Education NEEDS to Change!
The former Department for Education Permanent Secretary argues that "monolithic" Whitehall departments are too remote from schools to be cost-effective or efficient in managing the system. He also says that given the scale of public finance cuts and the public's anti-politics mood, the state must rethink its relationship with the schools sector - by devolving power and trusting to frontline teachers, Higher Education and industry. I totally agree with this statement. In a business world, as leaders, we isolate ourselves from the coal face by analysing figures and attending meetings, delegating responsibility for management of productivity to our managers (i.e. Head teachers and Principles). Politics is no different; they disassociate themselves from the coal face, spend their time crunching numbers and making decisions without thinking about the serious impact that their decisions have on the everyday schools, colleges or academies. There are a number of ...