As I work in a secondary school, I know that I will have to be very mindful when it comes to certain questions. I'm actually a little fearful because I will probably be asking some questions that the school is not keen to be probed on. This particular shcool has recently had an Ofsted report which came back as 'satisfactory' - not the result the head was hoping for. The exam results are improving each year, but there are still plenty of grey areas. Since the previous Ofsted report in 2006, whilst the school was under a different head, it has been a great focus for the school to improve the GCSE results. My inquiry will be looking in to why the arts are not considered to be as relevent as the academic subjects, and my worry is, that at this particular moment in time, that is not the school's concern. I believe they are focussed on getting the best A*-C grades possible, especially in Maths, English and Science. Entrance numbers are becomming lower and lower (partly due to the fact the school is under-going a multi-million pound overhall and it is currently a building site), and as tensions are high at the moment, with the new GCSEs about to start, I don't think the head will welcome my inquiry.
Due to these concerns, I will be conducting my research with my line manager, rather than the head, who is more accommodating. Next month I will be finding out if I am one of the assossiate staff who will be made redundant due to massive cuts. I don't want to be fueling the fire in my direction!!
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