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Paul Whiteman
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Teachers need time to understand new Ofsted framework
The regulator must urgently share the details with schools or risk spreading fear and resentment, writes Paul Whiteman
25 September 2018
‘A levels are about more than just results’
The narrowing of A-level options will hinder the UK’s success post-Brexit – give pupils more choice, says Paul Whiteman
14 August 2018
‘The last straw? Heads are fuming over pay deal’
After a tough year balancing the books, headteachers are demoralised at a real-terms pay cut, writes one heads’ leader
1 August 2018
‘Heads and teachers should not be left to pick up the pieces’
If a National Education Service is to succeed, it needs funding to let teachers do what they do best, says Paul Whiteman
6 July 2018
The ‘spectres’ haunting heads are in full view
New stats confirm the recruitment crisis enveloping school leadership, and the penny has dropped for the education secretary, who seems ready to work with headteachers on a solution, writes Paul Whiteman
18 May 2018
‘Trust school leaders to deliver a new vision for education’
There was much to be welcomed in Damian Hinds’ speech at the NAHT conference, writes the union’s leader, Paul Whiteman
5 May 2018