Archive

2006

Highlight of the year to date is July's story in The Guardian about a Nottingham primary school that failed its Ofsted - only to see massive improvements in its exam scores several weeks later.

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Heads Threaten Ofsted with legal action :

And the best of the rest.

Kelly misses out. Guardian Education cover story 10th January

Headspace survey shows headteachers largely opposed to plans for the expansion of the school day.

Heads you lose. Public Finance 20th January.

The national shortage of headteachers.

Back to basics. Guardian Education 19th January.

League tables and GNVQs

Without a prayer. Guardian Education 31st January

How church schools deny access to local families.

A world away from the backpacker trail. Guardian Education February 28th

Gap year advice.

Reverse psychology. Guardian Education 7th March.

How a shortage of educational psychologists is about to get worse.

Back with a mission TES 10th March.

Interview with Estelle Morris about her role in the Every Child matters programme.

Pushing pedal power. Guardian Environment April 12th.

Are we cycling to a greener future?

Can't Pay, Won't Pay. TES 31st March

Leaked government guidance revealed that ministers wanted schools to charge for extra curricular activities.

Rocky Ride. TES 28th April.

Profile of Mick Brookes, general secretary of the NAHT

Protect and Survive. Public Finance 21st April.

The fiasco surrounding checks on people working with children.

Does anyone ever fail teacher training? Guardian Education 16th May.

New research shows that 99% of those who complete the course pass.

Few medals for the schools' olympics. TES 30th June.

Ministers consulted no-one in schools about their plans for a schools' olympics.

Heads threaten Ofsted with legal action. Guardian Education 4th July.

Headteachers who refuse to teach to the test. This story led the NAHT to set up OfWatch; a system to monitor the work of the government inspectors

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