John Dunford
John Dunford
appeals based circumstance erratic giving individual judgements pupils teachers wholly
In too many cases, appeals panels are erratic and their judgements are based wholly on the circumstances of the individual child, without giving enough thought to other pupils and teachers in the school,
direction far freedom given instead move needs pots regimes responding school spend time
They are having to spend far too much time on form-filling, bidding for different pots of money, responding to centrally-driven target-setting regimes instead of being given enough freedom and flexibility to be able to move their own school in the direction it needs to go.
increase number prime schools strong suspicion target turned
There must be a strong suspicion that this is a ruse to increase the number of schools that can be turned into academies, so that the Prime Minister's target of 200 academies can be met.
close failing proposal schools year
The proposal to close failing schools after a year is unrealistic, inappropriate and unhelpful.
advantages ignored majority obvious offer proposed schools trust vast
The proposed trust schools offer no obvious advantages and they will be ignored by the vast majority of heads.
group hit lessons shortage teacher teachers
When the teacher shortage was at its worst, unqualified teachers were allocated most often to lessons for 11 to 14-year-olds and so this age group was hit disproportionately hard.
advertise diets food home improving industry parents pressure support
We want to see more support for parents in improving children's diets at home and more pressure on the food industry to advertise responsibly.