The Big Ambition

In the run-up to the forthcoming election, The Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has launched The Big Ambition, a national survey of children and young people across England. The Big Ambition aims to hear from children and young people across England on what they think is important. You can find out about it, and … Continue reading The Big Ambition

Take the NGA’s annual governor survey

The National Governance Association (NGA) has just launched its thirteenth annual survey for governors, trustees, and local academy committee members in state schools across England. The survey covers a range of themes, including challenges facing schools and trusts, pupil success and wellbeing, and Ofsted. Responses to the survey will be used to amplify the voice of school governance in … Continue reading Take the NGA’s annual governor survey

Calling all governors – We need your insights!

This message comes from Governors for Schools Are you a governor who feels passionately about inclusion in the education sector? Perhaps you’re unsure how this broad topic affects your role and want to find new ways to help young people succeed? Whatever your background, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking to conduct brief, 30-minute … Continue reading Calling all governors – We need your insights!

Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders

A long term research project, "Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders" is entering its second year. Initial findings have not yet been published, but Schools Week has obtrained some of the results, and reports on them here. They note that teachers’ average working week is 48.7 hours long, Senior leaders’ average week now stands at 56.8 hours.