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Issue 17. 2
MANAGER’S BRIEFCASE
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- A series of proformas, model documents and policies.
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- 06/03/2008
News
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- All the latest news
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- 06/03/2008
Vote of confidence
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- As results continue to improve, the Government is moving to address concerns that exams are becoming easier. Will its proposals be enough?
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- 06/03/2008
Not such a sure start
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- Millions of children could remain in poverty, says a new report, as the expense of childcare restricts their parents’ access to training.
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- 06/03/2008
Another world of learning
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- Second Life offers a ready-made virtual learning environment with a whole world of opportunities for schools, says Mark Trinick.
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- 06/03/2008
Technical support
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- Lord Dearing – writing exclusively here for Managing School Today – believes the UK’s skills deicit could be addressed by reintroducing technical colleges as an option for 14-year-olds.
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- 06/03/2008
An enterprising scheme
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- Industry is keen to turn schoolchildren into entrepreneurial ‘dragons’ – and two cunning projects in the UK are currently helping the process along.
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- 06/03/2008
So what is marketing, exactly?
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- School marketing expert Stephen Martin-Scott begins a new series for MST with a look at the ‘seven Ps’ and the value of well-thought-out advertising.
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- 06/03/2008
Developing tomorrow’s school leaders
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- The number of heads reaching retirement age is set to peak over the next three years. Chris Kirk outlines a vision for identifying and retaining great school leaders.
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- 06/03/2008
What will trust status do for us?
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- Many misgivings remain over trust schools – but Simon Dennis’ experience suggests that a carefully considered bid could bring lasting beneits for pupils and staff.
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- 06/03/2008
Trust schools and the law
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- More and more schools are looking at the beneits of trust status. With application deadlines looming, MST’s education law expert Mark Blois looks at the legal implications.
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- 06/03/2008
Missing, presumed lost
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- Has any of your equipment ‘grown legs’ recently? tony Attwood investigates the strange case of the disappearing apparatus in Britain’s schools.
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- 06/03/2008
Fit for purpose
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- Spaces for physical activity matter as much as any other learning environment, says Crichton Casbon – and designers must meet a number of key challenges.
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- 06/03/2008
Another wasted day
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- Situational Leadership II is the most widely used leadership model in business. In the irst of a four-part series Geoff Moss and Elizabeth Floyer look at its applicability to schools and ask: how serious are we about professional development?
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- 06/03/2008
Primary schools, testing and underachievement
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- New research from Bill Boyle and Joanna Bragg coni rms the link between disadvantaged areas and low attainment – and i nds that many intervention strategies are surprisingly ineffective.
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- 06/03/2008
A perfect start to the day
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- Giving pupils a place to eat breakfast at school can boost their performance in class as well as helping them enjoy a healthy diet.
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- 06/03/2008
A picture of health
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- Millions of children are beneitting from the National Healthy Schools Programme, say its directors – and these case studies show that their schools are gaining from the scheme too.
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- 06/03/2008
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