24 Quotes by John Dunford

We want to see more support for parents in improving children's diets at home and more pressure on the food industry to advertise responsibly.

When the teacher shortage was at its worst, unqualified teachers were allocated most often to lessons for 11 to 14-year-olds and so this age group was hit disproportionately hard.

Next year will be even lower. I think the figures are in free fall. We are losing a generation of linguists.

It isn't uncommon for governing bodies to downplay or hide problems when trying to attract candidates for a headship,

I think if the ruling had gone the other way, then it would have been a precedent, which would have created many difficulties for schools that wanted to have a school uniform. As it is, I think, what's happened is that it's really preserved the status quo -- that if a pupil is not wearing the proper school uniform, then it is perfectly right for the school to take disciplinary action.

We are looking at all our options to see what is best for the town, ... I'm glad we are not moving quickly because it gives us time to see what's going on with the FBI.

The proposed trust schools offer no obvious advantages and they will be ignored by the vast majority of heads.

The proposal to close failing schools after a year is unrealistic, inappropriate and unhelpful.

With so many external pressures, heads and principals will need to delegate more authority and leadership teams will grow in importance.