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Sue Gray VS OFSTED: How Serious Are The Consequences For Those Concerned?

Senior civil servant Sue Gray has had her say on Boris Johnson and released a report giving her general findings into alleged parties and gatherings at Number 10 and across Whitehall. So what will the consequences of this review be, particularly for the PM? And how do reports of this magnitude, and the potential fall-out from them, compare with those in the education sector which come about through OFSTED-led inspection? If the stakes are high for schools and school leaders, surely they are higher still for those behind the famous black door of No 10? Errm, you’d be surprised…

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Week 19: Half Way There And Livin’ On A Prayer

In the nineteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….

A year in the life of a school

Week 18: I Watched a UB40 Tribute Band Called WD40.They Were A Bit Rusty At First, But Got Better As The Show Went On…

In the eighteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….

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Dhoon Primary Achieves Flagship School Status Again

Dhoon Primary School, on the Isle of Man, achieves the Inclusive School Award with Flagship Status for the second time.

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Should Headteachers Have Taught in Every Key Stage?

Does a primary headteacher need to have extensive teaching experience? In this blog, Max Kelly makes a case in favour of extensive teaching experience and suggests it is highly desirable for school leaders to have experienced a range of key stages, across a range of schools. For Max, it’s a question of credibility as much as anything else…

A year in the life of a school

Week 17: I’ll Just Park It There

In the seventeenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….