The Education Show
| Autor: | Rachel Womack |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Primary Teacher Update. 2012:44-45 |
| ISSN: | 2052-4609 2047-8917 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/prtu.2012.1.6.44 |
| Popis: | More autonomy for schools, the free schools and academies movement and changes to the Ofsted inspection framework have placed training, information and collaboration at the forefront of education. Teachers are being encouraged to pursue best practice, and underperformance now carries the implicit threat of dismissal. But with no formal structure for training in place, should schools and individuals be expected to carry the responsibility for this alone, or is it time for the sector to band together to share advice and guidance to fill the gap? In March at the NEC, Birmingham (15-17 March), education experts, associations and policy experts will gather at the Education Show to debate and discuss the pressing issues facing schools at a time of unprecedented change. Looking at curriculum guidance, Ofsted inspections, teacher training, funding and pupil behaviour, teachers, headteachers, governors and other practitioners will gather over three days to share experiences and debate best practice. ‘The reason for the show’s focus on information is that it is at a premium right now,’ explains Ray Barker, director of BESA (the sector’s main trade association), who was instrumental in putting together the event’s leaders conference. He continues: ‘We know that the coalition wants to give teachers and schools more autonomy, but the transition from a highly prescriptive curriculum to more devolution of power, as seen with academies and free schools, needs to be accompanied by guidance. There are schools that have superb strategies for handling behaviour issues or preparing for Ofsted inspections, but we saw that there was no clear way for them to share this expertise, unless we provided them with a platform to do so. ‘The show, is focusing on free training and development as a tool to help schools reach targets without the usual budgetary impact.’ |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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