Shaunagh Roberts

#MotherofDragons first. #Education, #Ofsted #HumanRights & my #FrenchBulldog #WalthamHolyCross #ChildrensWellbeing #MentalHealth

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

New: Secondary school lost one in six of its year seven to nine pupils, after introducing hardline behaviour policy
https://t.co/t96VgI9OGr
DfE census data show big change in cohort numbers at Ark Alexandra Academy, in Hastings, East Sussex.

[Schools Week @SchoolsWeek]

🔍 Investigation: The government is concerned that 64 academy trusts are stockpiling cash by sitting on reserves of up to 140 per cent of their annual income

https://t.co/dVeWYSq15m

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

But there are lots of other figures in this piece, including one I thought was particularly striking: Harris had more people paid at £200k+ (6) than did the other seven largest academy trusts combined.

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

If Harris were to reduce its spending on six-figure salaries, per pupil, only to that of the largest MAT, United Learning, it would cut its spending by more than £4m – which appears to be at least as much as the savings it will make by cutting 45 school-level jobs.

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

New: The Harris Federation would achieve all of the likely savings from a redundancy process it is currently putting frontline teachers through, if it could reduce its payments on senior staff to the level seen at its largest rival, Ed Uncovered reveals.
https://t.co/BOeRHwPXdA

[Alykhan Asaria @AlykhanAsaria]

Please read and share my new article to help raise awareness and improve care for underserved #eatingdisorder sufferers and their loved ones.
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[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

Wow: Harris Federation, England's 2nd-largest academy chain "trying to make 45 teachers redundant despite reserves of £21m" and highest-paid CEO on more than £500k, NASUWT says in press release. Got wind of a little of this last week.

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

This is obviously v poor in terms of transparency. Nolan points in seem well-made: https://t.co/GhbMnU9Yjh

[NAHT @NAHTnews]

Today we have launched legal action against Ofsted.

We must not forget that the catalyst for these changes was the tragic death of Ruth Perry.

The focus on school leader mental health and well-being has got lost along the way during Ofsted’s consultation process.

https://t.co/OZr1fz1QtA

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

New: Headteacher joins union picket line in dispute involving multi-academy trust for whom she works
https://t.co/qLPMuHcDbl
Head laments “lack of transparency” over budgeting, in case which shines light on debate over local vs centralised control of schools.

[Shaunagh Roberts @ShaunaghRoberts]

@Elainebks @warwickmansell Sometimes there is even a GAG charge to each school for 'central services '...
When I asked questions about this..many moons ago, my FOIs were rejected. https://t.co/P1I0537FC8

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

"Gag pooling" - whereby school budgets go into one big pot to be used as a multi-academy trust sees fit - does seem to me v controversial. It goes to heart of debate over whether decision-making over schools should be centralised via MAT HQ, or more local.

[NAHT @NAHTnews]

We believe the proposed new system will continue to have a detrimental impact on the well-being of education staff and hence on students’ school experience.

https://t.co/Jd5pCvsoZe

[Shaunagh Roberts @ShaunaghRoberts]

Two more London primaries to shut this summer as school closure crisis deepens...
https://t.co/QlCDfTmYQp

[Edmund Barnett-Ward @Edmund_B_W]

Anyone who opposes the elevation of Amanda Spielman to the House of Lords should contact the Prime Minister at: https://t.co/3fzSoxQ0ZQ and/or Kemi Badenoch MP at: [email protected].

[Cllr Matt Lofts @MattLofts]

Absolutely disgraceful that ex Ofsted chief, Amanda Speilman whose response to the enquiry of Ruth Perry’s Perry's death was described as "defensive and complacent" is being offered a place in the House of Lords.

Nomination by Kemi Badenoch shows her true colours.

[Shaunagh Roberts @ShaunaghRoberts]

I've been saying this for years..there is PLenty of Money..where it's going, is the pRoblem. Corporate greed at the expense of children and the teachers in the classrooms that are overworked and underpaid. It's rotten to the core. Including Ofsted.
https://t.co/KUZgySwUO5

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

New: National pupil wellbeing survey needed to help schools understand causes of persistent absence and exclusion, conference hears
https://t.co/pqKcaY0vOk
Write-up of “More than Grades: Why Children’s Wellbeing Matters” conference held this morning.

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

DfE documents also show £3m was given over four years in extra payments for three former Steiner free schools in the West Country, £2.4m in extra cash to the academy trust which took them over, and more than £600k in writing off debts before takeover.

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

New: Government still footing the bill for failed Bright Tribe chain and sister trust, four years after closure, DfE report reveals
https://t.co/WCW2h7QzYS