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Plus: a good use of time and money? Ex-teacher voices concern about Outwood Grange’s gathering for staff from all its schools last week. And the academy trust which marked its leader’s birthday on Facebook recently.

@Michael_S_Green @DanielKebedeNEU Why do individual schools or trusts need control of their admissions policies? Even some academy advocates have advocated passing control to LAs.

RT @Dr_Pam_Jarvis: Not an easy article to write; it involved dredging up memories of a difficult period in my life. However given the vitri…

RT @ArialDiner: @warwickmansell There’s just weak governance in that trust for sure. Their trustees have no idea what is happening on the s…

@ROTSchools Hmm: similar structure though less democracy and much higher per-pupil spending on managers...

Ofsted reforms carrying "reliability risks". No doubt. But current system doesn't strike me as v reliable, either: over and over again, when I investigate re goings-on at school level, Ofsted seems not to have got to the reality.

Have also been writing about multiple layers of management at Astrea Academy Trust in past couple of years: exec principal, regional director, phase director, CEO above principals, w classrooms stretched. Again, is this really the best model?

@ms_williams100 What do you think about the move in the bill to require schools to put unqualified teachers on the path to QTS before they can employ them, then?

RT @ms_williams100: @warwickmansell Until they’re qualified. I’ve worked with TAs, behaviour managers, technicians, and actor, FE tutors. A…

@ms_williams100 Sure, but then they're paid as unqualified? Ie less? As here:

@MinousheEdPsych Were you on a ULT contract at the time (I assume so unless you'd be TUPE'd on STPCD) and if so was this beneficial for you? Did you get extra pay? Did ULT conditions make a difference?