Chesterfield Headteacher doing a sponsored run to pay staff

A Chesterfield Headteacher is doing a sponsored run to raise £19.000 to pay staff and to raise funding for his school.

Spire Juniors, Chesterfield has had its funding drastically reduced to the point that £19.000 is needs to be raised so that the school can stay open and pay staff wages . The school has already had to let go teachers due to the lack of funds a local business which manufacturers sweets has donated a sweets range money raised though sales will go to the school. Schools have always had raffles or events to raise a bit of cash but never to keep the school going so does this mean that Headteacher if they can do it have to start running around to keep their schools open or find ways to raise cash for the ever deepening shortfalls?

A Chesterfield Headteacher is doing a sponsored run to raise £19.000 to pay staff and to raise funding for his school.

 

Spire Juniors, Chesterfield has had its funding drastically reduced to the point that £19.000 is needs to be raised so that the school can stay open and pay staff wages . The school has already had to let go teachers due to the lack of funds a local business which manufacturers sweets has donated a sweets range money raised though sales will go to the school. Schools have always had raffles or events to raise a bit of cash but never to keep the school going so does this mean that Headteacher if they can do it have to start running around to keep their schools open or find ways to raise cash for the ever deepening shortfalls?

His charity funding will not be used to pay teachers wages.

Background:

http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/is-running-for-cash-now-the-only-alternative-to-sacking-staff-1-8392088

From reading that it looks like they're paying through the nose for external supply teachers and funding a whole-school residential.

Background:

 

http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/is-running-for-cash-now-the-only-alternative-to-sacking-staff-1-8392088

 

From reading that it looks like they're paying through the nose for external supply teachers and funding a whole-school residential.

The supply teacher problem is similar to the agency nurse problem in the NHS. Agencies are creaming off money that should be going to provide public services.

Time was that LEAs had a pool of supply teachers for schools to call upon. That isn't the case any more and it is the schools who lose out.

The supply teacher problem is similar to the agency nurse problem in the NHS. Agencies are creaming off money that should be going to provide public services.

 

Time was that LEAs had a pool of supply teachers for schools to call upon. That isn't the case any more and it is the schools who lose out.

This a very small school with only one class in entry and most other year groups.

The Head is doing his best in difficult circumstances, but to tell us that he now has to teach some classes suggests that he needs some better management skills.

A small school can no longer expect to justify non-teaching heads and deputies.