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Capability procedures
- Description:
- Briefcase 1 Outlines a stage-by-stage approach to capability procedures. Suggested formats for recording the process are included in briefcase 2.
- Submitted On:
- 11/02/2010
Capability procedures
- Description:
- Briefcase 1 Outlines a stage-by-stage approach to capability procedures. Suggested formats for recording the process are included in briefcase 2.
- Submitted On:
- 11/02/2010
Record of capability procedure implementation
- Description:
- Briefcase 2 Suggested formats for recording the steps taken in capability procedures. It is very important that a record is kept of all meeting discussions, actions taken and support given
- Submitted On:
- 11/02/2010
Complaints procedure
- Description:
- Briefcase 3 Schools are required to publicise their complaints procedure to parents. This is a suggested format.
- Submitted On:
- 11/02/2010
Confiscation policy
- Description:
- Briefcase 4 Teachers have the right to confiscate items. However, it is important to have a clear confiscation policy that outlines how and where items might be stored and when they should be returned
- Submitted On:
- 11/02/2010
Confiscation record
- Description:
- Briefcase 5 It is important to keep a record of items of value that have been confiscated. It is also useful to record the reasons why they have been confiscated. The following record is a suggested pro forma that might be used.
- Submitted On:
- 11/02/2010
Safeguarding training guide
- Description:
- Everyone is anxious about making sure they are safeguarding compliant. Training is an important part of the governors ‘ and heads’ responsibility. The ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ consultation document (December 2009) identifies different levels of training need according to the level and type of contact that different groups of staff have with children. The following guidelines are taken from this document.
- Submitted On:
- 11/02/2010
Another kind of inspection
- Description:
- With Britain’s schools increasing in diversity, could we be nearing an age of more varied inspection methods to match? SLT looks at the ‘alternative Ofsted’ chosen by one international school.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Minimising disruption
- Description:
- A pupil with disciplinary problems means a delicate balancing act between the interests of other students, staff, parents and the pupil themselves.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Welcome to the Primary File
- Description:
- Although all of School Leadership Today is aimed at all school leaders, we feel there are times when primary schools might appreciate a little extra TLC. So for a trial period we are including this additional section in each magazine, Primary File, which focuses specifcally on the primary phase. We would really appreciate your feedback on how useful or interesting you fnd it. If you like it we’ll give you more!
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Ofsted: too broad a remit?
- Description:
- School inspections have never been popular, but could Ofsted’s recent tribulations spell the beginning of the end for the organisation as we know it?
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- 13/02/2010
The elephant in the classroom
- Description:
- David Hopkins’ innovative series on school improvement continues with a look at one of education’s great unspokens: strategies for addressing the ‘instructional core'.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Manager’s Briefcase
- Description:
- The main topic for this month is capability procedures. It is increasingly expected that headteachers hold their staff to account and are prepared to instigate capability procedures where there is: low expectation of children; poor pupil progress; inadequate planning and preparation; classroom behaviour management issues; inability to respond to change.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Helping parents helping children
- Description:
- New research suggests a strong start for the new local authority role of parent support adviser – with positive knock-on effects on outcomes for young people. Geoff Lindsay explains.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Leadership Briefing report update
- Description:
- Lessons From The Front 2009; Results of the newly qualifed teacher survey 2009; Click Clever Click Safe: The frst UK Child Internet Safety Strategy; Children, Schools and Families Bill.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
A sporting chance
- Description:
- The ‘gifted & talented’ tag doesn’t just apply to academic and arts subjects, as shown by the innovative work of Canterbury High School with high achievers in PE.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Abuse allegations: a practical guide
- Description:
- Headteachers are often left on their own to handle allegations of child abuse against teaching staff. Elaine Webster shares some case studies of interventions which illuminate offcial guidelines.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Is there a future for language teaching?
- Description:
- Contradiction and confusion are the hallmarks of recent policy on language teaching in England. Angela McLachlan asks whether the subject could still have a bright future.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Leadership mates
- Description:
- It began with a ‘speed chat’ event and a job interview in a pub – and now the partnership of head and deputy at one UK school is setting new standards in school leadership.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Plenty left to offer
- Description:
- How will education be affected by changes to the retirement age? Employment law expert Mark Leach looks at forthcoming legislation and what it could mean for your school.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
PSHEe – a subject coming of age
- Description:
- Continuing our series of articles about the new-look secondary curriculum, Nick Boddington and Nick Austin look at the future of PSHEe as a statutory subject.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
High-impact coaching tools
- Description:
- SLT’s series on coaching continues as Nick Austin and Richard Churches offer a powerful set of tools and tips to support your coaching and provide fresh insights.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
Ten ways to cut your carbon emissions
- Description:
- What better time than a new decade to renew your commitment to combating climate change? Headteacher Simon Temple offers some tried and tested tips.
- Submitted On:
- 13/02/2010
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