The Guardian - April 2012
Department for Education - April 2012
The Independent - 25th March 2012
A record number of headteachers and deputies were sacked last year, a union has warned, drawing comparisons with the hiring and firing of football managers.
TES - March 2012
Private provider wants to run 2,000 schools, with John Lewis-style bonuses for staff.
Schools North East - March 2012
The Telegraph - 25th January 2012
The Guardian - 28th December 2011
Journal Live - 13th December 2011
NORTH East schools are to receive more than £31m in extra funding to help pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
BBC News - 12th December 2011
The Northern Echo - 23rd November
A SCHOOL is hoping to attract 2,000 people from the community every week to use its sports and arts facilities out of hours.
The Independent - 28th November 2011
The Guardian - 28th November 2011
Computer lessons are out of date and too easy in English schools, the government has warned.
The Guardian - 18th November
TES Magazine - 18 November 2011
Institute for Fiscal Studies reveals ‘large losses’ in proposed formula
The Telegraph - 18th November 2011
More than 40% of secondary schools in England are now or about to become academies, according to figures from the Conservatives.
BBC News - September 2011
24th August 2011 - www.education.gov.uk
Source www.education.gov.uk - 19th August 2011
BBC News - Education and Family
Mike Baker
BBC News - 16th June 2011
Angela Harrison
Department of Education - 5th July 2011
801 academies now open – more than a fifth of all secondary schools.