• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Teaching Expertise

  • Home
  • Classroom Ideas
  • Technology
  • Teacher’s Life
  • Deals & Shopping
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • Classroom Ideas
  • Technology
  • Teacher’s Life
  • Deals & Shopping
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

leadership – Doubled Up

April 29, 2012 //  by Admin

My heart goes out to Mr Ball, the previous Head of New Manton Primary who, despite improving KS2 results two-fold and being rated as an 'excellent' leader by Ofsted, has been removed from his post because his local authority deems the school as 'consistently underperforming'. (It has moved from bottom of the league tables to sixth from bottom.) But my heart goes out even more to the children of the school who, parents say, have increased in confidence under Mr Ball's leadership. What does this say to them? "Heh, guys, you may have worked hard, improved, your behaviour is better, there is a sense of community, but that just ain't good enough when your SATs results are still to low."

The way I see it, as long as there are league tables, there will be someone at the top and, surprise, surprise, someone at the bottom. Does that mean that each year the Heads of the lowest-performing schools will be relieved of their jobs? Or will someone eventually see sense and stop judging schools in this highly artificial way that leads to stressed-out children, teachers and parents?

Related posts:

Activities to develop gross motor skills
Teaching pupils how to learn
Helping hands: making best use of TAs

You'll also like:

Default ThumbnailDeveloping leadership skills Default ThumbnailExamining senior leadership roles Default ThumbnailLeadership handover Default ThumbnailSeeking strengthened leadership and capacity

Category: articles, Leadership and Management

Previous Post: « discipline – Doubled Up
Next Post: learning to learn – Doubled Up »

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • 10 Advocacy Activity for Children
  • 27 Calming Activities For Kids 
  • 13 Rad Roman Numeral Activities 
  • 10 Creative And Engaging Telephone Crafts For Kids
  • 35 Fun Ideas To Boost School Spirit
  • 25 Fun Green Color Activities For Preschoolers