Opinion

Governors! Make it your mantra to question everything

Every school governor must always remember to ask “how?” if he or she is to effectively monitor the quality...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

How do examiners decide grades?

The exams are finished and GCSE and A-level students are heading off for summer. But there are 12 weeks...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Why I moved from secondary to primary and love it

Six years in a challenging secondary school were fulfilling, but this Teach First ambassador wanted to make the greatest...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

High drama in the corridors

One of the five Birmingham schools involved in the Trojan Horse scandal has decorated its corridors with a drama...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Call for a comeback for careers advice

One of the UK’s biggest building services companies wants the government to reinstate funding for schools careers advice to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Winners take all

Ideas based on technology won the day for two teachers in the Let Teachers SHINE competition. Gavin Summerfield, assistant...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Hints on the world of work

Parents now have new tools to help their children get ready for the world of work. LifeSkills, set up...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

John Tomsett, Dr Ian Stockford, Helena Mills, John Blaney, Nick Timothy and Rachel Wolf

John Tomsett, headteacher of Huntington School, York, is the first chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable. Mr Tomsett co-founded the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Education bill: What has happened so far?

The government must have the power to warn schools about performance and safety standards because “obstructive” councils “block the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden