Education in England

Statutory Education

Children in England must attend school from 5 – 16 years of age.

Key Stages

Foundation Stage 3 – 5 Key Stage 1 5 – 7 Key Stage 2 7 – 11 Key Stage 3 11 – 14 Key Stage 4 14 - 16 GCSE Year 11 age 15/16 A Level Year 13 age 17/18

Types of School

State

Public

Private

State Education

State education is organised centrally by the

Department for Education and Science (DfES)

and administered by Local Authorities (LAs).

State SchoolsNursery Age 3 - 4 (usually attached to a Primary School)Primary Age 4 – 11 Infant (5 – 7) and

Junior Schools (7 – 11)

separate or combined

In some LAs ….

First School Age 4 – 9

Middle School Age 9 – 13

Upper SchoolAge 14 - 18

Secondary Schools

Age 11, 12, or 13 – 18

May be specialist schools i.e. Arts, PE, Languages, Technology.

Public Schools

Fee paying non-profit making

Usually entrance exam

Famous examples – Eton, Harrow, Winchester

Private Schools

Fee paying, profit making organisations

May have entrance exam

Pre-School Nursery Age 2 - 5

Ofsted

All schools are regularly inspected by Ofsted to ensure they are meeting the required standards.

Those failing to meet the standards are either ‘given notice to improve’ or put into ‘special measures’ or ‘serious weaknesses’ and given extra support (funding and consultancy time) to help them improve. They will have more frequent inspections than successful schools.

Double check this applies to Private schools

Continuous Professional Development

The first year National initiatives Externally provided INSET Internally provided INSET Further qualifications Monitoring Initiatives

in Secondary

Schools

CPD - The first year

Newly Qualified Teachers professional mentor subject mentor head of faculty regular meetings regular observations portfolio final assessment

CPD – National Initiatives

National Literacy Strategy National Numeracy Strategy

Roll out Every Child Matters

CPD – Externally provided INSET

LEAs Commercial Agencies

CPD – Internally provided INSET

Sharing Best Practice Workshops Collaboration

CPD – Further Qualifications

DipEd CFPS MEd Minibus Licence

CPD – Monitoring

Performance Management Observations Targets OFSTED

CPD – Initiatives

TIPD TLC

CPD

external courses TLC TIPD CFPS MEd DipEd whole school INSET

induction (NQT year)

mobile classroom

Observations Performance

Management

ICT in CPD

Becta co-coordinates and disseminates research about use of ICT both in the classroom and for CPD.

Current topics of interest include:-• Use of Computer mediated communication CMC• Impact of ICT on initial teacher training• Use of electronic portfolios• Use of ICT to deliver CPD• Whether CPD helps teachers learn about integrate ICT into teaching process.

Using ICT in the training of School leaders

National College for School leadership deliver training to senior and middle managers. Although some of this is done on a face to face basis. Most of the participants personal learning is via the NCSL website.

Include print screen from NCSL website

Using ICT in the training of teachers

• CMC for the sharing of good practice and resources

Medheads, Herts good practice network

• CD-Rom and Web-based support for non-specialist

teachers both in the primary sector.

• Online CPD portfolio development

• Sir John Lawes School Learning Lounge.

• National grid for Learning

• Teachernet.gov.uk

Using ICT in initial teacher education.

Skills tests in ITT

Open university PGCE

Head teacher training in England

Tony Blair and Education

In the run-up to the 1997 general election, Tony Blair said:

'Ask me my three main priorities for government and I tell you, education, education, education.'

The establishment of the NCSL

Plans for a national college for school leadership were announced by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, at the first New Heads Conference in 1998. Details of the College’s role were set out by the then Secretary of State for Education, David Blunkett in an official remit letter

NCSL : National College for School Leadershiphttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/

The remit of the NCSL

To provide a single national focus for school leadership development and research;

To be a driving force for world class leadership in our schools and the wider education service;

To be a provider and promoter of excellence ; a major resource for schools; a catalyst for innovation; and a focus for national and international leadership issues.

Continued commitment for the NCSL

“NCSL has a pivotal role to play in equipping our school leaders with the skills and support they need in order to achieve our ambition of having a world class education system”

Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP

Entry to Headship

National standards for headteachers

National Professional Qualification for Headteachers

http://www.ncsl.org.uk/programmes/npqh/index.cfm

National standards for Headteachers

Shaping the future Leading teaching and learning Developing self and others Managing the organisation Securing accountability Strengthening community

New Visions

The real issues that headteachers confront every day provide much of the content of the programme. These are illuminated through six themes:

Day 1: Learning-centred leadership Day 2: Leadership and accountability Day 3: Interpersonal leadership Day 4: Leading change, creating alignment Day 5: Shared and distributed leadership Day 6: Developing a community of practice

Links to the research (add more)

Bennett, N., Harvey, J.A., Wise, C. and Woods, P.A. (2003) Distributed Leadership: A Desk Study, www.ncsl.org.uk/literature reviews.

Hargreaves, D. (1999) ‘The Knowledge-Creating School.’ British Journal of Educational Studies. 47 (2) 122-144

New Visions Learning Model

Advanced leadership Leadership programme for serving headteachers

(LPSH) http://www.ncsl.org.uk/programmes/lpsh/index.cfm

Key elements of the programme Feedback from colleagues: 360-degree picture Co-coaching Individual reflection Committing to change

Impact?