Bringing Reading Schools Closer Together
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 6:00pm The RGA is delighted to announce our next event to be held in person at The Wren school from 6pm on Tuesday 23rd April. ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ reviews current thinking on a variety of user-related issues including the Safety of Gen AI (or AI-Chatbots). The Good aspects of the technology refer… Read more →
Following the announcement of Ruth Perry’s tragic death on 8th January, following an Ofsted inspection at Caversham Primary School where she was Headteacher, Reading Borough Council and Reading Schools Leaders wrote to Amanda Spielman on 22nd March … Read more →
Ever wondered which schools are maintained and which are academies? And if they are academies, which trust do they belong to? The RGA has captured this information, which can be found on our new Education in Reading page. If your governing board is … Read more →
Swift on the heels of two Outstanding OFSTED judgements, the REYS federation has won a bid to run the South-east Early years stronger practice hub. Blagdon Nursery School will lead the group which serves Reading, West Berkshire and Windsor… Read more →
Congratulations from the RGA to Caversham Nursery School, who achieved another Outstanding judgement in the recent inspections in Reading. Their Daycare (0-3s) division was rated Outstanding in May 2022.
100% of Reading nursery schools remain… Read more →
Members may recall that Dame Kate spoke to the RGA at our Winter Conference last year on academisation. The clear message from the White Paper earlier this year is that academisation is a priority for this government, and despite the recent volatility in the… Read more →
A belated congratulations from the RGA to our members who achieved Good and Outstanding judgements in the April and May inspections in Reading. They are:
Blagrave Nursery School – Outstanding
Caversham Nursery School 0-3s – Outstanding… Read more →
The new administration of RBC was approved on 26th May and our new Lead Councillor for Education & Public Health is Ruth McEwan, of Church Ward.
Ruth has been confirmed to speak at our forthcoming Summer Conference… Read more →
Today Brighter Futures for Children announced the appointment of Brian Grady as our new permanent Director of Education from 1st May. Please find below a personal message from Brian: Dear colleagues, I am pleased to introduce myself as Director of Education… Read more →
As most school opened their doors yesterday to pupils for the first day of the academic year, BFfC announced the startling news that Professor Doctor Kate Reynolds, Director of Education, Research and Business Development is retiring on 30th September…
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