the handy “page history” box told us The email warns, however, to expect to basic training in data handling and independent school that has announced that a person had “changed a passage change whatever the result of the election statistics to “ensure they make good it is closing this summer) was seeking to that might be confusing as to when the – we wonder who they could possibly decisions for the people they represent”. become a free school was greeted with grade descriptors are to be used.” Which have in mind – and that civil servants It is a noble idea, especially given the obligatory “cheers for your email, we passage? Not a clue. Which of the many ought to use their time genning up on politicians’ obsession with teaching and are looking into it” response from the DfE listed documents on that page was it “basic facts”. One can only wonder what learning maths. That said, how many FOI team. in? Didn’t say – and none had updated happens to the facts the rest of the time? have actually answered a maths question After that, however, another message timestamps. It also says that civil servants will correctly, or at all, when asked? Morgan was added to the site saying: “Good We’re not entirely sure what happened. not be putting together any massive has ruled out ever answering one. afternoon Linda, as discussed in our Perhaps that change was recalled too? briefs (hee hee) for the next batch of Reluctance to train in statistics is recent telephone conversation. This is CHECK OUT @SCHOOLSWEEK FOR LIVE ministers. Apparently they don’t read also rife. So far none of our prospective the FOI that you have confirmed that you TWEETS OF WESTMINSTER EVENTS 18 @SCHOOLSWEEK SCHOOLS WEEK FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 School Bulletin Video highlights Exeter students win dual scholarships On the hunt for 800 post-16 options more RE teachers he further education group 157 has joined forces with the Association Tof Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) to raise awareness of the options for post-16 learners. Using feedback from learners in colleges and independent training providers, the groups have released a video animation, “What are you going to choose”, to let A still from the Beyond the Ordinary campaign showing RE young people know the options available teacher Lynsey Wilkinson and her students from Redhill Academy and the different components of a study campaign to attract more graduates programme. Left to right: Alan Heslop from Jaguar Land Rover, The Cystalians: Matt Davison, aged 15, Jake Kendall-Tory, 14, Daisy Selley, 14, Willow Tatman, 15, Nathan Elliott, 16, Zacc Tullett, to become religious education (RE) Director of business development 16, and Jim Lyons from Harper Adams University teachers has been launched. Inset: Competitors and organisers of the Land Rover 4X4 competition A at the 157 group, Kate Green, said: “By The Beyond the Ordinary campaign, wo scholarships are up for grabs for One member of the Cystalians team created by the Religious Education Council broadcasting through YouTube, and a team of students from Clyst Valley will be awarded an Arkwright scholarship, of England and Wales (REC), highlights the disseminating the video through social TCommunity College in Exeter who sponsored by Land Rover, to support their £9,000 bursaries available to cover training media, the animation will be targeted were crowned winners of a national STEM A-level studies. costs for the subject. specifically at those students in competition. A £1,000 scholarship to attend Harper A three-minute video forms the need of a deeper understanding of In the final of the Land Rover 4X4 Adams University in Shropshire is also on campaign’s centrepiece and focuses on the options post-16, in turn broadening in Schools Technology Challenge, the offer to one member from the winning team. experiences of RE teacher Lynsey Wilkinson Cystalians, a team of 14 to 16-year-olds from The recipients will be chosen closer to and her students from Redhill Academy near access to high quality vocational and Clyst Valley, competed against 25 other teams university choice time. Nottingham. academic routes.” from across the UK. Cystalians team manager Zacc Tullett, It is launched as the Department for The challenge involved team members 16, said: “The challenge has really shown Education announced that more than 800 See the video at: www.157group.co.uk/ designing and building a radio controlled us the career opportunities available in initial teacher training places will be made practice/study-programmes-project/ 4-wheel drive that could negotiate a test track engineering and at least two of us are available for RE from September. sharing-innovative-approaches designed to emulate real life and what a full- now interested in pursuing engineering Successful candidates with first-class scale 4x4 vehicle could do. careers.” honours degrees will be eligible to receive the £9,000 bursaries; those with upper second-class degrees could receive £4,000. Student’s leadership skills net £1,500 winnings FEATURED Campaign lead Kathryn Wright said: “RE teachers come from all walks of life, from postgraduates with relevant degrees 17-year-old student’s success in a to career-changers looking for a new national contest to identify young challenge. Apeople with leadership skills has “A teacher trainee coming to RE as their boosted her school’s coffers by £1,000. second or third job tends to be looking for Yifei Painter, in year 12 at Nottingham Girls’ a subject that will offer a challenge, draw High School, beat off competition from on their life skills and is different and more more than 2,000 students to be crowned stimulating than what they are used to. champion in the TARGETjobs National “This campaign is intended to capture the Schools’ Challenge 2015. interest and imagination of those who may Organised with leading employers, the have considered teaching, but may not have competition also highlights the importance necessarily thought about a career as a RE for UK businesses to engage with schools. teacher.” Yifei says she’s thrilled to have won in Since 2012, entries to RE GCSE have what was a challenging process. “Fellow risen 19 per cent while A-level entries have students who took part were tough increased more than any arts, humanity or competition but everyone at my school social science subject over the past 10 years. was really supportive, and I think everyone Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, chief executive involved gained really valuable experience of the REC, said: “There is a growing need from it.” for qualified specialist RE teachers in our She also won £500 for herself. schools, so now is a great time to enter the Students that registered for the challenge profession. Yifei meets her fellow competitors and took an online intelligence and skills test. judges at the TARGETjobs competition “Increasing religious literacy is extremely Their performance was then ranked on important in today’s society. Issues of regional leader-boards. Nottingham Girls’ headteacher her mind to it. The competition has religion and belief frequently top the news The top 10 from each of 10 regions made Sue Gorham says the school is given her invaluable practice and first- agenda and helping students make sense it through to the final, where they took part proud of the Yifei’s “fantastic” hand experience of the recruitment of them is immensely rewarding and in practical activities, including individual achievement. process and business world that intellectually stimulating. and group exercises to test their decision- “There’s a really high calibre will stand her in strong stead for “No other career gives people the making, creativity and business awareness. of students who take part in the future.” opportunity to tackle the big questions in “It was a brilliant opportunity to meet and the challenge so it is no small Neither the school nor Yifei life and to explore the impact of faith and talk with some of the top recruiters accomplishment. have yet decided how to spend belief on people’s lives like RE teaching.” and understand what prospects could be “Yifei is a really dedicated their winnings. For more information about training out there for me when I finish my studies,” student and there’s nothing to be a RE teacher visit www.teachre. Yifei Painter holding her winning £500 cheque Yifei says. she can’t do when she puts after victory at the TARGETjobs competition co.uk/beyondtheordinary SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 19 MOVERS & SHAKERS Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving

osh Hunt, one of the first chaplains Formerly of Aston Manor Academy, in a non-religious affiliated Mr Salt’s first career was in engineering Jsecondary school, says staff and before switching to education 17 years students at Felixstowe Academy have ago. “embraced” his new role. He studied engineering at Mr Hunt joined the Suffolk academy Wolverhampton College for five years and last September after eight years as a youth then went back as a mature student to worker, during which he completed a complete a BEd in design and technology. degree in youth work and ministry, and His first job was at Great Barr School then a masters in pastoral ministry at before he moved to College High School Oasis College in London. and Bartley Green School, all in the West On his new appointment, he says: “The Midlands. school uses three phrases to describe my He says that his immediate plans role. First, I am here to support staff and for Grace Academy are to ensure that Josh Hunt Carl Salt Andrea Smith students, second, to explore faith and last, all students make good or better than to build a community. expected progress. first head of St Matthew’s Church of opportunity” to build a school from “This has included playing a part He also wants to expand the school’s England Primary and Nursery Academy scratch. “We want to create a close knit in spiritual, moral, social and cultural sixth form “where we are already seeing in Derriford, Plymouth, which opens in learning environment with a family feel, projects across all age groups.” an increase in student numbers compared September. She was head of St Edward’s irrespective of size.” He says the new role is going well. to previous years”. Church of England Primary School, also She says it will be “a massive wrench” to “Because it is such a new position and Part of that expansion will include in Plymouth. leave St Edwards. “It has been a pleasure no other non-faith state schools has this the introduction of a football academy The new academy will be part of St to work with the pupils and parents and kind of full-time chaplaincy, I didn’t really that will combine academic studies with Christopher’s Primary Multi-Academy I’m incredibly proud of the team and the know what to expect. But the students a football coaching programme and Trust. legacy that we have created together.” and staff have embraced it and I’ve really competitive matches in a local college Ms Smith, who has more than 22 years St Christopher’s trust is now recruiting enjoyed it so far.” league. teaching and leadership experience, teaching and support staff for the new The academy will be led with Andy says that it will be a “unique and exciting academy. Carl Salt has taken over as the new Sinton, a former England international. headteacher of the Grace Academy in If you want to let us know of any new faces at the top of your school, local authority or Darlaston, West Midlands. Andrea Smith has been appointed the organisation please let us know by emailing [email protected]

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Cambridge International Examinations is growing and over 10000 schools in more HEAD OF ART than 160 countries are now part of our Cambridge learning community. MPS/UPS (Outer London) + TLR 1.1 £7,471 Start Date: September 2015 We are welcoming new examiners across the Cambridge curriculum but are in particular need of examiners for Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International • “Coombe Girls’ School is an outstanding school’, Ofsted May 2013 and holds the significant accolade of being one in only 35 schools in the UK to have been awarded an Outstanding Ofsted rating four times in succession AS & A Level Economics and Business Studies. • Total number on roll : 1,366 including a mixed Sixth Form, currently 318 Opportunities exist in examining at all levels of the Cambridge curriculum in all • A High Performing School, with Leading Edge and Modern Languages Specialisms • Examination results reflect the quality of teaching and learning; 95% of pupils achieved 5 or more A*- C GCSE passes subject areas. last year, 78% of pupils achieved 5 or more including English and Maths • 44% of pupils at KS4 achieved the EBacc Requirements are: We offer: • 40% of all GCSE entries achieved A*/A • Latest raiseonline report shows that pupils make progress in the top 4% of pupils nationally. • Applicants should be • a powerful insight into the • Federated with Coombe Boys’ School since January 2006. Converted to academy status in 2012 as part of The Coombe experienced teachers teaching and assessment of Secondary Schools Academy Trust with a degree in the Cambridge qualifi cations We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Head of Art to join our high achieving school. The successful candidate will be an subject in which they • support in developing your inspirational and skillful teacher, who will lead and develop this vibrant department across all Key Stages. Ofsted rated Art as would like to examine. own professional practice ‘excellent’, reflecting the subject’s popularity and success at all levels. • Successful applicants • the highest standards of This position is open to both Heads of Department and experienced teachers looking for promotion. will require a PC and training and support If selected for interview candidates will be asked to bring in a small portfolio of their art work. broadband to allow them • freelance opportunities, to access Cambridge Our ideal candidate will: based on contracts • Be a highly competent teacher of Art. on-screen marking for services for each • Be able to lead and inspire a small department systems. • Be able to inspire and motivate students examination series, • Have a passion for Art which is evident in their day to day teaching which fi t around • Have the commitment to be part of an innovative and forward thinking school your existing • Play a full and active role in the life of the school commitments. We will offer you: • an exciting opportunity in an outstanding school • A guaranteed CPD plan which is tailored to individual requirements including financial support for ‘M’ Level study • Our ongoing professional training and development includes National Professional Qualifications in Leadership • An enthusiastic Staff Association offering opportunities for staff sport and socialising To apply, please visit For further information about the school and to apply please visit the school website www.coombegirlsschool.org www.cie.org.uk/makeyourmark CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2015 No Agencies No CVs Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure. ‘This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment’

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The Eden Academy is looking to appoint Head of School An exceptional opportunity for an outstanding professional Salary Range: L14 – 18 The Directors of the Eden Academy Trust are looking to appoint a new Head of School. It is important that all prospective candidates are fully aware of the aims, aspirations and The successful applicant will be responsible for the day-to-day management and running organisational set-up of the Eden Academy and Grangewood School’s role as part of a of Grangewood School. Grangewood School caters for primary age pupils aged 3 – 11 special Multi Academy Trust (MAT). The Eden Academy is one of the largest special MATs years old who have severe learning difficulties. There are currently 100 pupils on roll. The in the UK. Further information about the work and schools within The Eden Academy is school has a very strong track record with a series of successive ‘Outstanding’ inspection available via our website www.theedenacademy.co.uk judgements from Ofsted; the most recent being in June 2014. We are therefore looking for a Head of School with the skills, confidence and experience to take Grangewood If you would like to speak to John Ayres, Principal of The Eden Academy, prior to through to the next phase of its development as part of the Eden Academy family of submitting your application please contact Denise Coles on 01895 676401 schools. Visit to Grangewood School The vacancy for this role at Grangewood has arisen by the current Head of School Successful shortlisted candidates will be invited to spend a further half day visiting the taking on the newly created role of Associate Head across the Academy. The Associate school itself where they will have an opportunity to meet our staff, pupils and the current Head role will provide significant capacity for all the current Heads of School within the Head of School. Academy. This means that the successful applicant will have at their disposal additional capacity to develop their professional skills, not only at Grangewood, but also in Applications developing cross Academy projects. Applications forms and further details are available from Schools HR Cooperative website and this can be accessed by loading the following URL Link into your browser The appointment of the Head of School role will be from September 2015 although there www.schoolshrcooperative.co.uk/job/view/2427-head-of-school or by telephoning could be some flexibility on this date. 01895 671996 to request an application pack.

It is envisaged that the first half term following appointment, the successful candidate will Interviews spend time familiarising themselves with the other Academy schools in addition to having Interviews will take place during week commencing Monday 11th May 2015. Successful a significant amount of time getting to know the staff and pupils at Grangewood School. shortlisted candidates will be provided with full details of the interview process. After this induction period of half a term, the successful candidate will formally start in the position of substantive Head of School at Grangewood. Closing date for applications Friday 1st May 2015 at noon SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 21

St Patrick’s C.E. Primary Academy

HEADTEACHER, EARLSWOOD, SOLIHULL DATES: APPLY BY 14/5/2015 SALARY: L10 TO L17 (£47,750 TO £56,670) LOCATION: SOLIHULL CONTRACT TYPE: FULL TIME PERMANENT

St Patrick’s C.E. Primary Academy is a one form primary school (230 pupils aged 3-11) located within a beautiful, rural area of Solihull. In our most recent Ofsted inspection (2007), we were graded as an outstanding school. In our most recent Anglican Inspection, we also received an overall outstanding grade. We pride ourselves on high standards, but are not complacent. Staff and pupils are expected to work really hard to meet their potential. We are very fortunate to enjoy a high level of parental support. We also have a dedicated Board of Governors and Academy Trust Membership.

We are seeking someone who has high ambitions and will continue to develop and grow our school in a way which reflects our core purpose. This is to provide an excellent rounded education, enabling our pupils to achieve their individual potential, within a caring and supportive Christian environment.

For an informal chat about the role and school please contact Chair of Governors, Gemma Gathercole via email g91ggathercole@st-Patrick’s-ce.solihull.sch.uk

Closing Date: 5pm Thursday 14th May 2015

Shortlisting: Friday 15th May 2015

Interviews: 20th and 21st May 2015

Please contact: Jenny Fulford at [email protected] or telephone 01564 702278 for further details and an application form.

The Abbey School is an independent GSA day school for girls which enjoys an enviable reputation of academic excellence, a caring pastoral environment and a wide breadth of extra-curricular activity. We recruit only the highest calibre staff who form a strong, professional community of highly skilled and dedicated people. In return we seek to provide opportunities for all employees to reach their full potential for the mutual benefit of the individual and the whole School.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

TEACHER OF CLASSICS TEACHER OF PSYCHOLOGY RECEPTION TEACHER (MATERNITY COVER) FRENCH LANGUAGE ASSISTANT Contract: Full-time, Permanent Contract: Part-time (FTE 0.4 – 0.6), Permanent Contract: Full-time, Maternity Cover Contract: Part-Time, Fixed Term Contract Required: September 2015 Required: September 2015 Required: September 2015 Required: October 2015 – May 2016 Salary: The Abbey School follows the National Salary: The Abbey School follows the National Salary: The Abbey School follows the National Salary: £887 per month Teachers’ Salary Scale up to UPS 3, Teachers’ Salary Scale up to UPS 3, Teachers’ Salary Scale up to UPS 3, with an additional Abbey Allowance. with an additional Abbey Allowance. with an additional Abbey Allowance.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Teacher The Abbey School is seeking a Teacher of Psychology The Abbey Junior School seeks a committed, The School is seeking to appoint a French Language of Classics to join a lively, enthusiastic Classics to teach this growing subject within the Science enthusiastic teacher who will join our staff team to Assistant to join our highly successful and well- Department, with a record of high achievement at Faculty of the School. Psychology is a well established teach in a Reception class to provide maternity cover. resourced French Department assisting students with GCSE and A Level, in both Latin and Greek, and Sixth Form subject at The Abbey School and is offered their oral examination preparation for International indeed in Latin International Baccalaureate. at A Level and both Standard and Higher Level within The post would suit a dynamic teacher with a Baccalaureate, IGCSE and AS/A2. the IB Diploma programme. secure knowledge of the Reception and, ideally, Much emphasis is placed on enjoyment of Latin and the Key Stage 1 curriculum. A firm commitment to The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic and Greek and the Classics team would welcome an The post holder will be confident in teaching helping our girls to grow in confidence, skills and dynamic native speaker of French (ideally) who is enthusiastic Classics graduate who would continue to social, developmental, cognitive, physiological knowledge within a caring, nurturing environment is committed to the achievement of excellent academic promote the study of Latin and Greek, participate in and individual differences psychology at AS and essential. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative results and has a flair for motivating and engaging the Classics Clubs and a wide range of trips to classical forensic, developmental and clinical psychology and energetic Reception teacher, with excellent interest of their students. They will be required to work sites in Britain and abroad. at A2 as well as research methodology. For the classroom practice and high expectations, to teach 12 hours per week, during school term time only, from School’s IB Diploma programme, candidates our able and motivated girls. Applications from strong October 2015 to May 2016. The post holder should be able to teach Latin should expect to teach the biological, cognitive and NQT applicants will be considered, but this post throughout the school from Year 7 up to Sixth Form. socio-cultural approaches, clinical psychology and would equally suit a more experienced teacher. The ability to teach Classical Greek would be an health psychology, as well as supervising internal advantage, as the subject is taught at GCSE and at assessments, research reports and extended essays. A Level. A number of girls every year go on to study Classics or Classics related courses at university. To apply: Please send a completed application form, CV and covering letter to [email protected]

To find out more about our lively and well resourced school, for the full job descriptions for these Closing date/interviews: applications for these roles will be considered as soon as they are received roles and an application form, please visit our website: www.theabbey.co.uk. and will be welcomed as soon as possible. Interviews will be arranged by mutual convenience. 22 @SCHOOLSWEEK SCHOOLS WEEK FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 jobs

ICT Teacher Head of Maths Design Technology Teacher Learn, Grow, Prosper Learn, Grow, Prosper

Fowey River Academy is part of Adventure Learning Academy Trust (ALAT), a multi-academy trust set up to raise the standards of education in the South West of England. We are a vibrant, happy school for 11-16 year olds based Fowey River Academy is seeking to appoint dynamic, passionate and inspirational individuals – one to teach ICT in the picturesque small town of Fowey in Cornwall. Fowey River Academy is a highly inclusive, vibrant and exciting and another to teach Design Technology. place in which to learn and work. Fowey River Academy is part of Adventure Learning Academy Trust (ALAT), a multi-academy trust set up to raise We have a passion for education, and a clear sense of community is evident across the academy. In return the the standards of education in the South West of England. We are a vibrant, happy school for 11-16 year olds based role provides excellent opportunities for career progression and advancement. ALAT is committed to continuing in the picturesque small town of Fowey in Cornwall. Fowey River Academy is a highly inclusive, vibrant and exciting Professional Development (CPD) and training, and the culture is one of equality and fairness built on relationships place in which to learn and work. developed out of mutual trust and respect. These are exciting opportunities to work within Adventure Learning Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust that The academy is looking for colleagues with a professional outlook who will help raise the expectations of our brings together expertise from the education field, under the leadership of Professor David Hopkins, and the students and so improve their learning outcomes. We are seeking to appoint a creative, energetic and enthusiastic professionalism and influences of commercial partners. Head of Maths to join a supportive and well-resourced department on a permanent basis. Learning through adventure has a proven track record in developing personal qualities such as independence, We can offer youl: problem solving ability, discipline, team working and confidence ,which are in demand in the modern workplace and underpin successful social development. Learning through adventure provides a reliable means for developing • The opportunity to work with national and international educational and business experts. a distinctive school ethos, supportive of personal development, the achieving of high standards and encouraging • Expertise from the education field, under the leadership of Professor David Hopkins, and the professionalism student and parental choice. and influences of commercial partners. • The best professional teaching and learning strategies and the use of innovative technology. The academy is looking for colleagues with a professional outlook who will help raise the expectations of our • Learning & development support with continuous professional development. students and so improve their learning outcomes. We are seeking to appoint a creative and enthusiastic ICT • An inspirational and innovative working environment. Teacher, and an energetic Design Technology Teacher, to join a supportive and well-resourced department on a • A professional and rewarding challenge. permanent basis.

Start date: September 2015 | Closing date: 11th May 2015 | Interview Dates: 20th May 2015 Start date: September 2015 | Closing date: 1st May 2015 | Interview Dates: 11th May 2015

For further information on the role and to apply, please visit http://alat.org.uk/work-with-us/ For further information on the role and to apply, please visit http://alat.org.uk/work-with-us/

If you require further information on the academy please visit https://foweyriveracademy.org.uk/ If you require further information on the academy please visit https://foweyriveracademy.org.uk/

If you’d like to arrange a visit of the school please contact John Perry, Principal, on 01726 833484 If you’d like to arrange a visit of the school please contact John Perry, Principal, on 01726 833484

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Vice Principal TEACHER OF ENGLISH Learn, Grow, Prosper TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS

Would you like to transform the learning of children, raise standards and provide high quality learning environ- TEACHER OF MODERN ments and break barriers that limit children’s educational progress? If so, Fowey River Academy is looking to appoint a passionate, creative Vice Principal with vision and outstanding leadership capabilities. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Salary range: MPS We are looking for a Vice Principal who will:

Top Valley Academy has a strong, secure and inclusive • Be responsible for boosting and sustaining high performance TOP VALLEY ACADEMY, • Ensure Fowey River Academy is a happy, stimulating workplace for all teachers learning culture built on the strengths of the predecessor TOP VALLEY DRIVE, NOTTINGHAM school. Since becoming an academy in 2012 Top Valley • Be responsible for learning pathways for every child- taking into account individuals’ needs, aspirations and talents NG5 9AZ • Expect and drive high expectations for all has established itself as a rapidly improving school built on

• Be committed to raising standards through differentiated teaching and learning good behaviour and attendance, a positive learning culture Telephone: 0115 9539060 • Be a highly motivated and creative person with energy to enrich the creative curriculum. and improved results The Academy is committed to further Fax: 0115 9539065 improvement underpinned by outstanding care, support and Top Valley Academy is sponsored Fowey River Academy is proud to be a part of the Adventure Learning Academy Trust (ALAT), a multi-academy trust by the Central Nottingham College guidance. set up to raise the standards of education in the South West of England. We are a vibrant, happy school for 11-16 Academy Trust year olds based in the picturesque small town of Fowey in Cornwall. With this profile of improvement, optimism and ambition Top Fowey River Academy is a highly inclusive, vibrant and exciting place in which to learn and work. We have a pas- Valley Academy is a positive and enjoyable place to work. sion for education, and a clear sense of community is evident across the academy. We are seeking to appoint excellent classroom practitioners to join a highly motivated In return the role provides excellent opportunities for career progression and advancement. ALAT is committed and successful team. The ideal candidates will have strong subject knowledge and a to continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training. Our culture is one of equality and fairness built on commitment to high quality teaching and learning. It is only through high quality teaching relationships developed out of mutual trust and respect. that we will achieve the best possible outcomes for our students. These posts would be

If you share our ambition and excitement and would like to join us on our journey, we would like to hear from you! suitable for an experienced or newly qualified teacher.

Start date: September 2015 | Closing date: 4th May 2015 | Interview Dates: 13th May 2015 Top Valley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and For further information on the role and to apply, please visit http://alat.org.uk/work-with-us/ young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

If you require further information on the academy please visit https://foweyriveracademy.org.uk/ For further details and application form please visit our website: If you’d like to arrange a visit of the school please contact John Perry, Principal, on 01726 833484 www.topvalleyacademy.org/staff/vacancies

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people Closing date for receipt of applications is noon on Thursday 30 April 2015. and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 23

Primary Teachers Two teachers, part time or full time hours, for 12 months Learn Grow Prosper

Are you highly motivated and driven, with a track record of outstanding classroom teaching?

Do you have high expectations for yourself and your pupils?

Are you effective in managing behaviour with a commitment towards individual learning pathways?

Do you work proactively as part of a team with a ‘can do’ positive attitude to ensure that the needs of every child are fully met?

Can you share in our passion for adventurous learning and add value to the team?

In return we can offer you:

• A supportive ethos driven by our strong school vision and values. • A committed whole staff team, a strong, active governing body and a parent community who all strive for excellence. TO ADVERTISE CALL • Investment in staff CPD to develop the quality of teaching and maximise opportunities for extending responsibilities and facilitating career aspirations. • Expertise from the education field, under the leadership of Professor David Hopkins, and the profes- sionalism and influences of commercial partners. JASMIN ON Gulval School is part of the Adventure Learning Academy Trust and is an ambitious and forward thinking primary school in Penzance, Cornwall. We are at the beginning of an exciting journey towards excellence and are looking to appoint two teachers 020 81234 778 who want to play a part in our success. They will become part of our community of experienced profes- sionals led by a Principal with a passion for adventurous learning.

For further information about the role and to apply, please visit www.alat.org.uk/work-with-us/recruit- ment/jobs-academies/ or visit the school website www.gulvalschool.org.uk

Start Date: September 2015 Closing Date: Monday 11th May, 4pm Interview Date: Wednesday 20th / Thursday 21st May [email protected]

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