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Press Association - Weak teachers' pay 'shouldn't rise'
04 Feb 2012
Weak teachers should not be given pay rises, the head of the schools watchdog has said......

The Independent - Don't reward teachers indiscriminately says Ofsted head
03 Feb 2012
"Teachers should be refused pay rises if they cannot inspire their pupils and improve their performance, the chief inspector of schools said"...

Teaching Times - Weak teachers should not get pay rise, says Ofsted
03 Feb 2012
"Heads should only be rewarding committed and hard working staff, and weak teachers should not be given pay rises"...

Huffington Post - 'Weak teachers' should not be given pay rises, says Ofsted head Michael Wilshaw
03 Feb 2012
"'Weak teachers' should not be given pay rises, the head of the schools watchdog said on Thursday at the RSA"...

Telegraph - Block pay rises for poor teachers, says Ofsted chief
02 Feb 2012
"Sir Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted’s chief inspector, warned that heads should only approve salary increases for the most committed and hard working staff"...

BBC - RSA report on community capitalism at a B&Q DIY store
30 Jan 2012
Big companies have a key role to play in the life of the communities in which they operate, claims a report from the RSA...

Physician, heal thyself: taking the 'big society' tonic
25 Jan 2012
Two reports show us that the agenda still lives, but government and communities must learn to work together...

David Miliband: Youth have been hit disproportionately by the recession
24 Jan 2012
Young people across the UK have been hardest hit by the impact of the recession on the labour market, David Miliband has said....

Matthew Lloyd works on RSA refurbishment
18 Jan 2012
Matthew Lloyd Architects is bringing 21st-century technology to the Royal Society for Arts’ London HQ, with refurbishment of RSA House....

Ofsted plans to scrap 'satisfactory' label for schools
17 Jan 2012
Education watchdog Ofsted wants to toughen the language of inspections in England - changing the "satisfactory" rating to "requires improvement"....

The Telegraph - Cameron's premiership lacks coherent agenda', says Policy Exchange report
02 Jan 2012
"Cameron’s time in office has 'so far been defined by a lack of a coherent agenda', according to a leading right of centre think tank"...

Guardian - Before we build Cameron's big society, we'll need to know what it is
31 Dec 2011
"The government needs to set up 'big society adult education' courses if the prime minister's cherished but much derided idea is to take off, according to the Royal Society of Arts"...

Guardian - Talk point: could less choice be better for the consumer?
08 Dec 2011
What can be done to improve consumer choices and what are the roles of companies, governments and investors in this?...

Huffington Post - Social attitudes survey shows Big Society is getting smaller
07 Dec 2011
"The thread of individualism presents real challenges for the Government's Big Society vision of more resourceful communities in which people work together towards common goals"...

The Times - Schools that fail to improve could face ‘three strikes’ threat
05 Dec 2011
"“Coasting” schools that fail to get any better in three successive inspections should be served with a notice to improve similar to that given to failing schools"...

Guardian - Cribsheet 05.12.11
05 Dec 2011
"Schools that fail to improve within six years of being classed "satisfactory" should be relabelled "inconsistent" and pushed harder to improve, a report from the RSA says, according to the BBC"...

ATL - RSA: Government not addressing 'coasting' schools
05 Dec 2011
"Schools which fail to improve on their 'satisfactory' Ofsted grading within two further inspections should be given notice to improve and treated as 'inadequate'"...

Public Service - Half of underperforming schools 'coast'
05 Dec 2011
"Half of underperforming schools just 'coast' and fail to improve, according to a report by the RSA"...

Public Finance - Disadvantaged children let down by ‘coasting’ schools, says RSA
05 Dec 2011
"Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are over-represented in ‘coasting’ schools that fail to improve"...

EdExec - Coasting schools have six years to improve
05 Dec 2011
"Ofsted warns schools labelled as “satisfactory” for six years in row should be relabelled inconsistent and pushed harder to improve"...


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