March 2012

The know zone

• All's fair...
  In the case of investigations of misconduct, what is ‘fair’ and what actually constitutes unfairness? Richard Bird explains the basics that every investigating officer should know. More
• Mean numbers
  Class sizes are one of the key drivers of budget decisions so you need to have a good grasp of them. Which is easier said than calculated, as Sam Ellis explains... More
• Lead vocals
  Quotes from Dwight D Eisenhower, Catherine the Great, Mary Kay Ash, Dennis Peer, Sun Tzu More
• Free reign?
  Thomas Packer is head of West London Free School, the first free school to be set up by a group of parents and teachers under the government’s controversial scheme. It opened last September and is operating out of a temporary site until it moves to a permanent facility in 2013. More
• Reading boost
  National charity Unitas runs TextNow, a literacy programme for secondary schools in England and Wales More
• Adding value
  2012 energy market update More
• Failing to deliver?
  Just how effective has the 16-19 bursary scheme been? Has it affected post-16 numbers? And if the scheme isn’t working, what should replace it? Leaders share their views. More
• Leaders' surgery
  Facebook face off & Considering phased retirement More
• Heavyweight tactics?
  Untold damage will be inflicted on education if Ofsted continues its culture of attacking good school leaders rather than working with them, says Brian Lightman. More
• The sky is falling down...
  We live in an age when the separation of truth and illusion seems beyond the judgement of Solomon. What chance do the rest of us stand, asks Alistair Macnaughton? More