Calderdale Against School Cuts
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CASC is not affiliated to any political party, group or trade union. We hold ALL politicians to account. CASC was established in 2017.
Schools across Merseyside are under pressure – shrinking budgets, rising needs, staffing challenges. Our teachers are doing incredible jobs, but urgently need more support & resources for our children to thrive ✏️📚 #StopSchoolCuts @SchoolCuts @NEUnion
You're a school senior leader. Your teaching load has doubled. You're on before-school duty, break duty, lunch duty, after-school duty. Meetings most evenings. Working until late at night, one full weekend day catching up. Going all day without eating. Sleep suffering. Sound familiar? Deborah Allen, ASCL Deputy Director of Member Support and Head of Hotline’s Leader Magazine article shares the case of a senior leader in exactly this situation, and how her and her team can help. Here's what she learned: Working time protections apply to senior leaders too. You generally can't be required to work weekends. You're entitled to PPA time and time for leadership responsibilities. You're entitled to a reasonable break during the day. Most importantly: employers have a duty of care. This isn't "just how it is." Worth a read if this resonates: leadermagazine.co.uk/articles/suppo…
An average-sized primary school will get around £14,000 next year from the new fund aimed at making mainstream education more inclusive, the DfE says tes.com/magazine/news/…
After leading 41 training sessions, visiting 27 schools and working with thousands of teachers since January, I think I’ve got a fairly good handle on the mood in the profession. Here’s what I’ve observed. Everyone is working flat out. Harder than they’ve ever worked before.
Data like this risk telling a worryingly simple story. Schools serving the highest proportions of disadvantaged pupils face deeper structural challenges every day. Reducing the work of school leaders to comparative Ofsted outcomes ignores the extraordinary effort, leadership and resilience required to support the communities. Accountability must recognise context, not erase it.
Teachers should get a pay rise of at least 7% over 3 years to avoid school staff shortages, says @TheNFER in response to the DfE’s 6.5% proposal tes.com/magazine/news/…
We've reset the relationship between the government and teachers, so we can be partners in the push for better. Bridget Phillipson spoke with Garret Fay, CEO of Insignis Academy Trust, about how schools are working with the government to deliver change, so every child can achieve and thrive. We want to hear from you, too. Have your say on the SEND consultation: consult.education.gov.uk/send-strategy-…
I’ve been away for a bit. We haven’t been having the best time, to be honest. I’ve noticed a few things happening with Ofsted and their supporters recently, and I’ve written about it. Ofsted, of course, are driving on regardless. difficultlessons.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/dri…
School leaders are facing relentless pressure right now. Attendance challenges. A growing SEND crisis. Safeguarding cases that are more complex than ever. Funding that never quite meets the need. Staff recruitment and retention becoming harder each year. Schools are increasingly being asked to hold together the social fabric of their communities. And rightly, we are accountable. We should be. But there is a question the system needs to start asking. Schools have a duty of care to staff. Employers have a duty of care to employees. So what duty of care exists for school leaders operating within a high-stakes accountability system? The debate following the tragic death of Ruth Perry forced the profession to confront something uncomfortable - the pressure attached to inspection outcomes can be immense. This isn’t about avoiding accountability or lowering standards. It’s about recognising that school leaders are human. Right now, many heads are carrying extraordinary responsibility for issues that stretch far beyond the school gates, while still being judged through a system overseen by Ofsted that can have life-changing consequences. A strong school system needs accountability. But it also needs leaders who feel supported, trusted and able to sustain the role. Because if we continue to ignore the human cost of the job, we risk losing the very people the system depends on. And I suspect many school leaders would quietly say the same thing: Enough is enough.
More of this in youth sports please. 🙏👏 #TOVO
An unfunded teacher pay award could ‘derail’ the government’s schools White Paper, warns @ASCL_UK's @pepediiasio tes.com/magazine/news/…
