Showing posts with label Ofsted. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ofsted. Show all posts
Thursday, 12 September 2024

Reflecting on the Byron Court controversy

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 Independent education investigative journalist Warwick Mansell has written about events at Byron Court  on his blog and was recently inte...
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Thursday, 1 August 2024

UPDATED WITH STATEMENT FROM SAVE BYRON COURT CAMPAIGN: Huge blow to campaigners as Secretary of State confirms Byron Court takeover by Harris Federation from September 1st.

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 The community school currently known as Byron Court Primary School will open after the summer holiday as Harris Primary Academy South Kento...
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Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Barry Gardiner has 'positive discussion' with the Shadow Education Secretary about Byron Court Primary School's Ofsted and forced academisation

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 Barry Gardiner made a statement on Twitter yesterday following what he said was a 'very positive discussion' with Labour's Shad...
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Monday, 20 May 2024

Byron Court complaint against Ofsted going to external complaints process as strikes continue tomorrow and Wednesday over forced academisation

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  From Brent National Education Union   NEU members at Byron Court Primary School are continuing their strike in a figh...
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Wednesday, 15 May 2024

WEMBLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL TO CLOSE FOR 6 DAYS OF STRIKE ACTION OVER FORCED TAKEOVER BY LORD HARRIS

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 From Brent National Education Union MEMBERS OF NATIONAL EDUCATION UNION STRIKING TO SAVE THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL   NEU me...
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Tuesday, 16 April 2024

Tough questions from Byron Court parents at Brent Scrutiny Committee. Why did the Rapid Improvement Group fail?

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  Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Commitee: Byron Court presentation & responses   Two Byron Court Parents attended Scrutiny Committ...
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Tuesday, 9 April 2024

Byron Court Primary: Lead Member says Brent Council's hands are tied over 'illogical and punitive' forced academisation

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  Matt Paul, parent and one of the coordinators of the Save Byron Court campaign, yesterday presented a 1,300 signature...
Thursday, 21 March 2024

Parents, pupils, staff, unions, councillors and the local MP unite to save Byron Court Primary from the clutches of the Harris Federation - 'It belongs to our community'

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  The quiet suburban streets, lined with spring flowers and blossoms, around Byron Court Primary School. burst into passionate life today as...
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Tuesday, 19 December 2023

Ofsted, Secretary of State & Reading Borough Council given until February 7th 2024 to respond to Coroner's report on Ruth Perry's death

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The Berkshire Senior Coroner, Heidi Connor, published her Report to Prevent Future Deaths on headteacher Ruth Perry's death today. She g...
Friday, 10 November 2023

Lifting the lid on Michaela's curriculum

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  New: Michaela head told inspectors the school did not teach music in year nine mainly because pupils “are not really interested in the su...
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Saturday, 1 April 2023

NAHT takes first step towards judicial review proceedings against Ofsted following its failure to pause inspections

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From the National Association of Headteachers Yesterday school leaders’ union NAHT wrote to His Majesty’s Chief Inspector to d...
Friday, 31 March 2023

Nearly 50 years on, time for a new 'Great Debate' on education? Ofsted, high stakes testing, narrowed curriculum and a devalued profession all features of the current crisis

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  I was in my first year of teaching, as a mature entrant, almost 50 years ago in 1976 when the Prime Minister James Callaghan launched the ...
Monday, 27 March 2023

NEU Executive recommends rejection of derisory unfunded Government pay offer

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 20,000 teachers took part in a National Education Union on-line meeting this evening to hear the Government's pay offer after 6 days of...
Monday, 20 March 2023

UPDATE: Executive Headteacher gets huge wave of social media support after tweeting that she was going to refuse entry to Ofsted. NEU calls for a pause on all inspections after recent events.

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  UPDATE : Flora Cooper has made it clear that she does not want supporters of her decision to go to the school on Tuesday. This is for the ...
Monday, 11 April 2022

NEU launches petition to replace Ofsted

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  The National Education Union (NEU) today launched a petition calling for the replacement of Ofsted. The petition says: ...