Features

Nicky Morgan, former education secretary

Every education secretary has a story of the day they were appointed. Estelle Morris forgot to take photo-ready shoes....

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Women need to get even – let’s ban men from school names

Is anyone bored of hearing the ways women are disadvantaged in education? I am. Commentators like me bang on...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Pearson Teaching Awards reveal who has come top of the class in 2016

Ten of the country’s most outstanding teachers have been rewarded for their contributions to education by winning gold at...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Historians make the best superheads. Ugh.

While it is easy to lie with statistics, it is even easier to lie without them. And if you...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Make it easier to create new exam boards, says new report

There should be “lower” requirements on new exam boards wishing to enter the qualifications market in a bid to...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

The Department for Education has removed a school data webpage – but why?

The Department for Education has removed a webpage enabling the public to download performance scores for every secondary school...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Greening to reveal primary test changes ‘in coming weeks’

Justine Greening will make a new announcement about primary assessments in the next few weeks, she told delegates at...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Features

Libby Nicholas, CEO, Reach4 academy trust

Reach4 is a wild experiment. It is the first spin-off academy trust: distinct from its parent company Reach2, but...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

The mystery of the disappearing education secretary

As another party conference season ebbs away, this is usually the part where I write a column about the...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney